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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024.

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Florida teachers can discuss LGBTQ topics under 'Don't Say Gay' law, settlement says

Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement between Florida officials and civil rights lawyers.

March 11, 2024
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

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U. of Florida axes DEI office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program's staff jobs because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

March 04, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump speaks speaks to supporters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on January 17, 2024.

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Trump looks to New Hampshire to put primaries to bed

The former president has been in the Granite State almost every night this week, touting his 30-point victory in Iowa's caucuses. He's counting on New Hampshire's voters to help him win big.

January 19, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a rally on Tuesday in Greenville, S.C. DeSantis stopped in South Carolina first, after his second place finish in the Iowa caucuses, before heading on to New Hampshire.

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After second place finish in Iowa's caucuses, DeSantis sets sights on South Carolina

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told South Carolina voters he is best positioned to beat former president Donald Trump over their former governor, Nikki Haley, who placed third in the Iowa Caucus.

January 16, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
Supporters of former President Donald Trump cheer during his caucus night event in Des Moines, Iowa.

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5 takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses

After a year of campaigning and more than $120 million in ad spending in Iowa, the caucuses have come and gone. Here are key takeaways about Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and GOP politics.

January 16, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Voters waiting in line at the West Des Moines caucus site on Jan. 15, 2024.

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Photos: See voters turn out for the Iowa caucuses

For many Republican Iowa voters, the caucus is the first opportunity to weigh in on who they want to be their nominee for the 2024 presidential race.

January 16, 2024
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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets guests after speaking during the Scott County Fireside Chat at the Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf, Iowa.

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Ron DeSantis wanted to be like Trump. Now he's trying to prove he's not to win Iowa

The Florida governor molded himself in Trump's image as he rose in national prominence. Now he has the hard task of being just Trump enough without being Trump himself.

January 11, 2024
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.

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Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Donald Trump

Most of Donald Trump's rivals have gone to great pains to avoid directly criticizing the former president out of concern that it would alienate base Republican voters.

January 10, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Perhaps no presidential candidate has leaned more into talking about schools than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary

GOP candidates talk about schools a lot on the campaign trail. But that doesn't mean they are talking a lot about education, instead focusing on culture war issues on the battleground of K-12 schools.

December 20, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration

Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.

December 15, 2023
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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  • Elections

5 major takeaways — and one thing missing — from the fourth Republican debate

As four candidates hotly debated issues ranging from foreign policy to gender identity to immigration, it's clear Nikki Haley is seen as a threat and Trump still looms large even when he's not there.

December 07, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
The third Republican primary debate was held November 8 in Miami.

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  • Politics

A smaller stage, and higher stakes, for the fourth Republican debate

For the fourth Republican primary debate, the field is smaller than ever, with just four candidates meeting the Republican National Committee criteria to participate.

December 06, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley puts her hand up to Vivek Ramaswamy while he speaks to her as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (C) listens during the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate.

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How to watch Haley, Ramaswamy, DeSantis and Christie face off in Wednesday's debate

A smaller pool of Republican candidates competing to be president will face off Wednesday night — one last time before primary elections begin in the new year.

December 06, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
People gather in San Francisco to watch a debate on Fox News between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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  • Elections

DeSantis-Newsom 'debate' offers window into the future of warring visions of America

There couldn't be two governors with more opposite ideologies than the Florida Republican and the California Democrat, but few minds were likely changed.

December 01, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
From left to right, top: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. From left to right, bottom:  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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  • Elections

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Israel, Ukraine and China

Foreign policy doesn't always make headlines in presidential campaigns, but with the U.S. involved in two foreign wars — and facing a rising adversary in China, voters are paying more attention.

November 29, 2023
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