Kimberly Leonard

There’s plenty of speculation that DeSantis will run for the White House, a move that Trump said he viewed as a betrayal.

Trump called in to talk about his anti-abortion record roughly an hour after DeSantis left the stage.

Donald Trump first noticed Ron DeSantis more than a decade ago. Now the two might be rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is showing early signs of how he plans to differentiate himself from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as both are presumed to be entering the 2024 Republican presidential nomination contest. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday, Pence said he thought DeSantis went too far when he retaliated against family-favorite Disney World by stripping the company of its self-governing status.“I have concerns about the follow on,” Pence said. “Disney stepped into the fray,…

The governor wants the legislature to repeal an in-state tuition measure that his lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez, introduced when she was in the Florida House.

DeSantis described feeling out of place at Yale because of his politics and socioeconomic background.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wrote in his new book, “The Courage to Be Free,” that congressional republicans are out of touch on immigration.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis rarely opens up about his personal life while traversing his home state of Florida. In his first memoir, he’s just as guarded.At 256 pages, “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival” leaves a lot of unanswered questions about the Florida governor, a man who has become one of the most famous Republicans in America and is widely expected to mount a 2024 presidential run against former President Donald Trump. Writing a book before running for of…

Journalist Bari Weiss also asked Haley whether she would describe January 6 as “an insurrection, a riot, or a coup.”

Republican presidential candidates are typically anti-abortion, but enacting an all-out ban could be unpopular in a post-Roe America.

Back in 2017, Harris got backlash for asking Pompeo if he believed in climate change. Now, Pompeo is mulling a presidential run of his own.

The book sold more than 94,000 copies in its first week. The number includes pre-orders but does not include e-book downloads.

Trump’s pursuit of loyalty hangs over the GOP primary as Ron DeSantis weighs his future. Another Floridian can relate to Trump’s plight.

The facility admitted people under the age of 18 as long as they were accompanied by an adult, but Florida regulators said that wasn’t allowed.

Walt Disney World sued Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Wednesday, alleging that he tried to “weaponize government power” over the company.The suit, filed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US Inc., alleges that DeSantis and his office have engaged in “a targeted campaign of government retaliation” against Disney that was “orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney’s protected speech.“The suit says DeSantis’ continued action against Disney “threatens Disney’s business…

A district board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis countersued Walt Disney World on Monday in state court, escalating a bitter feud over control. The 188-page lawsuit asks the 9th Judicial Circuit in Central Florida to render “void and unenforceable” the loophole Disney created to maintain control of its land, calling it “riddled with procedural and substantive defects.“The lawsuit specifically targets an arrangement Disney set up with the former board on February 8, in which the company in…

The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday scrapped its plans to build a nearly $1 billion campus in Florida, just as details leaked about Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ imminent presidential run. The 2,000 jobs that were headed to Florida will now no longer be leaving Southern California where the entertainment company is headquartered. Disney World is Florida’s largest attraction and already employs 75,000 people in the state.CEO Bob Iger appeared to threaten Florida recently, amid the company’s ongoing b…

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis spent the last two years crisscrossing Florida and then the rest of America, where he stayed on message and controlled his environment. During press conferences and political stops, he was rarely late. He homed in on the same points at every stop — often criticizing President Joe Biden — and came prepared with ready-made answers for the press, often weighing in on the latest news of the day. But Wednesday evening, the audio-only platform he chose to launch his much-a…

Former President Donald Trump entered a not-guilty plea to the 37 criminal counts against him in an indictment brought by the Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith.Trump surrendered to the custody of the US Marshals Service and was arrested on Tuesday ahead of his historic appearance at an arraignment in Miami federal court. Justice Department prosecutors allege he withheld classified records from the government after leaving office and attempted to obstruct their return.US Magistrate…

All eyes are on US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the first pretrial hearing on Tuesday in the Justice Department’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump.Trump was indicted on 37 counts last month in connection to his handling of classified documents. Tuesday’s hearing will focus largely on the timeline of Trump’s historic trial; the Justice Department has argued that the trial should wrap up before the end of the year, while the former president’s lawyers say it shou…