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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him.

The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer said he will be exonerated.

In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign legislation in the coming days aimed at curbing deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media.

A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year.

The political arm of the powerful Koch network has endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.

Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints.

An influential Iowa evangelical leader is endorsing Ron DeSantis for president before the leadoff Republican caucuses.

Vivek Ramaswamy has failed to rise in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race and is increasingly risking becoming an afterthought.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

Former President Donald Trump is celebrating a win in a closely watched election case during a return visit to Iowa.

Appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are seeking communications between Disney and local media, as well as documents related to the company’s position on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Ron DeSantis has picked up 10 endorsements in South Carolina from former backers of Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign.

The Republicans battling to be their party’s alternative to Donald Trump have brought personal and at times emotional stories to what an influential Iowa Christian organization billed as a friendly conversation.

The Supreme Court will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds.

Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.”.

The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates, but it's unclear if the GOP is any closer to coalescing behind a clear alternative to former President Donald Trump.

Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire starting in December.

Vivek Ramaswamy's Republican presidential campaign has seemingly mirrored his meteoric rise as a biotech entrepreneur.

Tim Scott has dropped out of the race for the Republican primary nomination.

The Biden administration says it's started 40,000 construction projects since the passage of major infrastructure legislation two years ago.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it “feels good to get in the game” after endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.

Republican presidential candidates used the third debate of the GOP primary campaign to show their support for Israel and display at least some willingness to criticize Donald Trump, the front-runner in the race.

Republicans around the country were following two political events held on Wednesday night in Miami-Dade County. Both included personal insults and talk of war.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s final comments onstage at the third presidential debate hinted at far-flung conspiracy theories believed by some far-right Americans, including the idea that Joe Biden isn’t the real president.

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to take steps to protect Palestinians in the United States as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

Police officers surrounded the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Wednesday hours before the third Republican debate.

After voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, advocates in at least a dozen states are hoping to take abortion questions to voters in 2024.

The debate will start at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday and take place in Miami.

It’s time for the third Republican presidential debate.

Five Republicans will appear on stage in Miami for the GOP’s third presidential primary debate.

The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday's debate all say they support Israel, but they are squabbling over China and Ukraine.

The Seminole Tribe announced Tuesday that it has launched its mobile sports betting app in a “limited” fashion, despite two ongoing lawsuits that challenge the practice.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is campaigning in Iowa with his newest major endorser, Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The field of candidates onstage for the third Republican presidential debate will be the smallest yet.

Since allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney World’s government earlier this year, morale has deteriorated, the governing district has been politicized and cronyism permeates the organization.

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday named 34-year PepsiCo veteran Hugh Johnston as its new chief financial officer.

The Florida Legislature will return to the Capitol for a special session Monday that will allow lawmakers to express their support for Israel, while giving Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis some talking points as he campaigns for president.

The Florida Legislature has returned to the Capitol for a special session where lawmakers will express their support for Israel and give Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis more talking points as he campaigns for president.

Florida is the third largest state in the nation, yet it has never fielded a winning presidential candidate.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.

Two of the Republicans running for president are Indian American, even though polling points to an Indian diaspora that overwhelmingly votes for Democrats.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to demonstrate his viability against former President Donald Trump in their shared home state.

A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month, with heightened polling requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before.

U.S. support for Israel's offensive against Hamas is being closely watched in South Florida's Jewish community.

As his rivals go all in on Iowa, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been camped out in New Hampshire as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination.

A majority of American adults think artificial intelligence tools will increase the spread of false and misleading information in the 2024 presidential election.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is on the rise with party donors and voters, thanks in part to strong debate performances and the 2024 campaign’s increased focus on foreign policy.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced Wednesday that they will move forward with an expansion of casino games after a gaming compact was approved by the Tribe and the State of Florida in 2021.

Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is criticizing his state party’s plan to forge ahead with a caucus despite the state-run primary occurring two days prior.

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins a federal lawsuit in which Disney claims its free speech rights were violated by the Republican leader, the company won't be the last entity to be punished over supporting a “disfavored viewpoint,” Disney said in court papers on Monday.

Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina.

A bit of a bombshell dropped last week when one of the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest supporters in the state legislature ended that alliance with a scathing published about-face, saying the governor didn't do enough to combat an increasing number of anti-Semitic acts.

Nikki Haley says Donald Trump is wrong to praise foreign strongmen and warns his “chaos, vendettas and drama” are dangerous.

The GOP presidential candidates are expected to woo donors and offer a staunch defense for Israel as they address at the annual gathering of a Republican Jewish group this weekend.

A Spanish-language flyer sent to Broward residents by suspended Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla disparages State Attorney Harold Pryor, who filed the criminal case against the ex-official.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's office says the state has arranged to send drones, weapons and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack.

Florida’s state university system is disbanding chapters of a pro-Palestinian student group it says is violating state law by aligning themselves with Hamas in the wake of an attack on Israeli citizens.

A historic waterfront home in Coral Gables is set to meet the wrecking ball and city officials are blaming the state legislature for their inability to preserve it.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign says the Republican is shifting staff and money from New Hampshire to Iowa in an effort to boost his standing in the leadoff caucus state with less than three months until the first votes of the 2024 election are cast.

Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo is breathing new life into a plan sidelined by beleaguered Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla that could provide families with public school seats and affordable housing options for teachers and first responders.

Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florida as counter-programming to the third Republican presidential primary debate, which he is once again choosing to skip.

Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans are issuing increasingly urgent calls for the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of Palestinians fleeing war in the Gaza Strip.

Donald Trump is crushing his Republican presidential rivals in the contest to raise campaign cash, putting the other White House hopefuls in an unenviable position before the first votes are cast in January.

Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World governing district as part of its defense against a lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he calls “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn't take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they are “all antisemitic.”.

The Republican Party’s White House hopefuls are offering conflicting messages on the growing foreign policy challenges that include the Israel-Hamas war.

Several of former President Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are denouncing him for lashing out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attack.

Twenty-five years have passed since gay 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard died after being beaten and tied to a remote fence.

Nikki Haley has long tried to set herself apart from her Republican presidential rivals on foreign policy.

In Miami-Dade County, police officers have been working with the private security that synagogues have hired after the Hamas attack in Israel.

Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose a proposed amendment protecting the right to an abortion if it makes next year’s ballot.

A family in Miami-Dade County was grieving after a 38-year-old father of four, a commander for the Israeli military, was killed during the Hamas attack.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Tuesday morning in Surfside following Saturday’s attack in Israel.

Florida will provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration over the decision two years ago to stop sharing information on the virus’ spread online.

Many of the Republican candidates running for president say they'd use military force against Mexico in response to the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.

Impeachments are supposed to be for crimes committed in office while recalls are intended to remove elected officials suspected of corruption or gross negligence.

President Joe Biden has been thrust into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration’s policies led to this moment.

Former President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war.

Donald Trump is calling for a show of strength in Iowa, arguing before big audiences that dominating in the Republican presidential caucuses in January would signal to voters around the country his strength in the November election next year.

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on frontrunner Donald Trump and defending his own trailing campaign, warning that the former president will deliver the 2024 election to Democrats because he energizes his critics.

Donald Trump’s campaign says it raised more than $45.5 million in the third quarter of the year.

A booming Texas residential development is pushing back after being put into an unwelcome national spotlight over immigration.

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is moving about a third of its staff to Iowa.

A man has been charged with forgery and fraud after authorities say he cast a ballot in Florida for his deceased father in the 2020 election, though the suspect says the charges were motivated by a local, internal GOP political rivalry between former President Donald Trump advocates and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis supporters.

Amid a conservative makeover launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis, trustees of the New College of Florida voted Tuesday to stick with DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran as the school’s president.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is criticizing his boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump, for calling retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a traitor.

Donald Trump’s campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates.

When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear.

Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal arts college that was taken over by allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis as part of his “war on woke,” last week threatened to sue a group of former faculty members and students who have formed an alternative online institute named “Alt New College” after departing the school following the takeover.

The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week.

Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue in Iowa since launching her campaign.

In an occasionally dark and profane speech, Donald Trump on Friday sought to win over Republicans in California by complaining that rich people in Beverly Hills smell bad because they’re denied water, reiterating lies about widespread election fraud and calling on police to shoot people robbing stores.

A new Florida law that goes into effect on Sunday will invalidate Miami-Dade County’s ban on pit bulls.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' aggressive start in the second Republican presidential debate was among its key takeaways.

Ronald Reagan gave many notable speeches as president and he was known for his turn of a phrase.

A growing sense of urgency looms over the Republican Party’s second presidential primary debate as seven candidates seek momentum on a stage that will not feature the race’s frontrunner.

Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate.