DeSantis

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Monday, appearing with more than a dozen people who lost family members on Sep. 11. The group, many of whom are members of the grassroots organization 9/11 Justice, which represents other 9/11 […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised over $1 million since the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to his campaign, as the Florida governor works to build momentum off of Wednesday’s contest. DeSantis entered the debate looking to make a renewed pitch to a national audience and his campaign […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has “basically moved on” from his conflict with The Walt Disney Co., he told CNBC on Monday, contending that Disney should “drop the lawsuit” it filed claiming a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” by DeSantis’ administration, which DeSantis denies. Asked what he would tell […]

Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday morning that he is suspending the state attorney for Orlando, Monique Worrell, effective immediately. This marks the second time in a year that DeSantis has made the rare move to suspend a state attorney. Worrell fired back Wednesday, […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rival Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom recently agreed to debate one another — but they disagree on the details. A Friday letter obtained by ABC News from DeSantis campaign manager Generra Peck to Fox News host Sean Hannity, who would moderate the debate, outlines proposed rules to face off […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took heat this week from a major anti-abortion group and two primary rivals for his skepticism about the viability of a federal abortion ban, which is a politically sensitive issue being embraced by some other Republican candidates this cycle. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America […]

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has sent a letter inviting Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss his state’s new Black history standards. In a letter obtained by ABC News, DeSantis invited Harris to discuss the new standards with him and Dr. William Allen, one of the architects of the new history […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.H.) — As his presidential campaign embarks on a strategic reset, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a broad economic agenda aimed at, among other things, severing the United States’ business ties with China, ending “reckless” federal spending and fighting “woke” policies that he argues have infiltrated America’s financial systems. […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The DeSantis campaign continues to shed staff, with more than a third of its original payroll now laid off, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The latest round of cuts were first reported by Politico and confirmed to ABC News by three people familiar, with one source telling ABC […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Tennessee on the way to an event, his campaign said. While a spokesman, Bryan Griffin, initially said DeSantis and his team were uninjured in the wreck, Chattanooga police later told ABC News that one female staffer received […]