The Trump team is considering Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis as an alternative pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense over the current nominee Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the transition confirmed to The Epoch Times. The confirmation followed earlier reports from the Associated Press and other media outlets as Hegseth faces scrutiny over […]
Officials in Florida issued stark warnings to would-be looters during Hurricane Milton that they could get shot or arrested. “Florida will not stand for looting—we will not stand for it. We will come after you,” Mark Glass, commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, told reporters on Wednesday morning. A day earlier, Florida Gov. […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a press conference Tuesday in Palm Beach County to unveil his plans for a statewide investigation into Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. “Today, I’m signing an executive order assigning the case, involving the attempted assassination of […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials conduct a news conference on their response to the apparent assassination attempt against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump while he was golfing last weekend. This event is held at 8:45 a.m. ET on Sept. 17.
A former law enforcement official sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Find out more about the accusations. A shooting in Oakland, California, turned a Juneteenth celebration violent. FBI agents raided a property owned by the city’s mayor. New Mexico requests a major emergency declaration from President Joe Biden as the state battles wildfires and severe weather. […]
A Florida appeals court on June 12 declined to offer an opinion on arguments made by lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis that his administration can shield certain records from the public due to executive privilege. The unanimous ruling by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal relates to a lower court decision last year. “After denying […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the University of Florida on May 8 to praise his state’s ability to maintain “law and order” on college campuses while a group of more than two dozen pro-Palestine protesters gathered behind a three-layered barrier of barricades, Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers, and more barricades. The rebel band […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a message to the state’s college students that the campuses in Gainesville and Tallahassee would not turn into any semblance of the pro-Hamas-packed schools in the Northeast like Columbia and Yale. “At places like Columbia and Yale, Hamas protesters rule the roost, and the universities are too weak and scared […]
President Joe Biden is calling to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, as he doubles down on wooing voters in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. A step forward in Florida’s battle with communism: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law to educate students on the dangers of communism. A phone call between Washington and Beijing […]
A federal judge on Monday dismissed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from a lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants who were transported to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on chartered flights in 2022. In a 77-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs said that there were “insufficient facts” presented in the lawsuit to exercise jurisdiction over Mr. DeSantis […]
Just a few days after a New York woman was removed from her home and arrested due to “squatter’s rights,” Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that ensures when police knock on the door, they stand on the homeowner’s side. “We want the law to have the thumb on the scale and in favor of […]
Florida senators have moved forward with a proposed bill to ban people under 16 from using social media platforms with addictive features, regardless of parental approval. Gov. Ron DeSantis has expressed concerns about the legality of the move. The Florida House overwhelmingly approved the proposal in a 106-13 vote last month, and the Senate’s Judiciary […]
The CEOs of TikTok, Meta, X, Discord, and Snap testified in Congress Wednesday over child exploitation. Senators from both parties expressed concern that social media platforms aren’t doing enough to keep children safe. The White House has named the Iran proxy group it holds responsible for the drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in […]
The second E. Jean Carroll trial against former President Donald Trump concluded. The jury in Manhattan ordered him to pay Ms. Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. The International Court of Justice ruled that Israel has to try and prevent genocide in the war in Gaza. But the U.N. court rejected South Africa’s request to […]
How will supporters of Gov. Ron DeSantis vote in the New Hampshire primary after he dropped out, and how will Independents vote? To discuss the primary in the Granite State, NTD spoke with Amber Duke, Washington editor for The Spectator.
With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out to make New Hampshire a 2-horse race, some are expecting a majority of Mr. DeSantis’s supporters to vote for former President Donald Trump in the state’s Tuesday primary. NTD spoke to Jeff Crouere, political analyst and a TV and radio host, to find out more about his take […]
Former President Donald Trump thanked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday night for endorsing him after DeSantis’s withdrawal from the presidential race, and announced that he would not be using the moniker “Ron DeSanctimonious” for his former rival anymore. President Trump implored his New Hampshire supporters to ignore his strong showing in recent polls there, […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, endorsing former President Donald Trump in the process. DeSantis’s exit means the GOP field is now down to just two candidates, with President Trump maintaining a comfortable lead over rival Nikki Haley in the latest polls. Supporters of both […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters are likely to favor former President Donald Trump as their second choice over former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, according to a recent poll. A University of New Hampshire/CNN poll released on Jan. 21 shows that among Mr. Desantis’ supporters in New Hampshire, 62 percent will vote for the 45th president […]
Trump Promises ‘Full Fentanyl Blockade’ Speaking to supporters in Rochester, New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump vowed to impose a “full fentanyl blockade” using the full strength of the U.S. Navy if reelected. “I will deploy the U.S. Navy to impose a full fentanyl blockade on the waters of our region,” President Trump said, noting […]
