Ron DeSantis
Clouds gather over Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Trump’s Pentagon chief
The Fox News presenter has vowed he would “never back down” even as other names are floated for the role, including one-time Trump rival Ron DeSantis.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Latest
Florida’s ‘extreme’ abortion ban takes effect, doctors fear for women
Health care workers are prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly - until it actually becomes deadly.
- by David Fischer and Stephany Matat
Explainer
US Votes 2024
Trump is on a tear. Super Tuesday has all but sealed it for him
The last time a former US president made a comeback was 1892. That’s just one reason these primaries are proving to be a wild ride for the Republicans.
- by Angus Holland
Opinion
Donald Trump
Divider-in-Chief seizes Republican crown, but not yet America’s
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis were no contest to Donald Trump’s brand loyalty, but Joe Biden can – and must – seize opportunity from the Republicans’ choice of candidate.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Analysis
US Votes 2024
The emasculation of Ron DeSantis by the bully Donald Trump
DeSantis had portrayed himself as one of the Republican Party’s fiercest political brawlers, but he pulled his punches in the most important race of his life.
- by Michael Bender and Nicholas Nehamas
Republican Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign
DeSantis’ announcement makes this week’s New Hampshire primaries a two-person race between the former president and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
- by Farrah Tomazin
As it happened: Trump wins Iowa Republican presidential caucuses; Ron DeSantis comes in second
Record cold temperatures across Iowa are adding more uncertainty ahead of the caucuses, the first contest for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
- by Farrah Tomazin, Nick Ralston, James Lemon and Josefine Ganko
Trump breezes through major test of comeback ambition at Iowa caucuses
Trump’s win in Iowa, while expected, asserts his stronghold over the Republican Party, less than four years after the majority of Americans removed him from office.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump’s chances will finally be put to the test in Iowa. Here’s how caucuses work
The Iowa caucuses offer the first insight into how Donald Trump’s much-touted popularity really plays out among Republican voters, as the race to the White House gets under way.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Who are the Republicans besides Trump running for president?
In state-level polls, Nikki Haley has typically led rival Ron DeSantis. But Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson are running too.
‘Huge boost’: Nikki Haley wins powerful Koch network funding as she takes on Donald Trump
The endorsement marks a particularly painful blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has struggled to emerge as the clear Trump alternative.
- by Steve Peoples
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