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The Latest Breaking News from Ron DeSantis

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she ‘would be honoured’ to join Trump on 2024 presidential ticket

The Georgia congresswoman said she had a great relationship with the president and spoke with him frequently

The Independent UK

Don trumps Ron: DeSantis is no dirtbag

Sorry, Republican elites, but a stiff-necked Bible bully who graduated both Yale and Harvard can't win Trump's base

Salon

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis plans to fight ‘woke CEOs’ at financial services like Paypal and others

“Do we govern ourselves through our constitution and through our elections or do we have these masters of the universe occupying these commanding heights of society?” the Republican governor said during a press briefing

The Independent UK

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Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids

Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

Texas Observer

Editorial: Attacking corporations for responsible policies betrays Republican principles

The party that once coddled corporations is now punishing them for supporting climate-change mitigation, LGBTQ rights, gun reform, abortion rights and more. Much as they like to pander to the anti-“woke” extremists in their base, Republican officeholders should consider that corporations today, just like those in the heyday of country…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Upcoming minimum wage ballot measures

Welcome to the Monday, August 1, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Banning care would endanger trans kids, advocates say

Central Florida LGBTQ advocates blasted a proposed ban on gender-affirming medical procedures for patients younger than 18 during a rally Sunday, saying the prohibition would increase the risk of suicide for transgender children and teens.

Orlando Sentinel

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Jan. 6 hearings chip away at Trump's hold on GOP, as 2024 hopefuls circle

Trump is still the dominant figure in Republican politics, but he appears more vulnerable after the persistent focus on his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

WEKU

DeSantis accused of extremism

The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services had some firm words for her Governor

Salon

Gavin Newsom Thinks California Is Freer Than Florida. Is He Crazy?

If Newsom wants to pick a fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, he should try a different topic.

Reason

After DeSantis slams Miami drag show, other performers, businesses worry they’re next

MIAMI — After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “Parental Rights in Education” law — dubbed the “don’t say gay” law by its critics — the co-owner of R House, which hosts a popular drag brunch in Miami’s Wynwood district, had no qualms speaking out against it.

Miami Herald

After 'Censorship' Claims, Hulu Will Air Democrats' Abortion and Gun Ads

Plus: DeSantis threatens Miami restaurant over drag performances, Hawley blasts Amazon acquisition that might lower health care prices, and more…

Reason

Editorial: Drag queens and sex ed take center stage in Florida’s summer of culture war

Florida's summer of culture wars heats up today with two controversies — drag queens and sex education in schools — both making national headlines. Both deal with parental choice and are favorite battlegrounds for Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the warpath to ensure reelection.

Miami Herald

A whole new world? Disney after ‘Don’t Say Gay’

The entertainment giant’s bungled response to a controversial Florida bill has raised difficult questions for its LGBT+ fans

Financial Times

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The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis’ agency files complaint about Miami drag show being performed in front of kids

Florida state government claims that drag brunch shows corrupt “the public morals and outrages the sense of public decency”

The Guardian - US

Most Americans do not want Biden or Trump in 2024, poll finds

News Nation/Decision Desk HQ poll shows majority believe duo should not run again – but they don’t know who they’d prefer

Tribune News Service

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Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House

Salon

DeSantis to regulate "woke CEOs"

The Florida Governor spoke on the matter Wednesday in front of a banner reading “Government of Laws, Not Woke CEOs"

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Florida agency sees drag show, with children in attendance, as a nuisance. ‘This is wrong,’ DeSantis says

The state of Florida has gone after a Miami-area restaurant after videos surfaced of its drag queen shows in front of kids, saying the sexy shows violated the sensibilities of children.

Miami Herald

DeSantis takes another swipe at ‘woke’ corporations, saying Florida won’t invest

MIAMI — Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right's assault on democracy

Attacks on books occupy a special place among the signposts of philistinism and anti-democratic suppression.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats accuse Disney’s Hulu of censoring ads on abortion and guns

Disney has been facing a firestorm from conservative Republicans in recent months over the company’s vow to help repeal a Florida law that limits how LGBTQ people and issues can be talked about in schools.

Los Angeles Times

Focus on the economy, not ‘critical race theory’ or sex ed: Inside Democrats’ plan to win back parents

WASHINGTON — The era of COVID-19 school closures appears to be over, but parents’ frustration with that difficult period is set to play a pivotal role in November’s midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

When Trump declares for 2024 he loses control of $103 million

WASHINGTON — As former President Donald Trump considers when to announce his candidacy for another presidential bid in 2024, he faces a costly quandary.

The Guardian - US

Is Murdoch tiring of Trump? Mogul’s print titles dump the ex-president

Tabloid with long relationship with former president blasts him over Capitol attack, saying he is unworthy to be elected again

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