Ron DeSantis

Laws signed in Florida and Texas in 2021 aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right

Polls predict a landslide victory for the former president in the South Carolina primary, the state where his last remaining Republican rival was born and served as governor

The state Senate passes a bill that targets any social media site that tracks user activity, allows children to upload material and interact with others, and uses addictive features

The litigation is likely going to involve technical, financial and personal information, which could result in ‘significant harm’ if they are made public, Disney said

A separate lawsuit over who controls the district also is still pending in state court in Orlando

The company had argued that legislation that transferred Disney World governing district to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for opposing the state’s so-called don’t say gay law

The former Republican president has defeated Nikki Haley, but the ex U.N. ambassador is not throwing in the towel: ‘This race is far from over’

Turnout and who receives Ron DeSantis’ votes now that he has dropped out of the race will decide the primary between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley

The now-defunct campaign of the Florida governor — who once looked like the only Republican capable of defeating Trump — failed due to his lack of charisma and a strategy full of miscalculations

The former president is well ahead in the polls in New Hampshire, even though it’s the state where Nikki Haley has the best chances of winning

The Republican candidate has questioned the former president’s mental fitness, but after DeSantis’ withdrawal, there is a feeling that his nomination is a foregone conclusion

The Florida governor failed to beat the former president in Iowa, and his prospects in New Hampshire were dismal. Now he has endorsed the real estate magnate

The former president enters the contest emboldened by his record-setting performance in last week’s Iowa caucuses. But New Hampshire has a more moderate political tradition

The move is a blow to Scott’s fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, who is banking on a strong showing in New Hampshire to keep her presidential hopes alive

The likelihood of Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley pulling off a surprise win has fallen after the former president defeated them by more than 30 points

DeSantis, who ultimately ended up beating her for second place in Iowa, is the only candidate committed to Thursday’s event

The results are just the first in what will be a months-long effort for the former president to secure the nomination a third consecutive time. But they send an unmistakable message to the GOP that it is his to lose

Candidates are making a final push to mobilize their supporters amid fears of a low turnout at the start of the primaries due to the winter storm battering the state

Each of the more than half-dozen Iowans who were interviewed in line were adamant about their plans to support Trump and had considered no other candidate

Republicans and Democrats have been introducing changes to their primary process, with the two parties following different rules and calendars

The excitement of the first round of the Republican primaries, which is being held on Monday despite a record-breaking storm, is focused on the duel between Trump’s best positioned rivals

The former president wants to knock out his rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley before either can be perceived as a real alternative

Some fear the controversy will hurt the party’s ambitions to make inroads with nonwhite voters who may be repelled by minimizing the historical atrocity of slavery

Elderly Iowans, the backbone of the caucus, are wondering how they will make it to their sites Monday. Political types are mentally downgrading their expected turnout and wondering who a smaller, harder-core electorate will favor