A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2019
3min655
Megadonors ponied up.
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How much can Florida learn from Israel? Time will tell.
A.G. GancarskiMay 27, 20194min521
Gov. DeSantis emphasized his unimpeachable pro-Israel bona fides.
Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018
8min1562
More than $106 million later, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum have all but wrapped the books on their eye-popping cash race for Florida Governor. Each candidate closed their campaign accounts Thursday, recording just shy of $29 million between the two of them. Florida taxpayers accounted for $4.5 million of that figure, as both […]
Drew WilsonAugust 3, 2018
4min503
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis brought in more than $1 million apiece between their campaigns and political committees last week, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Putnam, per usual, brought in the most. His haul included nearly $1 million in campaign funds and another $587,100 in soft money raised via […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2018
2min293
Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, one of seven Democrats running to succeed Illeana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is airing a television commercial on three cable news networks Tuesday night touting her candidacy during the broadcast of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. “We have a president and a Congress that are […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2018
6min242
Slowly, but surely, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘ path to the Governor’s Mansion is becoming clearer. The way will be spotlighted, every few days or so, with a key national endorsement. Wednesday saw Fox News host Sean Hannity back the Marineland Republican. “I’ve known you all these years,” said Hannity. “I cannot more enthusiastically endorse and completely support […]
Scott PowersDecember 29, 2017
4min899
Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has spent a couple of weeks now seriously signaling his interest in running for governor of Florida including getting an endorsement from President Donald Trump and now he has taken a material step toward a statewide campaign with the announcement of finance teams. The existing federal campaign, Ron DeSantis for […]
Associated PressFebruary 10, 2017
8min226
Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home. For some presidents, the short walk between the Oval Office and the White House residence upstairs is a lifeline to family and a semblance of normal life. Others have used the grand residence for […]
Associated PressDecember 9, 2016
6min237
Donald Trump‘s campaign spent about $94 million in its final push for the White House, according to new fundraising reports filed Thursday. The Republican continued his campaign-long trend of spending far less than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Her campaign blew through almost $132 million in its closing weeks, according to reports filed Thursday with the […]