Tag: Ron DeSantis

• Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Trump announces presidential bid, but strong Republican donors prefer Governor DeSantis

  

  Donald Trump on Tuesday evening made the big primetime announcement, his third straight presidential bid to return to the White House in 2024, but the Republican party large contributors are not so convinced and are backing a fresh crop of GOP contenders, among which Florida’s and Virginia’s Republican governors, Ron DeSantis and Glenn Youngkin, considered as more rational and electable for magic 2024.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

  

  Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Nicole expected to become a hurricane and make landfall in Florida

  

  As Tropical Storm Nicole threatens to make landfall shortly, NASA's plans to send a rocket to the moon under the Artemis 1 program might be thwarted, according to weather reports from the US State of Florida.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Gender treatments banned in US State of Florida

  

  Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has decided to ban gender reassignment treatments statewide. The measure reaches surgeries, medication, and other procedures to be outlawed in the next few weeks and will involve both ongoing therapies and those yet to be started.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Disney shares plummet as Florida ends company's privileges

  

  Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Friday signed into law the bill revoking Walt Disney Co.'s special self-governing status in the area around its Orlando theme parks, it was announced.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Florida Governor DeSantis against US vaccine passports

  

  Florida State Governor Ron DeSantis Monday announced he would fight the federal administration's plans to create a national vaccine passport.

• Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Rich Argentines fly to Miami to get the Covid vaccinations: Florida residents complain

  

  Residents of foreign countries have obtained COVID vaccinations in Florida, taking advantage of the state’s loose rules on who can get a shot. The list includes a prominent Argentine lawyer, business leaders, and Canadians whose home countries restrict vaccines to first-responders, medical personnel, and a few other groups.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Trump calls on Florida to allow Zaandam to dock: “They are dying on the ship”

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop his opposition.