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Ron DeSantis Takes a Step Back From the Campaign Trail
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has shifted his focus from the 2024 presidential campaign trail as Floridians deal with a horrific tragedy and a tropical storm… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Economic Benefits of School Choice
It’s back to school this week for Florida students and many others across the country. The first days and weeks of a new school year… Read More
PoliticsNews
DeSantis Highlights Abortion Survivor ‘Penny,’ Drawing Outrage From the Left
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is drawing fire from leftist critics for highlighting the story of abortion survivor Miriam “Penny” Hopper during Wednesday evening’s debate… Read More
PoliticsNews
California Democrat Wants DeSantis Investigated for ‘Trafficking’ Illegal Aliens
A California state lawmaker is calling for an investigation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the “illegal trafficking of migrants.” DeSantis “illegally trafficked vulnerable migrants… Read More
EducationCommentary
A Hysterical Hit Job on Florida’s History Standards
As someone who has taught American history in a Florida school, I’ve followed with particular interest the controversy over the state’s curriculum regarding the so-called… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Florida Schools See Decline in Teacher Vacancies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Florida schools saw an eight percent decline in teacher vacancies heading into the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year compared to… Read More
EducationNews
New College of Florida Trustees Vote to End Gender Studies
Trustees for the New College of Florida have voted to end a 28-year-old gender studies program. Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist and Manhattan Institute scholar… Read More
PoliticsNews
DeSantis Administration Ends DEI Programs at Disney
The governing board of the special district that encompasses Walt Disney World cut all so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the district, it was… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
LA Times Columnist Tries Desperately to Lionize Lying Kamala Harris
One of the most annoying ploys of liberal journalists is to advise Republicans that the truly wise path in politics is to surrender to liberals… Read More
PoliticsNews
Harris Rejects DeSantis’ Challenge to Discuss Florida’s African American History Curriculum
Vice President Kamala Harris has rebuffed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ offer to discuss Florida’s African American history curriculum, which she has been criticizing since late… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Get the Facts’: Sen. Rick Scott Praises House Approach to Biden Impeachment, Calls for Mayorkas to ‘Resign’
Sen. Rick Scott supports the House investigations of the Biden family, saying, “let’s get the facts.” “I don’t think anybody wakes up any day and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Kamala Harris’ Smear of Florida’s Black History Curriculum Implodes
A shamefully bogus story promoted by Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an amusing turn. You might call it a “self-own.” First, a little backstory…. Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Rosas’ 2020 Riot Coverage Changed How Americans View Journalism
Julio Rosas, senior writer for Townhall and the author of “Fiery but Mostly Peaceful: The 2020 Riots and the Gaslighting of America,” joined me at… Read More
EducationNews
‘Never Compromise’: DeSantis Slams Rival GOP Candidates for Backing Disney Despite ‘Sexualization of Children’
PHILADELPHIA—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican candidate for president, addressed a packed, cheering crowd Friday at Moms for Liberty’s Joyful Warriors National Summit here. In… Read More
PoliticsNews
Suarez for Prez: Miami Mayor Launches Bid for White House
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, announced Thursday that he is running for president of the United States. “I have always been a runner. It’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Does Disney Fight to Destroy Values That Built the Company?
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Lawrence v. Texas, found Texas’ anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. This is a free country, the court proclaimed, and individuals… Read More
LawNews
18 States Sue Biden Administration Over Redefining ‘Illegal Border Crossings’ as ‘Lawful Pathways’
Missouri and 17 other states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over what they call its “unlawful open-border policies.” “The situation at… Read More
PoliticsNews
Parents Confirm Whistleblower’s Reports of Horrors at St. Louis Gender Clinic, Josh Hawley Says
ORLANDO, Fla.—Parents whose children have been rushed onto controversial transgender interventions have confirmed the whistleblower’s reports on the St. Louis gender clinic, Sen. Josh Hawley… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Texas Set to Give Boot to Leftist DEI Offices at Public College Campuses
Texas may soon become the second state to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from public colleges. In early May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Your Life Is Not Valued’: NAACP President Doubles Down on Florida Travel Warning
NAACP President Derrick Johnson doubled down on the organization’s travel warning about Florida during a Monday CNN appearance. “Well, the governor has perfected the art… Read More
EducationNews
DeSantis Signs Bill Ending DEI Programs in Higher Education
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed legislation into law Monday to eliminate so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, in higher education. State legislators… Read More
EducationAnalysis
DeSantis Signs 4 of Largest Reforms of Public Education in Florida History
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed four landmark pieces of education legislation Tuesday that seek to “empower teachers,” protect schools from the harmful effects… Read More
LawNews
How Florida Rose From ‘Worst to First’ in Timely Election Results
Two decades ago, Florida was a national laughingstock after 36 days of recounts and litigation springing from the 2000 presidential election, which hung on results… Read More
Health CareNews
What Are They Hiding? Pro-Transgender Groups Refuse to Hand Over Internal Documents Even as They Move to Oppose Florida’s Medicaid Rule
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A large number of pro-transgender medical interest groups have supported a legal challenge to Florida’s rule barring use of Medicaid funds… Read More
LawCommentary
Appeals Court in Florida Voids Obama Judge’s Ruling in Win for Election Integrity
In a win for common sense and the voters of Florida, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-to-1 opinion written by Chief… Read More
Health CareNews
EXCLUSIVE: 16 Attorneys General Back Florida Transgender Medicaid Rule
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sixteen state attorneys general weighed in on Florida’s rule blocking Medicaid funds from transgender medical interventions on the grounds that they… Read More
PoliticsNews
Gov. Ron DeSantis Dismisses Disney Lawsuit as ‘Political,’ Without Merit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said Thursday that The Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against him and other Florida officials not only is “political” but… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Distortion of Constitutional Government’: DeSantis Says Founders Would Oppose Administrative State
The “reservoir of freedom” that is the state of Florida should give Americans hope about the state of the nation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says. “Florida… Read More
EducationNews
‘War on Woke’: DeSantis Says Florida Will Teach Truth, American Exceptionalism
OXON HILL, Md.—Woke ideology is a war on truth, so Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a “war on woke” in education and other arenas,… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Freedom Over Fauci-ism’: DeSantis Turns the Tables on Trump’s COVID-19 Attack
OXON HILL, Md.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his anti-lockdown policies during the COVID-19 pandemic as the key to Florida’s post-pandemic economic success, slamming the ideology… Read More
