Ron DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump has already promoted smears accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of being a "groomer," but apparently that's just the start of his all-out attack campaign against his potential top rival for the Republican presidential nomination.

Axios reports that Trump is plotting to ramp up his rhetorical assault on the Florida governor in the coming weeks on multiple fronts, ranging from his past support for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, to his support for arming Ukraine against Russian aggression, to his past as an apparent ally of former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis is frequently found standing before a podium, facing the cameras, attacking "woke" Democrats while promoting legislation some call fascist and pursuing an authoritarian agenda. But when asked by a reporter how he would handle the war in Ukraine as President and Commander-in Chief, the far-right Republican was suddenly unable to offer a response.

The New York Times on Thursday detailed DeSantis' media strategy as he appears to ramp up a likely White House run: he is only talking to Rupert Murdoch's people.

A Florida GOP State Senator has proposed a bill that would officially abolish the state's Democratic Party, NBC reports.

Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed "The Ultimate Cancel Act," which according to the Tallahassee Democrat, "never mentions the word Democrat or Democratic, but would decertify any political party that ever included a plank to support slavery in its platform, something the Democratic Party did between 1844 - 1864."

An Oregon man killed himself after the Washington County Sheriff's Office detective interviewed him about the 1983 death of his wife, The Oregonian reported Thursday.

Randal "Randy" McEvers was 70 years old when he passed away from a gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 8. His wife Nancy was found with a gunshot wound to her head when McEvers called 911. He told the deputies at the time that her gunshot was self-inflicted and refused to cooperate with the investigation any further.

A new bill proposed by a Republican state senator in Florida would require bloggers to register with the state if they write about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and other members of the government.

NBC's News Channel 8 wrote that Sen. Jason Brodeur's (R-Lake Mary) bill would impose fines on anyone who refuses to register to a maximum of $2,500. There would be an additional $25 each day the fee isn't paid.

Fox News' Rupert Murdoch, the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro and firebrand author Ann Coulter are among the right-wing Republicans who have been pushing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as an alternative to Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Coulter has been insisting that Trump’s base of support within the GOP is wildly exaggerated and that Trump is "done" and "over" among Republicans. As Coulter sees it, DeSantis should have no problem defeating Trump in the primary if he runs for president.

But political comedian Bill Maher, who hosts "Real Time" on HBO, is very skeptical about claims that the Republican Party is determined to move on from Trump. During a late February interview, Maher told CNN's Jake Tapper that the GOP is likely to give Trump the 2024 nomination.

The ex-Republican group Lincoln Project is up with a new video ridiculing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for pulling out of CPAC. The organization is facing a lot of backlash from Republicans after the chair of the group was accused of groping a male staffer on Herschel Walker's Senate campaign.

During the 2022 campaign, the Lincoln Project said that DeSantis ran an "SNL-worthy" commercial promoting his military service, saying he would never "back down from a fight." But that's exactly what's happening at CPAC this week.

Donald Trump remains in a strong position within the Republican Party, despite all the things he's done and said, and one conservative columnist struggled to explain why.

The twice-impeached former president helped cost Republicans a Senate majority and kept their House majority majority slim, and he has continued stepping to "bizarre and unnecessary controversies" that continue weaken his standing against 2024 rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, but Politico columnist Rich Lowry said he's much less vulnerable than he might seem.

A longtime ally of former President Donald Trump appears to be jumping ship, and is already hinting at backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024 instead, POLITICO reported on Thursday.

"Rep. Thomas Massie was so eager for Donald Trump’s endorsement in a contested primary three years ago that he ran TV ads targeted at the then-president in Florida to win his support," reported Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris. "Today, Massie is all but shunning Trump and his comeback campaign. In fact, the Kentucky Republican attended a retreat last weekend for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis."

A Florida GOP State Senator has proposed a bill that would officially abolish the state's Democratic Party, NBC reports.

Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed "The Ultimate Cancel Act," which according to the Tallahassee Democrat, "never mentions the word Democrat or Democratic, but would decertify any political party that ever included a plank to support slavery in its platform, something the Democratic Party did between 1844 - 1864."

The state “where woke goes to die” may be equally inhospitable to right-wing media.

That’s according to Daily Beast columnist Anthony L. Fisher, who believes Fox News could become collateral damage of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture crusade.

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) tore into Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on MSNBC Wednesday, suggesting that her obsession with culture war issues around children is a sign of her own insecurity as a parent.

This comes as Greene, a far-right congresswoman known for embracing the QAnon conspiracy theory, continues to push her idea of a second secession crisis, or "national divorce," where Republican-controlled states could break off and create their own nation that, in her own words, would be a "safe space" from the Left.