Ron DeSantis

Conservative Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen thinks that he has a surefire plan to deny former President Donald Trump the 2024 Republican Party nomination.

In his latest column, Olsen thinks that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence ought to essentially run a tag-team operation whose goal is to "torpedo Trump's campaign."

A new report from Rolling Stone claims that former President Donald Trump's campaign is contemplating launching a new attack on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that comes straight out of a junior high school playground.

According to the report, Trump's advisers have been urging him to mock DeSantis for purportedly having "diminutive genitalia," and they've told Trump that "such insults could stick with GOP primary voters and mess with his rival’s head."

Now, they’re embracing efforts to vote before Election Day in a nationwide campaign dubbed “Bank Your Vote” that they hope will help them retain the U.S. House and win back the U.S. Senate and the White House in 2024.

“We have voters who like to vote on Election Day, and we’ve got to explain to them that we can’t allow Democrats to get a head start,” said Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, speaking on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t want to wait until the fourth quarter to start scoring touchdowns when you have four quarters to put points on the board, and that’s what this whole initiative is about, and we’re going to lead the charge on getting the Republican ecosystem to chase ballots and build an advantage before Election Day.”

In a letter to members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, leaders encouraged them to reconsider voting solely on political lines – and to give the merits of the individual getting their support serious consideration, The Salt Lake City Tribune reported on Wednesday.

“Citizens of the United States have the privilege and duty of electing officeholders and influencing public policy," the letter from the church leadership began. "Participation in the political process affects their communities and nation today and in the future. We urge Latter-day Saints to be active citizens by registering, exercising their right to vote, and engaging in civic affairs, always demonstrating Christlike love and civility in public discourse."

A federal judge sided with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and dismissed a lawsuit seeking to end taxpayer funding for Confederate tributes.

The lawsuit filed by Jacksonville resident Earl Johnson Jr. claimed that using taxpayer money to fund Confederate monuments violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and sought a declaratory judgment against DeSantis and mayor Lenny Curry, reported First Coast News.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' MAGA supporters have been touting his 2024 presidential campaign as the GOP's best chance to move on from the chaos of Donald Trump while maintaining many of Trump's policies — and even improve on them. DeSantis has been trying to convince Republican primary voters that he is tougher on crime than the former president, who has been way ahead of him in polls.

But libertarian journalist/author Radley Balko, in a blistering op-ed published by The Daily Beast on June 6, emphasizes that DeSantis' "authoritarian impulses" and efforts to "weaponize state power" have not made Florida any safer.

A spokesperson for a Donald Trump super PAC on Tuesday issued a statement mocking Chris Christie's weight while, at the same time, attacking Ron DeSantis.

Christie is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday.