News Joy Reid Calls Florida a ‘Fascist-Type Government’ After Amendment Fails by Sandra Rhodes November 6, 2024
Trump Overwhelmingly Wins CPAC’s 2024 Straw Poll by Bradley Cortright February 28, 2021 15 "I think unfortunately this poll is probably going to trigger a lot of the media again." Read more
DeSantis Claims Florida ‘Got It Right’ During Pandemic by Madison Summers February 26, 2021 3 Florida has "lower per capita COVID mortality than the national average," he says. Read more
DeSantis Defends Decision Not To Wear a Mask at the Super Bowl by Savannah Rychcik February 8, 2021 5 "How the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on?" Read more
New York, Florida Tell Hospitals To Dispense COVID-19 Vaccines Quicker or Lose Supply by Reuters January 4, 2021 1 "Hospitals that do not do a good job of getting the vaccine out will have their allocations transferred to hospitals that are doing a good job at getting the vaccine ... Read more
Gov. DeSantis Says He Is Not the Priority for Getting Vaccinated: ‘I’m an Elected Official but Whoop Dee Doo’ by Savannah Rychcik December 30, 2020 0 "At the end of the day, let’s focus on where the risk is." Read more
Gov. DeSantis Calls Trump’s Departure ‘Unfortunate’ but Stops Short of Calling Biden the President-Elect by Savannah Rychcik December 16, 2020 1 "It's not for me to do." Read more
Florida Governor Removes COVID-19 Restrictions on Restaurants, Bars by Reuters September 25, 2020 3 "This will be very, very important to the industry." Read more
Gov. DeSantis Compares Finding a Way to Send Children to School to Killing of Osama Bin Laden by Madison Summers August 13, 2020 1 "Akin to a Navy SEAL operation." Read more
DeSantis Pushes Back on Trump’s Election Concerns: Florida Is ‘Ready to Go’ by Meaghan Ellis July 31, 2020 4 He believes the state of Florida will be prepared in November. Read more
Teachers Union Sues to Halt Florida Classroom Restart During Pandemic by Reuters July 21, 2020 0 "The spread of COVID-19 that will result from the unsafe reopening of schools." Read more
DeSantis Dismisses Fauci’s Suggestion Florida ‘Jumped Over a Couple of Checkpoints’ With Reopening by Meaghan Ellis July 11, 2020 35 DeSantis insists there was no reason not to reopen. Read more
Trump Vows to Pressure Local Leaders to Reopen Schools in the Fall by Bradley Cortright July 7, 2020 3 "We're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open up the schools." Read more
Governors Go on Defense for Reopening Their State’s Economies as Coronavirus Cases Tick up by Madison Summers June 16, 2020 3 "As we reopen inevitably we’re going to see an increase in the overall number of cases." Read more
DeSantis on Hosting Republican National Convention in FL: ‘We Want to Get to ‘Yes’ on It’ by Madison Summers June 4, 2020 6 "But to just rule out a convention at this stage, I think, is a mistake." Read more
Schumer Says It Is ‘Premature’ to Claim Florida Has Succeeded in Coronavirus Fight by Bradley Cortright May 21, 2020 11 "I think you've got to be careful, and you've got to listen to the scientists." Read more
Hotel Owner to Pence and DeSantis: FL Hotel Industry Will Die Without Rapid Reopening by Meaghan Ellis May 21, 2020 4 Hotel owners fear Orlando, FL tourism is nearing the point of economic collapse. Read more
DeSantis Fires Back at Critics as He Fiercely Defends State’s Delayed Shut Down by Meaghan Ellis April 28, 2020 7 DeSantis is explaining why he thinks his state has better managed the coronavirus outbreak. Read more
Florida Politicians Press Governor Over Delayed Unemployment Claims by Meaghan Ellis April 21, 2020 1 DeSantis' leadership is being questioned due to the lag in unemployment payments amid the coronavirus outbreak. Read more
Floridians Rush to Beaches Hours After Gov. DeSantis Gives Green Light for Reopening by Meaghan Ellis April 18, 2020 12 Gov. DeSantis reopened some of the state's beaches for "essential activities." Read more
Trump and Fauci Weigh in on Gov. DeSantis Mulling Reopening Schools by Meaghan Ellis April 11, 2020 16 Trump and Fauci are cautious about reopening schools. Read more