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Florida’s governor has made a headline-grabbing rightward lurch as part of a presumed bid for the White House. But both Mr DeSantis’s critics and his donors are starting to think he has <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/04/30/ron-desantiss-rightward-lurch-h ...

After a glitchy announcement on Twitter, the Florida governor’s campaign is off to a <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-has-little-chance-of-beating-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_conte ...

He is expected to be charged for failing to return classified documents and obstructing justice. The former president denies wrongdoing, and any possible convictions are still a long way away, but how does this affect his election campaign? <a href="https://www.economist.com/g ...

Talk of a presidential run for the governor is growing. We examine the state’s rightward lurch as a bellwether of his intent and his political strength. Our correspondent finds that divorce is getting easier, cheaper and a little less adversarial across the rich world. And the ...