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Iowa’s presidential caucuses have for the past five decades awarded the small, mostly white state an oversize sway in the nation’s politics, providing local leaders with access to powerful politicians, boosting profits for restaurants and hotels and helping secure deferential treatment for corn-based ethanol and other segments of its economy. But the prominence the state has enjoyed appears almost certain to be diminished following a decision by a powerful Democratic National Committee panel to take away Iowa’s leadoff role in the party’s presidential nominating process, a slot it has held since 1972.
Republicans in Florida want to change the law so DeSantis can run for president and keep his job. The comments came as the new GOP legislature and leaders were sworn in Tuesday. Ron DeSantis could run for president without resigning from his current job. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo echoed Renner's comments, saying it would be an "honor" to have someone from Florida running for president. Under current Florida law, if DeSantis were to run for president then he would have to resign his post as governor — even if he eventually lost the presidency.
Sen. Rick Scott said GOP leaders had become too accommodating to Democratic leaders in Washington. The Florida lawmaker spoke this weekend before the Jewish Republican Coalition in Las Vegas. "Republican leaders in the Senate routinely cave in and allow Schumer and Biden to win," he said. A new era where Republicans actually give the voters a positive reason for voting for them is coming," he continued to say. "I ran for leader because Republican leaders in the Senate routinely cave in and allow Schumer and Biden to win.
He shared a 2018 campaign video that showed DeSantis raising his kids as Trump superfans. Ron DeSantis and his son Mason in a video to support his 2018 campaign to become governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis campaignTrump shared an old DeSantis campaign video on his Truth Social website, in which DeSantis is described as a "pitbull Trump defender" and takes his support for the president to comical lengths. The ad, from when DeSantis ran for governor in 2018, shows DeSantis with his family in spoof home videos. Ron DeSantis and his daughter Madison in a video to support his 2018 campaign to become governor of Florida.
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the former actor tackled the stereotype’s concept, history and impact with actor Issa Rae and television host and comedian Ziwe. Meghan recalled how the book’s author typed “why are Black women so...” on a search engine, resulting in options like, “Why are Black women so loud?”; “Why are Black women so mean?”; and “Why are Black women so angry?”“Those were the seeds being planted,” Meghan noted at the start of the podcast. Yet, this trope of the angry Black woman, it persists.”Meghan went on to share her own experience in encountering the stereotype during her days as an actress. “It was this ruthless Black woman or this uncouth Black woman,” Rae noted. For all three women, unpacking the angry Black woman stereotype has meant understanding how it has impacted them in their everyday lives.
New York CNN Business —Alex Jones owes $965 million to eight family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims and a first responder. Jones was hit with that staggering jury award Wednesday for compensatory damages caused by his repeated lies about the shooting. Plaintiffs in the case said the reason they sued was to stop Alex Jones from continuing to spread lies and hurt other people. The fact that Jones might be reviled, and the plaintiffs are so sympathetic, shouldn’t be a factor, he added. “In the justice system, Alex Jones and Mother Teresa should be treated the same,” Rustad said.
Aranza García of interiors and architecture firm Chuch Estudio, in Mérida, Yucatán, describes Mexico’s Día de Muertos celebration as a “religious experience” marked by elaborate altars and colorful floral installations. In contrast, she says, Halloween festivities in the U.S. tend to skew fun rather than deferential, and Ms. García loves to lean into the holiday with playful accessories. Here, she shares her top picks from five mass-furnishing retailers.
Ron DeSantis has proposed an additional $1.1 billion in tax cuts presented weeks ahead of his November reelection bid. He promised to announce more tax cuts in the weeks ahead. Still, some of the tax cuts DeSantis is proposing come on items that families find essential and that they'd likely buy with or without a tax break. Florida is one of nine states that doesn't have a state income tax, and tax cuts are typically a major part of GOP platforms. DeSantis first previewed the proposed tax cuts during a press conference at the end of August.
Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.
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