DeSantis raises $8.2 million in first 24 hours after campaign launch
The sum includes online donations and money raised by DeSantis fundraisers gathered in Miami.
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The sum includes online donations and money raised by DeSantis fundraisers gathered in Miami.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a campaign launch event on Twitter with the site's CEO Elon Musk, but it did not go according to plan.
The announcement will be at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday and hosted by David Sacks, a technology executive who is close to Musk and a DeSantis supporter, the sources said.
The announcement will be at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday and hosted by David Sacks, a technology executive who is close to Musk and a DeSantis supporter, the sources said.
Joe Biden's reelection strategy was described in a memo released by his campaign Thursday, as his approval ratings remain mired in the 40s.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to make his 2024 presidential bid official next week, but will hold a bigger launch event later.
President Biden is hoping to stack the Central Bank with its top governors as it continues working to stem inflation.
The GOP supermajority in Florida gave DeSantis conservative-friendly bills to fuel a possible presidential run.
The U.S. could default on its debt as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Monday.
The White House described him as the "mastermind" of the assault on Abbey Gate, one of the main entry points for those trying to leave Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal.
The president made it official in a video, saying as he did four years ago that, "We are in a battle for the soul of America." He also took "MAGA extremists" to task.
President Biden's anticipated reelection campaign is staffing up ahead of 2024.
President Biden is expected to launch his reelection campaign with a video message on Tuesday, but that date could slide, sources say.
The president is hosting major campaign donors at a small, exclusive gathering next weekend, one Biden donor said.
Chicago previously hosted for Bill Clinton's nomination in 1996, and the tumultuous convention of 1968, when violence broke out in protests outside.