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Mem Fox's book Guess What? reportedly included in controversial 'book ban' in Florida

Renowned children's author Mem Fox says a message from her literary agent that one of her books had been banned in the US state of Florida made her "howl with laughter".

ABC News

Pence allies create super PAC to bolster likely presidential bid

The “Committed to America” PAC can raise unlimited donations.

Axios

Guess What? Mem Fox’s children's book has been banned in Florida as 'pornography' – but bathing is not a sexual act

Australian author Mem Fox’s 1988 picture book Guess What?, illustrated by Vivienne Goodman, has been banned in Duval County, Florida over allegations of “pornography”. Why? Because one illustration depicts the main character, “old witch” Daisy O'Grady, taking a bath.

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Pence allies launching super PAC to back former vice president's expected 2024 candidacy

Allies of former Vice President Mike Pence are launching a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

The Independent UK

As Trump gains steam, DeSantis bets big on Iowa to reverse momentum

Trump lost the first-in-the-nation caucuses to Ted Cruz in 2016.

Axios

DeSantis signs Florida SB 256, unions file lawsuits

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed Senate Bill 256 on May 9. In part, the bill says that except for unions representing law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and firefighters — which are exempted from the bill’s provisions — “[A]n employee organization that has been certified as a bargaining agent may not…

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning DEI initiatives in public colleges

This move follows recent efforts by Gov. DeSantis to crack down on what he calls "woke indoctrination" in schools.

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DeSantis bans funding for Florida college diversity programmes

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor and likely US presidential candidate, says programmes impose an ‘ideological agenda’.

Al Jazeera

DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor’s expected presidential candidacy

The Independent UK

Union Station: 2023 sees highest number of public-sector union bills introduced in state legislatures since 2018

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Trump calls DeSantis a ‘rank amateur’ as he blasts governor’s media strategy

Former president says Florida governor has ‘no personality’ and not a lot of ‘political skill’

The Independent UK

DeSantis in Iowa — the press goes wild

This signals that we are in for some very silly coverage of the 2024 Republican presidential primary

Salon

FBI investigation into Trump-Russia collusion relied on shaky intelligence, says John Durham report – as it happened

Special counsel also concludes no charges should be brought against the FBI

The Guardian - US

‘Impossible to hold him accountable’: DeSantis signs laws to ease 2024 run

Measures would let him campaign while serving as Florida governor and shield travel records from public

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‘I’m in it for the jokes, not to preach’: The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr on Biden, DeSantis and that White House dinner

The comedian weighs in on the hosting gig and why Ron DeSantis needs to slow down

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: Rudy Giuliani boasted about selling pardons with Trump for $2m, lawsuit claims

Claim was made in $10m New York lawsuit by former employee of Mr Giuliani

The Guardian - AU

Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill

Agent for bestselling Australian children’s author says she has ‘nothing to say’ about the ban and Duval county ‘is not important’

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis duels the shadow of Donald Trump in Iowa swing

Florida governor edges closer to 2024 run, enraging an absent Trump

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The Guardian - US

Florida teacher defends showing Disney movie: ‘I’m just being accepting’

Jenna Barbee, under investigation, insists movie is related to curriculum and warns investigators are traumatizing her students

The Guardian - US

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley downplays federal abortion ban

The former South Carolina governor – far behind Donald Trump in the polls – says nationwide ban is currently unviable

Chicago Sun-Times

King’s life just won’t stay in the past

New book by Chicago writer Jonathan Eig resonates as the Right wages a “War on Woke.”

Daily Mirror

Disney bans strip clubs, tattoo parlours and booze shops from its parks - but not prisons

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been locked in a long-running feud with entertainment giant Disney for more than a year since Disney publicly condemned a bill which would restrict lessons on sexuality in classrooms

The Guardian - US

Stark warning over Republicans’ ‘dehumanizing’ rhetoric on crime

Experts say party’s ‘tough-on-crime’ approach for 2024 could spark rise in violence and worsen US mass incarceration

Salon

The battle against fascism in Florida

The situation in Florida clearly represents a threat to American democracy

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis praises Daniel Penny, man who choked Jordan Neely on NYC subway

Daniel Penny has been charged with manslaughter

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