A second Florida man is running for president

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enters the 2024 presidential race; powerful Typhoon Mawar lashes Guam.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

DeSantis (finally) enters the 2024 presidential race

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• Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce he’s running for the 2024 Republican nomination during a Twitter conversation with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. [NBC News / Dasha Burns and Matt Dixon]
• The announcement comes after months of touring, and it places DeSantis against his one-time ally, former President Donald Trump. [Reuters / James Oliphant]
• DeSantis choosing to launch his campaign on Twitter comes as Musk pushes the platform to the right by embracing conservative stars and right-wing conspiracy theories. [Vox / Shirin Ghaffary] 
• Florida has also moved to the right under DeSantis, with new laws banning abortion at six weeks, limiting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, and taking conservative stances on culture war issues. [Vox / Nicole Narea]
• While these tactics won DeSantis popularity in Florida and with donors, questions remain about his capacity for national leadership and whether he can beat frontrunner Trump. [New York Times]

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Vox’s Ben Jacobs explains how Gov. Ron DeSantis changed political personas over the years to gain power. [Vox / Ben Jacobs]

Typhoon Mawar impacts Guam

• Typhoon Mawar passed northern Guam with 145 mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power and water access across the Pacific US territory. [BBC / Madeline Halpert]
• While the storm’s eye didn’t make landfall, the typhoon dumped more than a foot of rain, which could cause flash flooding and mudslides in some areas. Storm conditions are expected to ease Thursday. [AccuWeather / Mary Gilbert]
• Mawar is the most powerful storm to impact the island of 150,000 people since a 2002 typhoon caused over $700 million in damage. Since then, the island’s infrastructure and storm preparedness have improved. [NYT]
• It will take time to determine if human-caused climate change affected this typhoon, but studies show that warmer ocean temperatures are intensifying such storms. [CNN / Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford]

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• Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday attempted to reassure the public about the Supreme Court’s ethical standards amid recent criticism of judicial conduct. [Axios / Rebecca Falconer]
• Police arrested a Florida man armed with an AK-47 at the CIA headquarters in Virginia; he also faces felony charges for possessing the assault rifle while on school property. [CNN]
• Target is removing some of its merchandise celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month after receiving threats against employees. [Reuters / Siddharth Cavale]

“The Republican political graveyard is filled with the headstones of people who thought they could go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump.”

[Patrick Hynes, a GOP strategist in New Hampshire, on DeSantis’s 2024 bid / Vox]

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