- Trial could see Rupert Murdoch and other Fox executives testify in $1.6bn case in Delaware
- Explainer: what’s at stake in the $1.6bn defamation lawsuit
- Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is in Washington DC today, where he’s expected to meet with Republican members of Congress as he nears a potential run for president. That would escalate his clash with Donald Trump, who remains the strongest challenger for the presidency in the Republican party. Before he departed for the capital, the Guardian’s Richard Luscombe reports the governor made a new threat of retaliation against Disney for its criticism of his conservative policies:
Ron DeSantis has unveiled the latest act of retaliation against Disney for speaking out against his “don’t say gay” law: he’s threatening to build a new state prison next to the company’s central Florida theme parks.
