The problem with Ron DeSantis' mini-Trump pose
CNN
The Florida governor has absorbed the former president's style of politics, and can deliver an approximation of his showmanship in a much younger package. That makes him a threat, writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Whatever DeSantis's future plans for his mini-Trump brand, he might take heed of the fates of many ambitious young politicians who have adulated and imitated their strongman, only to find that he turns against them, no matter how loyal a lackey they have been.
The Department of Justice doubled down on its decision to not release the audio files of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur to House Republicans, stating that Republicans have not established a legitimate legislative purpose for demanding these recordings, in a new letter obtained by CNN.