Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is reportedly planning on helping former President Donald Trump raise money in the coming weeks and months ahead of the 2024 presidential election.DeSantis told donors and supporters about his plans to fundraise for the former president at a private retreat last weekend‚ NBC News reported.DeSantis dropped out of the Republican Party presidential primary on January 21‚ just days following his second place finish in the Iowa Caucuses.The GOP primary was largely a two-person race between Trump and DeSantis for the majority of the campaign season.I would say the majority in the room would now be willing to help Trump‚ a DeSantis bundler who was at the recent meeting told NBC News.I will follow the governors lead and I will do anything that he or President Trump ask me to do to help him win this election‚ said Texas businessman Roy Bailey. I know where there are DeSantis supporters all over Texas and all over the country that will want to help President Trump.Hes committed to helping Trump in any and every way‚ Bailey added. If we can unlock and motivate our donors for Trump and put more fuel in his tank‚ thats what we want to do‚ and thats what we need to do to make sure [President Joe] Biden is not reelected.The report said that DeSantis full backing of the Trump campaign is a major asset for Trump because DeSantis finance committee is full of fundraisers with massive networks that are able to donate money.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPDeSantis followed through on his pledge to endorse the GOP presidential nominee unlike former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley‚ who has not endorsed Trump and endorsed Trump back in January‚ calling him superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden. That is clear.He has my endorsement because we cant go back to the old Republican Guard of yesteryear DeSantis said.

The U.S. Military announced late on Wednesday evening that it had shot down multiple terrorist suicide drones that were launched around the Arabian Peninsula.U.S. Central Command said in a statement that early Wednesday morning‚ U.S. forces successfully engaged three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.Two UAVs were launched over the Gulf of Aden and one UAV was launched over the Red Sea‚ CENTCOM said. Then between approximately 7:50 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Sanaa time)‚ USCENTCOM forces successfully engaged and destroyed eight UAVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in self-defense.The attack drones were determined to present an imminent threat to U.S.‚ coalition‚ and merchant vessels in the region.No one was killed or injured in the attacks and no ships were damaged.April 10 Red Sea UpdateBetween approximately 4:15 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 10‚ U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Two UAVs were launched over the Gulf pic.twitter.com/QMFyDAkOxD U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 11‚ 2024The attacks from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen come as U.S. forces are on high-alert in the region for an expected attack from Iran and its terrorist proxy groups against Israel after Israel killed a top Iranian general last week who was allegedly involved in helping Hamas plan and execute its October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.U.S. officials told Bloomberg News that they believe the attack is imminent and that its no longer a matter of if‚ only when.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPOfficials believe that Iran and its terrorist proxy groups would use high-precision missiles and drones targeting a variety of targets in Israel.Gen. Erik Kurilla‚ commander of the U.S. Central Command‚ is expected to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tomorrow to coordinate operations with Israel in case Iran attacks.The Times of Israel reported this week that Israel has been conducting air force drills in recent days that include preparing to target Iranian nuclear facilities and other key infrastructure.IsraeleliminatedMohammed Reza Zahedi‚ the top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpss Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria‚ from the battlefield last week as he met with other Iranian commanders and leaders from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group.The Coalition Council of Islamic Revolution Forces‚ a staunchly pro-IRGC political group‚respondedto the strike by praising Zahedis strategic role in forming and strengthening the resistance front as well as in planning and executing Hamas October 7 terrorist attack against Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned last week that the country will not hesitate to take preemptive military action against any threat it faces.Iran has been acting against us for years directly and via proxies. And‚ therefore‚ Israel acts against Iran and its proxies defensively and offensively‚ he said. We will know how to defend ourselves‚ and we will act according to the simple principle: that those who harm us or plan to harm us‚ we will harm.

Former President Donald Trump blasted Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday for paying people to take illegal aliens into their homes.In Michigan‚ radical left Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer is handing out $500 a month in cash to anyone who accepts illegal aliens into your homes‚ Trump said in a video posted on social media. Isnt that nice? Shes calling this scam the Newcomer Rental Subsidy. In other words‚ shes calling illegal immigrants‚ many coming from jails‚ many coming from mental institutions‚ many are terrorists shes calling them newcomers.';And its all funded by federal taxpayer dollars distributed by crooked Joe Biden. Hes the most crooked president weve ever had and hes by far the worst president weve ever had‚ Trump continued. In other words‚ Biden and Whitmer are selecting and stealing your money to give free housing to illegal alien migrants and then asking you to quarter these foreign armies in thats what they are‚ theyre armies‚ theyre coming in at levels that weve never seen ever in our country before but quarter these foreign armies in the spare bedroom that you happen to have next to your children.Trump said that it was a terrible idea for people to let unvetted illegal aliens stay in their homes.Biden‚ Whitmer‚ and the radical Left Democrats care more about illegal aliens than about American citizens or our military‚ our vets‚ they care much more about illegal aliens‚ Trump said. Thanks to their inflation disaster‚ you cant afford to buy a house‚ you cant afford the increase in rent yet theyre taking your money and giving it to so called newcomers‚ its such a nice name‚ who illegally charged across our border.This is a scandal and this is a disgusting insult to hardworking American taxpayers‚ he continued. I will end it on day one. And when I take the oath of office‚ America is going to be strong‚ powerful‚ and rich again. When Im president‚ instead of asking you to cram illegal aliens into your homes‚ Ill tell the illegal aliens that they must not come into our country. They have to go back to their homes in their countries.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPHe said that if he is re-elected‚ the U.S. will have the largest and most efficient deportation effort in the history of our country bigger than that of Dwight Eisenhower‚ a president from a long time ago.WATCH:When I am president‚ instead of asking you to cram illegal aliens into YOUR homes‚ I will tell the illegal aliens that they must go back to THEIR homes! pic.twitter.com/x8BcQrTbxF Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) April 10‚ 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed several pieces of legislation into law this week aimed at protecting children from sex predators and enhancing penalties for other sexual crimes.In Florida‚ we let kids be kids‚ and we protect children from those who seek to harm them‚ DeSantis said at a press conference. Todays anti-grooming legislation punishes those who seek to prey on children and rob them of their innocence. Florida will continue to be the best state in the country to raise a family.DeSantis office highlighted the five bills signed into law‚ including:HB 1545‚ which protects children from grooming activities and other sexual offenses.HB 1131‚ which establishes a grant program within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create online sting operations to target sexual predators.HB 1235‚ which creates stricter guidelines for sex offender registration.SB 1224‚ which strengthens the role of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and implements new training requirements to ensure law enforcement properly assesses a domestic violence situation.HB 305‚ which expands the evidence that can be presented to a jury in sex-abuse cases where the victim is a minor and increases penalties on those who take part in sex trafficking of minors.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPRegarding the laws that specifically target sexual offenses involving children‚ HB 1545 bans communication between an adult and a minor where a pattern is established that includes explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual activity.The law increases penalties for this type of child exploitation crime by making the crime a third degree felony.HB 305 allows a hearsay statement made by a minor‚ regardless of age‚ to be admitted as evidence‚ the governors office said.Ron DeSantis has signed into legislation a grant program for To Catch a Predator style sting operations to hunt down groomers in the state of Florida. Absolutely based. pic.twitter.com/kE0tZePBNN Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 10‚ 2024Related: DeSantis Signs New Law-And-Order Bills That Allows The Death Penalty For Pedophiles

Tennessees Republican Governor Bill Lee is determined to make his state the latest to overhaul its education system to embrace school choice‚ but with a deadline to get it done just a few weeks away‚ several hurdles remain.With two weeks remaining before the legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly comes to a close‚ lawmakers in the state House and Senate have put forward two very different versions of Lees proposed school choice measure‚ known as the Education Freedom Scholarship Act. Despite the differences‚ both legislative leaders and Lee tell The Daily Wire they are confident they will get a school choice measure passed‚ though precisely what it will look like wont be known until the end of the session on April 25.Lees school choice plan calls for scholarships worth $7‚000 to be made available to 20‚000 students in the 2024-2025 school year. Of the available scholarships‚ half would be reserved for poor people‚ with the remaining half allocated on a first come‚ first serve basis. The goal for the next school year would be for universal eligibility for all students in the state to use at private schools‚ charter schools‚ or for homeschool families.A parent ought to decide where their kid goes to school and what they learn‚ and not the government‚ Lee told The Daily Wire in an interview. Thats what choice is really about: the government not deciding everything about a kids education in a state‚ but the parents deciding that.The House and Senate versions of the Education Freedom Scholarship Act have been working their way through committees over the last several weeks. Both versions set aside around $144 million for the 20‚000 scholarships and do not automatically expand the amount of scholarships‚ meaning the cap would need to be lifted by future General Assemblies. They both also reserve 10‚000 for lower-income students and 10‚000 more broadly open for anyone.However‚ who and where the scholarships can be eligible depends on which version gets passed.The Senate version‚ sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson‚ a Republican‚ closely mirrors Lees proposal. It would make the scholarships available for the 2024-2025 school year for use at private schools and for homeschool families‚ as well as allow students to choose their public schools. Additionally‚ the Senate version would require scholarship recipients to take an annual norm-referenced test approved by the state board of education.The House version‚ sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth‚ also a Republican‚ allows for the scholarships to be given out to Tennessee students for use at private schools. However‚ the scholarships have more limited eligibility‚ as it designates them only for use at private schools. Unlike the Senate version‚ they could not be used by homeschool families‚ and there is still limited choice for public schools.The school choice proposals have received the usual criticism from teachers unions‚ but have also received critiques from some conservative activists who say that school choice legislation could be fiscally irresponsible‚ introduce backdoor ways for the government to regulate Christian schools and homeschoolers‚ and fund education for illegal immigrants.Lee said he understood those concerns about government regulation and said that there would be protections for homeschool families and private schools that participate in the program. Lee told The Daily Wirethat he believed that less government is better government and that the goal of his legislation would be to allow parents to allocate their tax dollars toward the kind of education they want for their kids.The exact details about what safeguards might be in place remain somewhat up in the air as lawmakers negotiate the specifics of the education scholarship program. Parents and schools could also decline to participate in the program.When asked about concerns about the scholarship program introducing cumbersome regulations on private schools or homeschools‚ Johnson‚ the Senate leader‚ said the bill was an attempt to give parents more opportunity to choose how their children should be educated‚ and not an attempt to take over private schools.He said he would fight tooth and nail any attempts to introduce more regulations for private schools and homeschool families.Lamberth said the concerns about fiscal responsibility are why the House formulated the program the way it did.We would expand as possible as we go forward. Here in Tennessee‚ we are always very fiscally conservative. We balance our budget every year‚ Lamberth told The Daily Wire. We are just very careful not to have a program that has no fiscal constraints on it. So the intention would be to expand this program down the road‚ but were going to start out with 20‚000 students.On the issue of the eligibility of illegal immigrants for the scholarships‚ the House reserves the scholarships for citizens while the Senate version stays away from that issue.Johnson said he did not want to introduce anything in the Senate version that would place the measure in danger of getting tied up in court. In 1982‚ the Supreme Court ruled that states have to provide education to all children in the state regardless of whether they are in the United States legally or not.While there are still major differences still being debated‚ Lee said he was very hopeful and very confident that a bill would make it to his desk. Johnson said he is cautiously optimistic‚ but acknowledged that the Senate and House versions of the legislation do look a lot different.Anything we can do to empower parents to make decisions that they believe are best for their child‚ we should do that‚ and thats what this legislation does‚ Johnson said. For far too many families‚ because of their financial circumstances‚ they dont have the resources or means to pick a different option for their kid‚ and so they are forced to go to the public school that theyre zoned for.Lamberth said he felt good about negotiations‚ and said working out differences is part of the legislative process.Lees appeal for school choices comes weeks after Alabama enacted universal school choice and the Georgia legislature passed a $6‚500 education savings account program backed by Governor Brian Kemp (R). In nearby Louisiana‚ a school choice measure is making its way through the legislature with support from even some Democrats.Lee has argued that his school choice push is part of the growing movement across America of parents demanding more accountability from public schools over the quality of the education and values being promoted by public school teachers.This is an awakening of parents across America to the urgency and the need to be more engaged in the options for their childrens education‚ and to know what their kids are learning‚ and to be more engaged to where theyre learning it‚ Lee saidTennessee has already rolled out education scholarship programs in Nashville‚ Chattanooga‚ and Memphis through school choice pilot programs in previous years. Lees proposal would expand options for the whole state.Corey DeAngelis‚ an advocate for school choice and senior fellow at the Federation for American Children‚ told The Daily Wire that he would consider any bill expanding school choice that makes it across the finish line a win‚ but that a state like Tennessee should be able to get a broad measure passed.Any school choice bill that expands opportunities for families would be a step in the right direction so either chambers version would be a win‚ but at the same time you have supermajorities in each chamber in Tennessee and you should be able to get full-throated school choice like they have in Arizona‚ he told The Daily Wire. DeAngelis said Arizonas school choice measure‚ passed by Republican Governor Doug Ducey‚ should be the north star for conservative states. It included explicit protections for private schools from government overreach‚ and expanded options for all parents with no income restrictions or caps on available scholarships. He said ideal legislation allows for all families‚ regardless of income or zip code‚ to take their children to any form of school public‚ private‚ or home.What Tennessees final version will look like and how expansive it will be is still being decided‚ but the pressure is on to satisfy both critics and proponents of the bill as lawmakers push to make Tennessee the latest Red state to enact broader school choice.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) grilled officials this week during a hearing about why President Joe Biden was not targeting an Iranian spy ship that is providing intelligence to a terrorist group that is trying to sink American ships in the Red Sea.Sullivan made the remarks during a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) about the Iranian-backed Houthis‚ who have launched numerous attacks over the last five months‚ including this week.He noted that the commander of U.S. Central Command said recently that he believed that Iran was not paying any cost for the terrorism that its proxies facilitate in the region.Sullivan noted that Iran has facilitated the attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden by providing targeting information to the Houthis.Why are we not sinking Iranian warships‚ intel ships that are providing targeting intel to kill Marines and sailors from Alaska or North Dakota? he asked. I mean‚ I find this outrageous. Why are we not doing that? Why are we not telling the Iranians‚ overtly or covertly‚ next time you send intel to target an American warship through the Houthis‚ we will sink your ships? Why are we not doing that? Thats so basic to me.Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged that Iran needs to be held accountable for what its doing‚ continues to do but also said‚ attacking Iran is a different issue.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown said that the U.S. Military was working to hold Iran accountable for what they were doing and that he could share more in a classified setting.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPSullivan championed Operation Praying Mantis‚ an operation during the Reagan administration in which the U.S. Military sank several Iranian ships for laying sea mines that damaged a U.S. destroyer.WATCH:Iranian spy ships have been providing the Houthis with intelligence used to target American warships in the Red Sea.I asked the @SecDef and @GenCQBrownJr‚ why are we not sinking those ships? pic.twitter.com/Zw5SD0Bfqm Sen. Dan Sullivan (@SenDanSullivan) April 10‚ 2024

Law enforcement officials in the state of Texas issued an arrest warrant for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice on Wednesday in connection to a car crash that led to serious bodily injury.The Dallas Police Department said in a statement that arrest warrants were issued for the 23-year-old and 21-year-old Theodore Knox stemming from the March 30 incident on North Central Expressway.The investigation determined two drivers‚ Knox driving the Corvette‚ and Rice driving the Lamborghini‚ were speeding in the far-left lane of North Central Expressway‚ near University Boulevard‚ police said in a statement. The drivers caused a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.Rice and Knox were both charged with one count of aggravated assault‚ one count of collision involving serious bodily injury‚ and six counts of collision involving injury.The passengers in the vehicles are not being charged‚ police said.Police said that neither suspect was in custody as of early Wednesday evening.Rice said last week in a social media post that he had met with investigators and takes responsibility for what happened.Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturdays accident‚ Rice said. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities. I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturdays accident.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice posted an Instagram story with an update pic.twitter.com/SEZXEF5LOY Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 3‚ 2024Dallas Police said that the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and hit the center median wall‚ causing a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.The occupants of the Lamborghini and the Corvette all ran from the scene without stopping to determine if anyone needed medical help or providing their information‚ police said. Two of the involved drivers were treated at the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue for minor injuries and two occupants of another vehicle were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.