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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will officially enter the race for president next week, according to multiple sources — setting up a heightened face-off with his one-time ally, former President Donald Trump.

After months of speculation about a White House run, DeSantis, 44, will likely file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25, a source told Reuters.

That coincides with a meeting in Miami, in which donors are being told they’ll be put to work.

Following the briefing, the fun begins!” reads an invitation obtained by Bloomberg News.

“All guests are encouraged to stay and work with the Team through the night of the 25th Casual attire and jeans encouraged!

After filing the paperwork, DeSantis will then have a more formal launch the week of May 29, according to one of Reuters’ sources. DeSantis will formally launch his 2024 run next week, sources told Reuters.REUTERS

Representatives for DeSantis did not immediately return a request for comment.

The 76-year-old Trump has already focused many of his attacks on the much-younger rival, dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious” and playing up how his challenger was previously fully devoted to Team Trump.

Trump — a Florida resident — had endorsed DeSantis to help him win his first run for governor in 2018.

Now, the former president is accusing him of being disloyal for even thinking about running against him.

DeSantis has been pitching himself as a younger, more vibrant option — and one without the ever-growing, historic legal dramas plaguing the former commander-in-chief.

However, Trump is still leading in the polls, with a 36-point advantage in the RealClearPolitics average of polls.

Federal election laws require DeSantis to announce he is running before contributions can be solicited.

Still, a new political action committee supporting him, Never Back Down, can raise unlimited funds, and has been hiring staff in early voting states, running TV ads championing DeSantis and knocking Trump.

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The US housing regulator’s decision to recognize crypto assets in mortgage applications marks a historic shift from exclusion to integration, opening new pathways to homeownership.

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US and EU agree trade deal, says Donald Trump

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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.

Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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US and EU agree trade deal, says Donald Trump

The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.

Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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