The prime-time debate between Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew big ratings for Fox News, with an average of 4.75 million viewers tuning into

The Florida governor and his campaign took a calculated risk by agreeing to the debate. It didn't seem to pay off.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened a debate Thursday night on Fox News, Newsom told DeSantis the two had one thing in common.

Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.The event was billed by some as a 2028 preview but it was more of a bizarro version of 2024—one where neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden were running for a second term.

U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis clashed with California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in an acrimonious debate on Thursday night, making a last-ditch pitch to Republican voters that he is the best option to take on President Joe Biden in next year's election.

You’re down 41 points in your own home state,” Newsom said during a segment on immigration and the border. Newsom, the Democrat who’s led California since 2019, also made it clear at the top of the event that Florida’s Republican governor doesn’t stand a chance against Donald Trump,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flagging poll numbers in the GOP presidential primaries in a Fox News debate on Thursday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a swipe at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) standing in the GOP presidential primary during a debate Thursday on Fox News. “This is just a reminder…It’s a question some people are probably asking — I know Nikki Haley’s campaign is asking: When are you going to drop out and