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Matt Dixon

Matt Dixon is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Florida.

Matt Dixon is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Florida.


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Ron DeSantis is in hot water for a plan involving Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to put golf courses in a state park

A proposal to put golf courses in a Florida state park — which has landed Gov. Ron DeSantis in hot water politically — involved Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.

The real story behind the Harris-Trump hot mic feud

In an election in which neither party agrees on much, they agree on this: The first presidential debate of the year was catastrophic for President Joe Biden, who was ousted as the presumptive nominee of his party as a direct result.

Trump world rolls out the red carpet for RFK, hoping he can help woo skeptics

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, said that while he doesn't agree with RFK on every issue, he appreciates his "general skepticism" to the public health bureaucracy.

'Sugar high': Trump team expects Harris to get only a temporary convention bump

Trump’s campaign is expecting that Kamala Harris will get a “bump” coming out of the Democratic National Convention but generally does not see it changing the overall trajectory of the race.

Ron DeSantis' political star is tarnished after key Florida primary night losses

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backed several school board candidates who were defeated in Tuesday's primary elections.

As his standing in the polls slides, Trump ramps up false attacks on election integrity

Donald Trump is rolling out pre-emptive excuses for a possible second defeat as he adjusts to a changed race against Kamala Harris. Most are demonstrably false.

Trump compares his Jan. 6 crowd to the audience for MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Donald Trump has long boasted about crowd sizes at his rallies, but on Thursday, he used an unexpected comparison: Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump, looking to reassert himself in 2024 race, dares Harris on debates and interviews

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump held his first solo news conference in more than a year Thursday, boasting of his willingness to talk to the press and challenging Vice President Kamala Harris to more debates.

'Kamala caved': Trump and his allies cast the Walz pick as liberal overload

Republicans quickly launched a campaign framing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as a radically far-left ticket.

Trump struggles to keep his edge against Harris with fewer than 100 days until the election

Donald Trump predicted he would face Kamala Harris, but he wasn’t ready for the reality of an election reset that put him on his heels.

Democrats battle Trump's efforts to define Harris

As voters get to know Vice President Kamala Harris, both her campaign and Donald Trump's campaign are rushing to make sure their image is the one that sticks.