DeSantis reaches Iowa campaign milestone as Trump turns his focus to Biden
Both GOP presidential candidates held dueling rallies in Iowa Saturday, as Trump tries to pivot to the general election.
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Aaron Navarro is a CBS News digital reporter who covered the 2024 elections. Since joining the political unit in 2019, Aaron has covered redistricting, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's 2021 campaign, the 2020 and 2022 congressional races, and the major political parties. After graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he worked as a news associate for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" and the "CBS Evening News." He's previously written for Fake Shore Drive, a blog covering Chicago's rap scene.
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