The states in the Republican nominating calendar that vote after Iowa, including New Hampshire and Nevada, look more unfavorable to DeSantis.
Following national outrage, an Iowa school district reversed their ban on Art Spiegalmen's Maus, a famous graphic novel about the Holocaust.
They acknowledged they might never fully close the national polling gap before Iowa's caucuses on Jan. 15.
A 17-year-old girl in Iowa has been arrested and charged with a felony for attempting to hire an online hitman to kill a 7-year-old child.
Three suspects, who have not been identified, fled the scene in a car and were taken into custody at a traffic stop within 20 minutes of the incident.