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Florida Rep. Val Demings Launches U.S. Senate Bid To Unseat Marco Rubio
With the theme "Never Tire," Orlando Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings formally launched her campaign Wednesday to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022.
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With the theme "Never Tire," Orlando Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings formally launched her campaign Wednesday to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022.
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed his first bill of the year on Tuesday, a measure that would have created an emergency fund in his office.
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law two bills aimed at combatting foreign influence and corporate espionage in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 24 bills into law late Friday, including a measure that limits local impact fees imposed on builders and developers to help pay for infrastructure to handle growth.
Former Florida tax collector Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz will be sentenced in August.
A mediator declared an impasse in talks aimed at resolving a battle between Florida and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about restrictions on cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis' office said Thursday.
Miami Commissioner Ken Russell is getting into the race to challenge Senator Marco Rubio for his seat in Washington D.C.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the $101.5 billion Florida budget on Wednesday, after vetoing $1.5 billion in federal money for an emergency response fund he said had strings attached that made it unusable.
Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to a controversial new elections law that includes additional restrictions on voting by mail.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday formally received a proposed $101.5 billion state budget filled with many of his top priorities.
Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried is now seeking the state's highest office and officially announced she is running to be the next Florida governor.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Tuesday that bans transgender girls and women from competing on female high school and college sports teams and he did it on the first day of Pride Month, which celebrates the LGBTQ community.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing the Biden Administration to allow Floridians to buy cheaper FDA-approved prescription drugs from Canada.
A wide-ranging education bill that includes a controversial provision to ban transgender female athletes from competing on high-school girls' and college women's sports teams was formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday.
Former Miami-Dade Mayor and current Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez has condemned Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in which she equates the House Democrats' mask mandate to the Holocaust.
There were no reports like those on Monday of long, slow-moving lines outside schools.
The chance of rain goes up on Thursday and Friday which may bring us some relief.
Tropical Storm Ernesto could bring rip currents and larger waves to the U.S. East Coast as it heads toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The six-week limit went into effect on effect May 1.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
The six-week limit went into effect on effect May 1.
Florida has about 1 million more Republican registered voters than Democrats, further cementing its status as a conservative hotbed.
Photos and videos show a large crowd attended a recent Kamala Harris campaign event in Detroit. Donald Trump falsely claims it was AI-generated.
Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out a new policy position, saying she'll fight to end taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a twice-elected Democratic governor of a red state, outlined how the party can focus on wooing back rural America.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Broward School Board Chair Lori Alhadeff on a number of topics.
Jim DeFede focuses on the controversy with Miami-Dade Commissioner and former Doral Mayor JC Bermudez.
Jim DeFede focuses on the crisis in Venezuela with the director of the well-respected website Caracas Chronicles.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the congresswoman on two major issues.
Jim DeFede sits down with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava who is running for reelection.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen for treating PTSD. It says another study will take "several years."
Perrigo recalling a batch — or 16,500 cans — of powdered formula found to contain elevated levels of Vitamin D.
COVID-19 was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, down from fourth place in 2022.
Perchlorate is found in a wide variety of foods, especially products popular with babies and kids, advocacy group says.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
Has mom and dad's bank been open too long at your house?
One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
"F-1 Trillion," the new album from one of the biggest pop stars in the world, features Post Malone's duets with some of the biggest names in country, including Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and Dolly Parton.
Steve Martin's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray.
"To have all this taken away by some men being so fueled by hatred for no reason at all makes me so beyond angry I can't put it into words," one fan said on social media.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
Singer Pitbull has bought the naming rights.