Elections

By MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach […]

Former Miami mayor Francis Suarez believes the Republican Party can fend off a Democratic “Blue Wave” and stay strong heading into the 2026 Midterm elections. In a segment with Fox News, Suarez discussed the political landscape, including Congressman Donalds’ gubernatorial run, the shift in Hispanic voters, and the Democratic Party’s increased popularity. Suarez Believes Donalds […]

With less than two weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump has arrived in Fort Myers to rally the Republican base as the party fights to secure control of Congress in the upcoming 2026 Midterm elections. Rally Will Be Held in Alico Arena The midterm rally will take place at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf […]

David Jolly, the Democratic challenger for Florida’s gubernatorial seat, recently criticized his opponent, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), over conflict-of-interest concerns tied to reports about his wife’s private companies. “Today’s reporting makes it clear that Byron and Erika Donalds have an obvious conflict of interest in how taxpayer money is used to benefit for-profit charter school […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warmups while the national anthem was performed before Philadelphia’s season opener on Tuesday. “I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE,” Trump said of James in […]

Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday unveiled a slate of legislative proposals aimed at protecting Florida children online across social media platforms. The proposed Safe Screens Act includes a nightly “quiet mode” shutting down minors’ social media accounts from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., addictive features turned off by default, and a cap of two […]

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) has announced that an individual has been arrested in Boca Raton, Florida, for threatening his life. Rep. Moskowitz, who is running in one of the most contentious congressional races in the country, announced the arrest on social media, saying that the person who allegedly threatened him was arrested close to his […]

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) shared she has received an endorsement from the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FHSCC) in her bid for a full term in the Senate through a social media post this week. The FHSCC, founded in 2000, includes 26 chambers covering 604,000 Hispanic-owned Businesses that contribute a $90 billion impact […]

With Republicans bleeding support among their rank-and-file voters, according to several internal polls, and Independents appearing to back Democratic congressional candidates, is it too late for President Donald Trump to make a last-ditch effort to save the Republican majority in the House of Representatives? It appears as if MAGA Inc., or Trump Victory, is going […]

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has endorsed Republican Scott Singer in his congressional bid for Florida's 25th District (FL CD 25) against incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz. "We need people in Washington who know how to govern and aren't afraid of the Radical Left, which is why I support Scott Singer for Congress," the Jewish-American media […]

The Republican Party of Florida dropped its lawsuit against the Florida Democratic Party and local television broadcasters Wednesday afternoon after the Democratic Party stopped airing the ad. The lawsuit concerned an advertisement that highlights the leaked Oct. 7 grand jury findings over the Hope Florida scandal, which found that $10 million of taxpayer money from […]

State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-17) has endorsed Democratic candidate David Jolly for governor. Sen. Guillermo Smith, who lives in East Orlando, represents part of Orange County. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. When he was first elected in 2016, he was Florida's first openly-LGBTQ latino lawmaker, just […]

The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) was quick to push back at the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) for its recent lawsuit against a 30-second ad spot highlighting the $10 million Hope Florida scandal. In response, the FDP commissioned a follow-up ad on the scandal after the First District Court of Appeals denied the RPOF's immediate […]

A new poll by the University of North Florida's Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) shows Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) with a slim advantage over Democratic challenger David Jolly with the election less than two weeks away. Donalds: 49% Jolly: 47% Undecided: 4% "Though Donalds enjoys a slight advantage, these numbers suggest a […]

The Florida Democratic Party just released a new ad targeting the Florida Republican Party's Hope Florida scandal just a few days after a Highlands County circuit court judge denied the GOP's request to pull prior Democratic ads highlighting the scandal off the air. That same court denied Attorney General James Uthmeier's request to ban publication of […]

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bill Clinton famously said he could feel voters’ pain over the economy. But these days, when it comes to questions about high prices, President Donald Trump insists that the pain is his. “They hit me with affordability, and that’s the first time I ever heard […]

With the 2026 midterm elections less than two weeks away, attacks on both Democratic and Republican congressional candidates in Florida's 22nd District continue to escalate. Pia Dandiya, along with the help of the House Majority PAC, has directly targeted businessman Casey Askar's strongest attribute- his business acumen, calling the former U.S. Marine a "shady" and […]

Former President Bill Clinton recently touched down in Hollywood, Fla., to campaign for Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in the state’s first toss-up race in 8 years. “I think we ought to give David Jolly a chance,” President Clinton said at Jolly’s event at Koinonia Worship Center. “If you elect him, we can begin […]