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‘Maybe it’s time to try something else’: Democrats backing diverse Senate candidates

WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Democratic voters in three states nominated a trio of attention-grabbing Senate candidates: a Black man who disavows moderate policies, a towering, tattooed lieutenant governor who insists on wearing shorts, and a Black woman who spent her career in the judiciary.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 24, 2022

Rubio gets backing from top police union in race with Demings for law and order label

MIAMI — With about 10 police officers standing behind him, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was endorsed Saturday by the state’s main police union, the Florida Police Benevolent Association, a group that represents about 30,000 cops statewide.

Miami Herald · May 22, 2022

Fabiola Santiago: Biden abandons Florida Dems in tough races to run a fool’s errand in Cuba, Venezuela

Who benefits from President Joe Biden’s sudden U.S. opening to repressive communist Cuba? Not American democracy — and not Florida, where the move almost feels like a betrayal by Biden and his administration.

Miami Herald · May 21, 2022

The five biggest congressional fundraisers and what it tells us about the midterms

Raphael Warnock and Mark Kelly rake in the most cash – but money isn’t everything

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Inflation creating ‘a layup for Republicans’ in Florida as pressure on Biden increases

November’s elections could be determined by voters’ response to spiking food and fuel prices, a scenario that could spell disaster for President Joe Biden’s party both in Florida and across the nation.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 13, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first Black woman Supreme Court Justice

Senate votes through Joe Biden’s nominee after weeks of contentious hearings

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

DeSantis vetoes congressional maps, calls for special session of the Florida Legislature

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the GOP Legislature’s congressional maps Tuesday, making good his threats to reject the plan because it does not eliminate a Black district in North Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 29, 2022

DeSantis vetoes congressional maps, sets special session for April

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis made good on his promise to veto the GOP Legislature’s congressional redistricting map Tuesday because it doesn’t eliminate a “racially gerrymandered” Black district in North Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 29, 2022

Rubio, otros republicanos ponen a Biden en un aprieto por los precios del petróleo y el gas rusos

El senador estadounidense de Florida, Marco Rubio, y otros republicanos han estado presionando al presidente Biden para que detenga las importaciones de petróleo ruso debido a la invasión de Ucrania. Pero también lo culparon por el aumento de los precios de la gasolina que se espera que suban aún más…

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 9, 2022

Republican 'unforced errors' threaten path to Senate control

Republican missteps that include intense infighting are threatening the GOP’s path to the Senate majority

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022