Biden calls midterm election "a good day" for democracy
A smiling President Biden fielded reporters' questions following Democrats' better-than-expected night.
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A smiling President Biden fielded reporters' questions following Democrats' better-than-expected night.
Cristian Benavides said a variety of issues are motivating voters to cast their ballot.
Skyler Henry reports the final CBS News' battleground tracker gives Republicans the edge to win the House, while the Senate is still considered a toss-up.
Trish Christakis reports they’re claiming he’s doing this as a political stunt to distract from the real issues Florida is facing, specifically mentioning the housing crisis and pro-abortion rights.
The 27th Congressional District figures to be a close race between the Democratic challenger and Republican incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar.
In Florida, registered Republican voters now outnumber Democrats for the first time in modern history as the state's Democrats aim to rebound as those GOP voting numbers grow.
With just over a month until Election Day, Democrats are encouraged by a substantial lead in requests for mail-in ballots. But the party is losing its advantage in registering voters, which could complicate Joe Biden's push for victory.
Lawmakers in Florida will not be convening for a special session on guns.
The Florida man who created a two-week crisis by mailing 16 packages of inoperative pipe bombs packed with fireworks powder and shards of glass to 13 famous Democrats and CNN will soon learn his fate.
South Florida houses the largest child detention center in the United States for unaccompanied minors.
Americans got a glance of the first 10 of 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls during Wednesday night's televised debate in Miami.
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is in South Florida ahead of this week's first primary debates.
The new voter protection director for Florida Democrats told party activists on Saturday that they should assume there will be a recount during next year's presidential election.
Groups aligned with Democrats have pulled some of their lawsuits challenging Florida election laws.
Our state is emerging as the epicenter of the nation's polarizing politics in the final days of the 2018 campaign.
We are learning new details about the internet searches investigators say accused serial bomber Cesar Sayoc undertook.
More than 2 million Floridians have voted in the Nov. 6 general election, with Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting and vote-by-mail ballots.
Text messages and other documents surrounding trips made by gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum are being turned over as part of an ongoing ethics investigation.
As the final two weeks of campaigning begins, Democrats hold an edge in both the gubernatorial and Senate contests in Florida, according to a new CNN Poll.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made a stop in South Florida Wednesday.
With a powerful hurricane bearing down on the Florida Panhandle, residents are scurrying to prepare in the hours before the storm makes landfall.
President Donald Trump on Monday warned that a "blue wave" that could sweep Democrats into power in Congress would lead to "open borders."
The five Democratic candidates running for Florida governor will have one of their last chances to separate themselves from the pack in their final debate Thursday night in Palm Beach.
Showing virtually zero degrees of separation on issues, the Democratic challengers lining up to replace outgoing Gov. Rick Scott relied on gender, race, and opposition to President Donald Trump to ingratiate themselves to the party's base voters during a debate Wednesday night in Fort Myers.
When Florida billionaire Jeff Greene ran for U.S. Senate in 2010, he was depicted by the media as a party boy who associated with people like former boxer Mike Tyson and actress Lindsay Lohan.
Investigators say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
At least three people, including a 79-year-old man, were injured in a violent crash in Miami early Friday morning, officials say.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028 at the organization's annual conference.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
A shed fire behind a duplex blew a transformer, cutting electricity to about 35 customers as crews worked through the night to restore service.
Investigators say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
At least three people, including a 79-year-old man, were injured in a violent crash in Miami early Friday morning, officials say.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028 at the organization's annual conference.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
A shed fire behind a duplex blew a transformer, cutting electricity to about 35 customers as crews worked through the night to restore service.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028 at the organization's annual conference.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries, a U.S. official told CBS News.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Higgins was sworn in Thursday at Miami Dade College, vowing faster permitting, more affordable housing and a review of the city's cooperation with ICE.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.