Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.

Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.

Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Democrats are hoping to win a race for Miami mayor after decades out of power.

| Fla. begins COVID vaccine appointment system]Federal regulations and guidance from emergency managers agree that there cannot be residency requirements for receiving the vaccine. The state is also administering the vaccine at Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, whose district includes parts of Miami, called it a bad idea to let cities reserve vaccine doses for their residents. “We’re working on a registration system that we plan to launch in the coming weeks to help integrate site registration and fix some of the problems that we’ve all read about,” he said. In Pinellas County, reservations for 10,000 vaccines were filled in about one hour after registration opened on Friday morning.