Florida Democrats torched outgoing President Joe Biden after he decided to remove Cuba's state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation.
In the same elections where Democratic candidates lose, progressive policies win. Floridians have voted for marijuana legalization, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, environmental protections, restoration of voting rights for ex-felons, tax exemptions for public service workers and abortion rights—all in the past few cycles.
Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is the latest Democrat to announce she will join the Republican Party over the past weeks as the GOP solidifies power after President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory.
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It's a rare moment indeed when a state party publicly criticizes a president from their own side of the partisan aisle, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday when the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) sent out a press release stating that they "condemn in the strongest terms" President Joe Biden's decision to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Some defendants were completely pardoned while others were commuted, meaning their convictions still stand, but their prison time is done.
A lawmaker from Hillsborough County and another from Broward County switched their party affiliation to Republican after running as Democrats in November.
The Florida Democratic Party slammed President Biden for his decision to lift Cuba’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation in exchange for freeing jailed political prisoners who protested
Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is a Democrat no more. Porras has jumped ship and joined the Republican Party. She’s the third Florida Democrat to do so since the 2024 General Election — after state Reps. Susan Valdés and Hillary Cassel — and the first from Miami-Dade.
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. Here's how Florida officials are responding.