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May 25, 2026
Trump’s Self-Indulgent Streak Deepens G.O.P. Fears He Is Risking Losses in Midterms
“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.
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May 22, 2026
Wasserman Schultz Will Run in Majority-Black District in South Florida
Republicans drew the former D.N.C. chairwoman out of her district. Her decision to run in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, however, has stoked tensions with Black Democrats.
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May 19, 2026
G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party
While President Trump remains overwhelmingly popular within the Republican coalition, a New York Times/Siena poll found, a sizable share wants the party’s next nominee to take a different approach.
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May 12, 2026
Florida Plans to Close ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Vendors Are Reportedly Told
The Department of Homeland Security has determined the state-run immigration detention facility is too expensive, and some private vendors have struggled to front costs.
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May 7, 2026
Federal and State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The immigrant detention center in the Everglades, which Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
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May 7, 2026
Federal and State Officials Consider Closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The immigrant detention center in the Everglades, which Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
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May 5, 2026
Trump Will Control His Image at Palm Beach’s Newly Named Trump Airport
The Trump family won’t profit from branded merchandise sold at the airport. But it will have control over any biographical material presented about President Trump there.
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May 3, 2026
Fear and Vigilance Are Now Constant Companions for Many American Jews
Each new attack, like the London stabbings last week, brings a heightened sense of caution to an already wary population.
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May 1, 2026
Jury Convicts Florida Ex-Rep. David Rivera in Conspiracy Trial
The nation’s state-run oil company hired David Rivera’s consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House.
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April 29, 2026
Florida Approves Redistricting Map That Could Add 4 Republican House Seats
Several voting rights groups have said that they plan to challenge the map in court once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs it into law.
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April 28, 2026
Florida Republicans Refuse to Take Up DeSantis Bill Loosening Vaccine Mandates
The House speaker cited concerns about “children being in school without measles and mumps and polio and chickenpox vaccines that have been working for decades.”
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April 27, 2026
Ron DeSantis Aims to Add Four Republican House Seats in Florida Redistricting Push
The Republican-controlled Legislature is meeting in Tallahassee this week to vote on the map, which would apply for the 2026 midterms if passed.
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April 26, 2026
The Hard Life of an Immigrant Whose Killing Became a Symbol for Trump
President Trump posted surveillance footage of Nilufa Easmin’s brutal killing by another immigrant to advance his agenda. Behind the rhetoric was a more nuanced story.
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April 22, 2026
Redistricting Fight Turns to Florida and the Courtroom for Frustrated Republicans
A victory for Democrats in Virginia has left Republicans grumbling about their strategy and looking to the next phase of a coast-to-coast battle.
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April 21, 2026
Florida Inquiry Into ChatGPT’s Role in FSU Shooting Shifts to Criminal Investigation
The investigation focuses on messages between the chatbot and the man accused of killing two people at Florida State University last year.
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April 16, 2026
DeSantis Delays Redistricting Special Session and Adds a Vaccine Bill
The Florida governor is expected to propose a congressional map that could result in up to five new Republican-leaning seats. Some in the party fear it could backfire.
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April 9, 2026
Florida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting
The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said ChatGPT “may likely have been used to assist” the suspect in last year’s shooting at Florida State University.
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April 6, 2026
A Redistricting War in Florida, Georgia’s Runoff and the Latest Politics News
As deadlines approach in the next two weeks, neither is going quite according to the partisan plan.
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March 31, 2026
Trump’s Presidential Library Video Draws Mixed Reactions From Miami Residents
The president’s foundation released a video showing a gleaming tower by Biscayne Bay emblazoned with his name. It would dominate the skyline.
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March 30, 2026
DeSantis Signs Bill to Rename Florida Airport for Trump
The airport near West Palm Beach will be rebranded the President Donald J. Trump International Airport on July 1, if approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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March 27, 2026
Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks
Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.
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March 24, 2026
Marco Rubio Testifies in Corruption Trial Against Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera
To much ado, the secretary of state took the stand against David Rivera, a former congressman accused of secretly lobbying on behalf of the Venezuelan government.
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March 17, 2026
Miami Cubans Fear Trump Won’t Go Far Enough: ‘The Castros Have to Go’
Many Cubans in Florida have sought regime change for decades. They fear that President Trump’s talks with Cuba will not lead to wholesale political transformation.
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March 16, 2026
How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.
A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the tech...
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March 14, 2026
Inside a Doomed Mission to Cuba: 10 Men Willing to ‘Leave Everything’
The Cuban immigrants sailed from the Florida Keys and wound up in a gunfight off Cuban shores. They were anti-Communist militants from fringe groups.
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March 12, 2026
Florida Republicans Pass Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The proposed law, which would not take effect before this year’s midterm elections, was modeled in part on President Trump’s top legislative priority in Congress.
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March 5, 2026
Lev Parnas Running for Congress as a Democrat in Florida
Mr. Parnas, who once tried to help find damaging information on Hunter Biden, said his background had turned him into “an advocate for speaking truth to power.”
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March 5, 2026
Racist, Antisemitic Slurs Surface in Florida GOP Group Chat
After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.
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March 5, 2026
Judge Blocks DeSantis’s Declaration of Muslim Group as Terrorist Organization
A federal judge found that the designation for CAIR, one of the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy groups, had violated the organization’s First Amendment rights.
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February 26, 2026
After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers
The Cuban government’s account of a supposed armed raid into its territory was called into question after one of the men identified as being on the boat turned up in Miami.
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