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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.

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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

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.

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‘We’re not going back’: Val Demings slams Rubio, anti-abortion rhetoric at pro-choice conference

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a speech in Orlando on Saturday, U.S. Senate hopeful Val Demings touted her pro-choice stance and attacked Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s position on abortion as “radical.”

Orlando Sentinel

Coming Supreme Court ruling on abortion raises stakes in Rubio-Demings Senate race

A likely imminent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could galvanize voters on both sides of the abortion debate in Florida as Democrat Val Demings and Republican Marco Rubio draw sharp contrasts in their Senate race.

Miami Herald

Democrats call on FDA to remove ‘antiquated discriminatory’ limits on gay, bisexual men donating blood amid Canadian decision

Val Demings and Mark Takano tell The Independent the US should also ‘follow science’

The Independent UK

Republicans embrace DeSantis’ congressional map as opponents call it illegal, racist

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first day of the special session on congressional redistricting exposed how raw and divisive the next few months may be in Florida politics as the congressional map drawn by the governor was advanced by two Republican-controlled committees Tuesday, while Democrats and minority voting advocates blasted the…

Miami Herald

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Republican 'unforced errors' threaten path to Senate control

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

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Los titulares demócratas en riesgo comienzan a gastar antes de tiempo para tratar de mantener a la mayoría en el Senado

WASHINGTON— A más de ocho meses de las elecciones de mitad de periodo, la batalla por el control del Senado ya se perfila como una contienda centrada en los atrincherados titulares demócratas y en un puñado de estados morados que el presidente Joe Biden ganó por escaso margen.

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At-risk Democratic incumbents start spending early to try to keep Senate majority

WASHINGTON — More than eight months before the midterm elections, the battle for control of the Senate is already shaping up as a contest centered on entrenched Democratic incumbents and a handful of purple states President Joe Biden won by slim margins.

Orlando Sentinel

Poll: Rubio leads Demings in Senate race; 55% disapprove of Biden in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Marco Rubio has a 7-point lead over Democratic challenger Val Demings, according to a poll released Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

In race with Rubio, Demings plays up ‘Chief’ background and pushes for police funding

WASHINGTON — As U.S. Rep. Val Demings introduces herself to voters across the state of Florida, she’s making the conscious choice to use her old title rather than her current one.

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Democratic governors lift indoor mask mandates despite CDC guidance – as it happened

Kathy Hochul announces policy will expire as of Thursday as cases decrease but will keep masks in school for now – follow the latest politics news

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Voting rights bill’s failure in Senate highlights contrast between Rubio and Demings

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ push for national voting rights legislation ended with a thud this week in the Senate, but for Florida’s Val Demings and Marco Rubio the standoff offered an opportunity to draw sharp policy contrasts as their Senate race heats up.

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