Closely Watched Florida Senate Race Between Scott & Nelson Enters Crunch Time
There are a few senate races around the country that are being watched very closely as Republicans look to hold or grow their slim 51-49 majority.
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There are a few senate races around the country that are being watched very closely as Republicans look to hold or grow their slim 51-49 majority.
Some of the most watched races in the country are inside the State of Florida.
Florida Democratic candidates will be joined by one of the state's most famous musicians on Saturday in West Palm Beach.
Former President Barack Obama took to the podium to campaign for Democratic candidates in Miami on Friday afternoon.
Former President Barack Obama stopped at Coyo Loco restaurant Friday afternoon in Wynwood following a campaign rally in Miami for Democratic candidates.
Former President Barack Obama is coming to South Florida on Friday.
Two U.S. senators and three congressmen are asking federal officials to bring recreational vehicles and mobile homes to the Florida Panhandle to help residents who lost their homes to Hurricane Michael.
In this year's midterm elections, Florida is once again a critical battleground.
Tight contests dominate the Senate landscape: In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are tied among likely voters, 46 percent to 46 percent including those who have cast ballots already.
Just in time for the start of early voting, former Vice President Joe Biden will be attending rallies in our state this week to show support for Democratic candidates.
Election day is drawing closer and closer as candidates are ramping up their campaigning across the country.
With Election Day just around the corner, CNN has confirmed the previously postponed Florida Senate debate between Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson has been canceled.
Hurricane Michael has shifted the focus of this year's race for a U.S. Senate seat.
The two men competing for a U.S. Senate seat in the midterm election have taken a break from campaigning to focus on recovery in the Panhandle.
CNN has decided to postpone Florida's Senate debate between Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson.
The November 6 General Election is fast approaching and one of the most highly watched races is the U.S. Senate seat pitting out-going Florida governor Rick Scott against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson.
The Florida Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and term-limited Republican Governor Rick Scott remains neck and neck.
The 2018 midterm elections are a little more than a month away.
With 35 days to go before Election Day, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott squared off in a lively debate Tuesday in the Miramar studios of Telemundo 51.
Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello endorsed incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum for governor on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will not get an approval vote from Florida Senator Bill Nelson.
In a new statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University's Business and Economics Polling Initiative, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are virtually tied in the race for Florida's critical U.S. Senate seat.
Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott will square off Oct. 2 in a debate hosted by Telemundo, the campaigns announced.
A new Quinnipiac poll out today raising concerns for incumbent Florida senator Bill Nelson.
Outgoing Florida governor Rick Scott has taken the first step on his journey towards what he hopes is a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
After CBS News Miami raised questions, a stolen vehicle was towed away and Miami-Dade code compliance officers launched an investigation.
Thieves in a white Comcast van were caught on camera stealing motorcycles from apartment garages in South Florida, connecting two victims online and prompting local investigations.
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
Federal authorities say the sweeping crackdown targeted online piracy networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including matches played in Atlanta and Miami.
Prosecutors say Joel Leiniz was driving more than 100 mph in a 40 mph zone with his three daughters in the car when the January crash happened. She died, while his other two daughters lived.
Waymo says thousands of soccer fans relied on its autonomous vehicles during the FIFA World Cup in Miami.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.