Canova Looking For Surge Of Support To Defeat Wasserman Schultz
The August primary is just days away and a Nova Southeastern University professor is hoping for a surge in support so he can unseat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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The August primary is just days away and a Nova Southeastern University professor is hoping for a surge in support so he can unseat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Weston, has represented the state's 23rd district since she won the office in 2005.
In their first and only scheduled debate, Congresswoman Debbie Wassermann Schultz accused her primary opponent of supporting policies that would endanger Israel, while her challenger, Nova Southeastern law professor Tim Canova, portrayed the six-term Congresswoman as a creature of Washington more interested in protecting moneyed special interests than her own constituents.
This week on Facing South Florida we host Congresswoman Debbie Wassermann Schultz and her challenger in the August 30th Florida primary Tim Canova for a debate.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords are teaming up to promote gun safety.
Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tim Canova have agreed to a one-hour debate - in one of the most highly anticipated primary elections in the country. the race for the 23rd congressional district seat.
Congressman Debbie Wasserman Shultz says she wants to debate against her primary opponent in the congressional race.
Vice President Joe Biden made a few stops throughout Florida Friday to help out two fellow democrats in their campaigns.
For the first time since the Democratic National Convention, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is talking about her party's hacked e-mails which forced her to abruptly step down as DNC chairwoman.
The Democratic National Convention can serve a multitude of purposes.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was viewed as a shoe-in for re-election, but what is coming to be known as "emailgate" could prove problematic.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz received a raucous reception Monday morning at the Florida delegation's breakfast on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.
A fresh political mess which led to the resignation of Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has Democrats scrambling to show off a united, forward looking party as their convention gets underway in Philadelphia.
Five years ago, Debbie Wasserman Schultz was put in charge of the Democratic National Committee to help usher in a new era for the party.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she is stepping down as Democratic Party chairwoman at the end of this week's convention.
While this week and Cleveland may look like nothing more than a giant GOP pep rally, there are definitely opposing forces at play.
Four years ago Megan Hobson was the victim of a drive-by shooting.
More than 50 South Florida labor unions are backing Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's reelection in Florida's 23rd Congressional District.
Health officials from local to federal are gathering Monday to talk about what they say is a public health crisis - the Zika virus.
South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, reversed herself Friday in her support of Florida's payday loan stores.
A new ad slams Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for not doing more to crack down on the predatory practices of the payday lending industry.
A South Florida congresswoman could become collateral damage in a fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
The man accused of trying to detonate an explosive at a Jewish center in Aventura faced a judge Monday.
The congresswoman joins Jim for a special half-hour to discuss the presidential race and her own re-election campaign.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who chairs the Democratic National Committee, has picked up an endorsement from President Barack Obama as she runs for a sixth term.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun told "CBS Mornings" he "was in shock" when he received a red card in a World Cup match and discussed FIFA's decision to lift the one-game ban.
In-person early voting at limited polling locations will run from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 in most counties.
Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.
The Georgia family had just arrived at their Florida rental home and had left the 2 and 4-year-old boys in the car when the shooting happened, officials say.
U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun told "CBS Mornings" he "was in shock" when he received a red card in a World Cup match and discussed FIFA's decision to lift the one-game ban.
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.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina, died suddenly at age 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
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.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
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.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.
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.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.