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Former Florida Rep. David Rivera went on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
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Former Florida Rep. David Rivera went on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
According to The New York Times, U.S. negotiators are pushing for Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel to step aside, but they are not pushing for action against members of the Castro family.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere.
The gathering is a part of a car caravan heading from Tropical Park to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity (also known as La Ermita de la Caridad), organized by the Cuban Anti-Communist Foundation.
President Trump says he's considering limited strikes against Iran as negotiations over its nuclear program are underway. Here are some of the figures talking with him about the decision.
Congressmen Carlos Gimenez, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Maria Elvira Salazar are calling for action taken against the Cuban government by only allowing humanitarian aid into the island and barring local businesses from sending anything else.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear the Trump administration would stick to its guns on policy, but offered a tone seen as softer and more reassuring.
As the fight for Temporary Protective Status continues for Haitians living in the U.S., Haitian officials are warning the public about possible political unrest in the country.
Weeks after a U.S. operation ousted Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a Senate hearing that a change in Cuba would benefit the United States, while noting it wouldn’t necessarily require direct U.S. involvement and as President Donald Trump publicly entertains a similar outcome.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before Congress about Nicolás Maduro's capture and the future of Venezuela, and also fielded questions about Iran and Greenland.
Alex Vindman, a key figure in President Trump's first impeachment, is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat.
Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.
United States aid is headed to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, and government officials are warning the island nation that if supplies end up in the hands of the Cuban regime, there will be consequences.
After the meeting, Denmark's foreign minister said they're eager to work with the U.S. while respecting the "red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark."
President Trump is proposing increasing military spending by more than 50%, citing "troubled and dangerous times."
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with Marco Rubio, which one Danish lawmaker hopes will halt talk "about wanting to acquire Greenland."
City of Miami Commissioner Ralph Rosado is holding a news conference Wednesday to address the military action in Venezuela over the weekend.
South Florida leaders reacted after President Trump said Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro was captured, while Cuba and Colombia criticized the move and urged restraint.
Rubio re-posted a statement he made in July of 2025, which said, “Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government.”
Florida heads into 2026 facing a crowded race to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis, and major policy battles in Tallahassee.
Democrats have called on the Pentagon to release the full video of the "double-tap" U.S. strike that killed two survivors who were alive after an initial strike.
Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the claims, writing on social media that "the peace proposal was authored by the U.S."
Bolivia's first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, has injected a sharp note of realism into his plan for solving Bolivia's worst economic crisis in four decades.
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
A dramatic police pursuit ended as a stolen van crashed through a gate and sank in a Fort Lauderdale marina.
A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her $19.25 million.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a comprehensive agriculture bill that blocks Florida cities and counties from banning gas-powered tools.
The judge granted bond to one suspect while another remains held without bond; police are seeking a third teen in the 2025 Miami assault case.
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
A dramatic police pursuit ended as a stolen van crashed through a gate and sank in a Fort Lauderdale marina.
A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her $19.25 million.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a comprehensive agriculture bill that blocks Florida cities and counties from banning gas-powered tools.
The judge granted bond to one suspect while another remains held without bond; police are seeking a third teen in the 2025 Miami assault case.
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.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera went on trial Monday over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots that are postmarked by but received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.
President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Most Republicans, especially MAGA, continue to support the US action and express a lot of confidence in Trump personally.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.