DeSantis delivers final State of the State address: "We are the free state of Florida"
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida's legislature to redraw congressional districts.
Florida is poised to join the other states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year's midterm elections.
In an exclusive interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will consider a presidential campaign after the 2026 midterm elections.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
The new map would shift five of California's Republican House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
House Bill 4 advances to the Senate after Democrats return from a quorum-breaking walkout. Republicans aim to reshape the Texas congressional maps.
Republicans currently hold a 20-8 advantage in Florida's congressional delegation and maintain supermajorities in both chambers of the state Legislature.
California may follow Texas' lead and redraw congressional districts for partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.
The lawsuit claims seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.
A three-judge federal panel Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, saying opponents did not prove lawmakers acted with "racially discriminatory purpose."
Attorneys for Secretary of State Cord Byrd have filed a motion seeking the recusal of Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker
Unlikely the case will be resolved before a candidate-qualifying deadline for the November elections
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is trying to use a state appeals court's ruling to help bolster its defense of a congressional redistricting plan in federal court.
An appeals court Tuesday took up a battle about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature last year, with some judges appearing skeptical of a challenge filed by voting rights groups.
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a new voting map from being used in the city of Miami's elections in November.
The City of Miami is facing a deadline of August 1st to comply with a new voting map, which the city claims is too soon for implementation.
The House and Senate contend that lawmakers and staff members should be shielded from depositions
Jim takes a closer look at the redrawing of our state's congressional map with a reporter for ProPublica, who wrote about the governor's plan and the controversy that created. ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Guest: Joshua Kaplan, REPORTER, PROPUBLICA
The overall redistricting plan is expected to increase the number of GOP members in the state legislature.
A new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff that could diminish the state's Black representation in Washington was reinstated by an appeals court Friday, a week after a lower court judge said the map was unconstitutional.
The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a stay on a circuit judge's ruling that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
A judge's ruling that a new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff is unconstitutional has been appealed by the state.
Wildfires scorch nearly 900 acres in Miami-Dade's Everglades National Park, forcing Shark Valley's closure as firefighters battle blazes across South Florida.
Officers from the Lauderhill Police Department responded to reports of a stabbing in a suspected domestic altercation Saturday evening.
ICE has filed a detainer for a Cuban woman accused of burning her children and setting a fire in her Miami home.
Margate police say a lightning strike during Sunday's storms killed a mother and her child in a local park.
"It's like a big 'Hell to you, Hell to your speed sign,'" neighbor Carlos Tapanes said.
Police said the one person on board was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but was uninjured.
Wildfires scorch nearly 900 acres in Miami-Dade's Everglades National Park, forcing Shark Valley's closure as firefighters battle blazes across South Florida.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
The rainy afternoons will last through next weekend.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
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.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is considering stepping down from his post by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.
The U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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.
After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.