College-Educated Whites Put Hole In Trump Coalition
Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton.
For many in the conservative party, there's more to worry about than just Donald Trump. There's the future of the conservative movement to consider.
Marco Rubio is back under the microscope.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was strong in Tuesday evening's GOP debate, but that may not matter.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, returned home Saturday to West Miami for an event with 500 of his closest supporters.
While there were no major breakouts in Tuesday night's Republican debate, some candidates were just getting by.
Fractious conservatives resisted Paul Ryan's appeals to rally around him for House speaker Wednesday, suggesting fresh trouble ahead in the Republican-on-Republican struggle between pragmatists and purists. The fight has rendered Congress almost dysfunctional and shaken the party's presidential campaign.
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate — an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House.
Senators scolded the Florida Supreme Court for trampling on their First Amendment rights as lawmakers began a special session Monday aimed at redrawing congressional districts the court said were gerrymandered to help the Republican Party.
Just six months ago, Gov. Rick Scott stood onstage outside the state Capitol basking in his hard-fought victory as he began his second term.
Sen. John McCain said Monday he doesn't need an apology from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but that Trump should tell veterans and their families that he's sorry.
You know what they say about the rich just keep getting richer. Gov. Rick Scott, a multi-millionaire who dipped into his own fortune to help his re-election campaign, continues to get wealthier.
Florida Governor Rick Scott slashed $461 million worth of projects from the budget passed by Florida lawmakers last week during a special session.
Democrats see a chance to pick up the Florida Senate seat being vacated by Republican Marco Rubio — but only if U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson stays out of the race.
Even as a flare-up in negotiations on economic-development spending demonstrated simmering tensions between the House and Senate, lawmakers continued Monday to try to come to agreement in two areas that helped spark an ongoing special session: funding for health care and environmental projects.
In his first year in the Florida Legislature, Marco Rubio penciled in "0" for his net worth when filling out the required forms detailing his personal finances.
Rand Paul wants to see post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws expire, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says the Republican presidential candidate is "wrong" in doing so.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a possible presidential candidate, is set to make appearances in Tennessee along with an already declared Republican presidential candidate.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum announced his bid for the White House in 2016 on Wednesday.
Four possible candidates to fill Senator Marco Rubio's seat say their decision on whether to run will be made in the next few weeks.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush said he trusts the legal process that resulted in charges against six Baltimore officers in the death of Freddie Gray.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush is appearing at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters.
Presidential candidate Marco Rubio is scheduled to address Republicans at the party's Georgia convention next month.
Florida's former governor Jeb Bush confronted one of the Republican Party's touchiest debates Tuesday, telling Puerto Ricans that conservatives should be proud that America is "an immigrant nation" and value the contribution immigrants make to the United States.
For the third straight year, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.
Police say a longtime employee funneled hundreds of refund checks to her husband and son.
Darrell Collins marks the anniversary of his younger son's unsolved killing while giving back to South Florida families.
Attorneys argue his childhood trauma and mental health struggles should spare him from execution in officer's killing.
Eight members of a Philadelphia youth football team were charged after allegedly stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Dick's Sporting Goods in Florida last weekend.
Higgins defeated former city manager Emilio Gonzalez with 59% of the vote, pledging to tackle housing affordability, climate resilience, and restore trust at City Hall.
Higgins defeated former city manager Emilio Gonzalez with 59% of the vote, pledging to tackle housing affordability, climate resilience, and restore trust at City Hall.
Police say a longtime employee funneled hundreds of refund checks to her husband and son.
Darrell Collins marks the anniversary of his younger son's unsolved killing while giving back to South Florida families.
Attorneys argue his childhood trauma and mental health struggles should spare him from execution in officer's killing.
National Democrats have deployed resources for County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, while Mr. Trump has endorsed former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Higgins defeated former city manager Emilio Gonzalez with 59% of the vote, pledging to tackle housing affordability, climate resilience, and restore trust at City Hall.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood have been designated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as "foreign terrorist organizations."
A producer for "The Charlie Kirk Show" podcast said there had been false claims about the finances of Turning Point USA.
Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, criticized House GOP leaders in an op-ed for what she called their "restrictive and ineffective" control of the chamber.
A bipartisan group of former ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying strikes against alleged drug boats.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Jim DeFede talks with Randi Weingarten about the warning bell she rings in her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."
Jim DeFede talks with Bryan Calvo, the newly elected mayor of Hialeah.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
President Trump hosted the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Tilly Norwood is unlike any other aspiring TV or movie star: Tilly is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. What might that mean for the media industry?
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.