Midterm elections put Social Security funding gaps on the ballot
With Social Security's main trust fund on course to be depleted in 2032, Congress will face mounting pressure to find remedies and avert benefit cuts.
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With Social Security's main trust fund on course to be depleted in 2032, Congress will face mounting pressure to find remedies and avert benefit cuts.
The candidates met for the second forum in a week in the newly drawn district, and more than 1.6 million Floridians have already voted.
Two former FBI agents have each been charged with one count of lying to Congress about the investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop.
Moskowitz says he and his family are safe and that the person who left the voicemail is in the Palm Beach County Jail.
Republican Scott Singer called it a turnout race, and Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz did not speak with reporters after the hour-long forum.
Rodriguez and the House Democratic leader criticized the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, while Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says an immigration reform law will pass before Trump leaves office.
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and challenger Eliott Rodriguez both cite affordability and immigration as top concerns, and early voting begins Monday.
Democrat Oliver Gilbert and Republican Te Brown discussed housing, transit and immigration with CBS News Miami, and voters said who they plan to support in November.
Some House Democrats are calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to delay the congressional recess expected at the end of the week until lawmakers pass AI safeguards.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
Former CBS News Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez and former prosecutor Robin Peguero are running in the Aug. 18 primary for a shot at Salazar's seat.
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.
The district stretches south from Palm Beach County into northern Broward, then runs all the way across the state to Marco Island.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
Seven candidates are vying for the seat, but a July St. Pete Poll of 303 registered voters has identified two front-runners.
The National TPS Alliance says it collected over 130,000 signatures calling on Congress to restore protections for Venezuelans living in the U.S. including in South Florida.
Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent after the House passed a bill with overwhelming support.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
The longtime South Florida congresswoman backed Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert on Monday, citing his experience and leadership record.
Speaking at the iconic Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar dismissed the reforms as a last-ditch effort by Cuba's communist leadership to attract international financial support amid growing economic pressures.
Kendrick Meek Jr., 29, announced he is running for the seat that was once held by his grandmother, Carrie Meek, and his father, Kendrick Meek.
Luther Campbell, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness, and Elijah Manley had discussed one or two of them bowing out of the race but could not decide who that should be by the filing deadline.
In a 6-1 ruling, the court determined the First District Court of Appeal should consider the merits of the case before it weighs in on the matter.
The seat, long held by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, is up for grabs after the veteran lawmaker announced she will not seek reelection following redistricting changes approved in Tallahassee.
