Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
Democrats
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart supports negotiations on health insurance subsidies after shutdown ends
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart blamed the federal government’s shutdown on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain at an impasse over a disagreement about health care funding.
Democrats worry ‘big, ugly’ bill will impact healthcare; Republicans fear tax increases if bill stalls
U.S. House Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart and Debby Wasserman Schultz are both worried about the future of a bill that President Donald Trump has described as “big” and “beautiful.”
Republican senators stand divided before final vote on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill
Republicans aimed to meet President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July deadline on the 940-page “big, beautiful” bill.
TRACKER: 2,668 DNC delegates clear the path for Harris nomination in August
After President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s pick to run against former President Donald Trump, the party’s leaders started to rally behind her.
Republicans and Democrats meet for watch parties in Miami, Fort Lauderdale
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will be standing about 8 feet apart on stage and there won’t be an audience during their 90-minute debate on Thursday night.
Florida Democratic lawmaker reacts to Trump’s verdict
After a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty Thursday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement saying no one is about the law in the United States.
Woman makes history in Florida
Donna Deegan made history in Florida politics and with her victory the Democrat delivered a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
2020 Democratic contenders link arms in King Day march
Democratic presidential contenders celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at a Baptist church Monday and linked arms with each other and civil rights leaders in a march of tens of thousands to the Statehouse.





