Nobody saw their change of political orientation coming. Both women did a good job at playing the role of solid Democrats.

Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is the latest Democrat to announce she will join the Republican Party over the past weeks as the GOP solidifies power after President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory.

The Florida Democratic Party slammed President Biden for his decision to lift Cuba’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation in exchange for freeing jailed political prisoners who protested the regime in 2021.

In the same elections where Democratic candidates lose, progressive policies win. Floridians have voted for marijuana legalization, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, environmental protections, restoration of voting rights for ex-felons, tax exemptions for public service workers and abortion rights—all in the past few cycles.

It's a rare moment indeed when a state party publicly criticizes a president from their own side of the partisan aisle, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday when the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) sent out a press release stating that they "condemn in the strongest terms" President Joe Biden's decision to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

The future of the two party state is at risk in Florida as two Democratic lawmakers put self-interest over party to join the GOP

Facing South Florida 10:50. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to State Representative Michael Gottlieb, a Democrat who repres

In Florida, Cuban-Americans are a key demographic, and Biden's decision Tuesday is viewed as further hurting political conditions for Democrats in the state.

"This is Joe Biden literally sinking the Democratic Party in the state of Florida," he said. "Big time." Once the most notable "swing state" — rife with ballot "hanging chads" and the "Brooks ...

Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is a Democrat no more. Porras has jumped ship and joined the Republican Party. She’s the third Florida Democrat to do so since the 2024 General Election — after state Reps. Susan Valdés and Hillary Cassel — and the first from Miami-Dade.

Today, the two lawmakers are Republicans, a stunning party switch that further reveals the weakness of a Florida Democratic Party that felt hopeful in early 2024 that it could end the GOP ...

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried speaks to reporters on July 8 the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Al Diaz [email protected] If Florida Democrats have any hope of digging out of ...