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Miami Democrats, progressives and Black Lives Matter torn on Cuba protests response Alex Daugherty, Miami Herald For four days, the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida deliberated and drafted a statement in response to historic anti-regime protests in Cuba. On Thursday, the organization made its position public. The statement didn’t include support for the protests or call out violence from the Cuban military and police. Instead, it focused on a call to end the U.S. embar...

Florida Democrats pick Manny Diaz as new leader Democratic activists chose Diaz, 66, as their new chairman, picking the former two-term Miami mayor. He now has just a few months to prepare for the start of the 2022 campaign season, when Democrats will try to unseat U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Ron DeSantis.     Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, left, seen here in March 2020, with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [ JOSE A. IGLESIAS | Miami Herald ] By David Smiley Updated Jan. 10 Sh...