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Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's path to the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida became clearer Wednesday when her main primary opponent dropped out of the race to seek a U.S. House seat. Phil Ehr, a retired Navy commander who left the Republican Party in 2017, appeared with Mucarsel-Powell in Miami to announce he will drop out of the Senate primary and instead challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a move embraced by the state Dem...

Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's path to the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida became clearer Wednesday when her main primary opponent dropped out of the race to seek a U.S. House seat. Phil Ehr, a retired Navy commander who left the Republican Party in 2017, appeared with Mucarsel-Powell in Miami to announce he will drop out of the Senate primary and instead challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a move embraced by the state Demo...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — He is polarizing in Washington and polarizing at home. And in both places these days, he is getting more attention than anyone might expect, given his lack of seniority and thin legislative record. As Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida orchestrated the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, constituents in his overwhelmingly Republican district had plenty of thoughts about their congressman’s actions and suddenly robust national profile. “If we got rid of the...

In an overwhelmingly Republican district, Mr. Gaetz is admired for shaking up the House, but he also has plenty of critics.

Florida voted for Trump twice. DeSantis, too. Crazy and cruel sell well in this state. So Rick Scott is running again.

In other news from soggy-but-recovering Florida where the governor seeking a promotion to the White House is absolutely in his element …  slightly down the 2024 ticket, Rick Scott has begun to draw ch...

A day after former South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell entered the Democratic race for U.S. Senate in 2024, one of her opponents, retired Naval veteran Phil Ehr, reached out to “invite” Murcasel-Powell to a series of campaign debates ahead of next August’s primary election.

Democratic organizers are galvanizing as Debbie Murcasel-Powell announced she's running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Rick Scott.

Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, an immigrant born in Ecuador who served one term in Congress, entered the race Tuesday to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott in 2024.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday she will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024, a campaign that will be a test to see if Florida Democrats can fare better during a presidential election in a state that has become increasingly Republican.