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.

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.

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"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 ...

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.

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.

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried criticized the move, highlighting ongoing human rights violations in Cuba. She urged the administration to reverse its stance. Sen. Nikki Fried and Joe ...

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 ...

When Democrats lost the White House in November, and watched the Senate flip and the House remain in Republican control, they immediately set their sights on the next fight in 2028. But some Democrats say that’s a mistake.

The Republican Party of Florida in December continued to expand its voter-registration edge over the Florida Democratic Party. Data posted Friday on the state Division of Elections website showed the GOP with 5,635,902 active registered voters, while the ...

Bill Cotterell is a retired Capitol reporter for United Press International and the Tallahassee Democrat. He can be reached at [email protected].