At a State of Black Miami town hall, leaders warned Florida’s anti‑DEI law has narrowed the Black Affairs Advisory Board’s tools and raised alarms about hiring and maps. Organizers say they’ll pivot to voter outreach and oversight.

House Oversight has asked four maternity operators for records about how they market childbirth packages to foreign clients as federal scrutiny tightens. Lawmakers want marketing materials, client counts and fee details.

Attorneys for Jewish Voice for Peace South Florida say invoice documents link Miami Beach Commissioner David Suarez to December mobile billboards that labeled protesters "Jew hater." The group has asked a court for more documents as part of its First Amendment lawsuit.

Quiet settlements by American Airlines and Iberostar resolve long‑running Helms‑Burton suits brought by Cuban‑American heirs.

Trump renewed a provocative pitch for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state, tying the idea to baseball glory and claims about massive oil reserves.

Broward Black leaders urged Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz not to run in reconstituted FL‑20, warning her entry could threaten decades of Black representation.

Monroe County says a new Florida law blocks public support for DEI programs, and tourist-marketing grants for Key West Pride and other island festivals will be cut for 2027. Organizers vow 2026 events will proceed but warn the loss could dent the island’s tourism marketing next year.

A Key West couple filed a federal suit after city officials ordered them to repaint rainbow pickets used to protest crosswalk removals. The ACLU says the citations were viewpoint discrimination.

The 11th Circuit ruled that DHS can’t broadly bar bond hearings for many immigrants in custody, clearing the way for detainees in the Southeast to seek release while their cases proceed.

The DOJ filed a civil suit in South Florida seeking to revoke Victor Manuel Rocha’s U.S. citizenship after his 2024 guilty plea for spying for Cuba. The complaint alleges he lied to naturalize.

A Miami‑area man says ICE handed him a "Plan of Action for Removal" ordering him to obtain a passport and leave by Aug. 4 after months at the Everglades detention site. His family says they are terrified of another ICE visit.

Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov landed in Miami to meet U.S. envoys as talks stall and rival ceasefires raise the stakes.

An industry executive told the Tampa Bay Business Journal the state’s $9.6B catastrophe fund needs recalibration as trustees prepare to weigh new 2026 rates.