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.

Two former Bayfront Park executives settled a federal whistleblower suit against ex-Commissioner Joe Carollo; the filing Tuesday did not disclose the terms. The complaint accused misuse of Trust funds and retaliation.

Florida’s teachers union has sued the state, arguing universal vouchers and charter funding have siphoned billions from neighborhood public schools and violated the state constitution.

Jupiter's council advanced a plan to form a town‑run fire‑rescue department, setting public hearings and funding options the town says will lower costs.

Content creator Nick Shirley says Cuban agents seized his cameras and tailed his team; he claims he narrowly escaped and will publish more footage amid rising U.S.–Cuba tension.