Val Demings: DeSantis’ un-American stunts doomed presidential bid: The former congresswoman from Orlando writes that Ron DeSantis' obsession with ...
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Democracy works best across the aisle | Commentary: In a joint column, the two former Congress members from different parties write that during critical moments ...
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Demings on Tyre Nichols video: ‘I could not believe what I was seeing’: Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) said on Sunday that she “could not believe” what she saw ...
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Black candidates sound off: We needed more help from Dem groups: The candidates themselves raised boatloads. But they were outgunned by GOP outside organizations ...
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Police leaders can’t wait for legislation. They must reform themselves.: Doing nothing fails everyone.
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1st Gen Z congressman-elect denied apartment over bad credit: WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost of Florida, the first member of Generation Z elected to ...
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Quick Glance: Maxwell Frost, a Gen Z representative, was denied an apartment due to poor credit.
- Maxwell Frost, the first-ever Generation Z member of Congress, claims he was denied an apartment in DC because he had low credit, despite being told that his credit score wouldn't matter."Unfortunately, we have this holy number of a credit score that affects whether a human being can move into a place or not, even with a letter from the United States Congress," he remarked.
- According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 15% of Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to have "Unfortunately, we have this holy number of a credit score that affects whether or not a human being can move into a place or not, even with a letter from the United States Congress," or to have credit records that are not evaluated, preventing them from renting or purchasing a home.
Maxwell Frost Wins Election To Become First Gen Z Member Of Congress: The 25-year-old Florida Democrat won Florida's 10th Congressional District election to ...
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Quick Glance: Biden's Speech Celebrates Midterm Election Results, but He Faces New Challenges
- President Biden, dressed in a blue suit, looks at a reporter who is asking a question into a microphone held by a White House aide.
- President Biden had the best midterm results of any president in 20 years, avoiding a Republican surge that had been forecast.
- While Mr. Biden retains his veto pen, the path to keeping government doors open and avoiding a national debt default may pass through Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader vying for speaker.
- According to advisers, Mr. Biden might spend most of the next two years traveling the country for ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Florida's Marco Rubio wins 3rd Senate term, defeats Demings: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep ...
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Democrat Frost becomes 1st member of Gen Z to win House seat: Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old gun reform and social justice activist ...
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Val Demings was a cop for decades. Why are critics calling her anti-police?: In a Senate race between Democrat Val Demings, who spent nearly three decades in law ...
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Rubio wins big against Democrat Val Demings to stay in U.S. Senate for Florida: What was once thought to be a tough race for Rubio looked anything but.
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Val Demings Goes On Attack Against Marco Rubio In Florida Senate Debate: Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), a three-term congresswoman, could become the state’s first ...
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Quick Glance: Watch Live: Demings vs. Rubio Debate in U.S. Senate Race
- Val Demings will hold their one and only debate tonight in Palm Beach County.
- The two will compete on November 8 to represent Florida in the United States Senate with Rick Scott, R-Florida.
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- Please visit this page. Demings, 65, is emphasizing her law enforcement background while distanced herself from President Joe Biden, whose poll numbers in Florida are dwindling.
- According to campaign spokesperson Elizabeth Gregory, Rubio, 51, would highlight his Senate record.
A swing state no more? GOP confidence grows in Florida: THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Democrats are increasingly concerned that Florida, once the nation's premier ...
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Cook Report shifts Florida, Washington Senate races in favor of GOP: The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its ratings for the Senate races in Florida ...
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Record Majority Say More Crime in Their Area Is Potential Bad Sign for Dems: Americans are more likely now than the past five decades to say crime has increased ...
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Marco Rubio at Tampa rally: Democrats ‘will destroy this country’: The U.S. senator from Florida is making his final pitch to voters.
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Demings, Rubio get set for their only Senate debate Tuesday: U.S. Rep. Val Demings is trying to cut into U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s lead by touting her law ...
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Critics Argue the Democratic Party is Failing its Black Women Candidates: National Democratic groups should have invested more in dynamic candidates like Val ...
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After Parkland shooting, Rubio vowed to support law raising minimum age to buy assault-style rifle. Now he opposes it
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Demings, Crist must sharpen TV messages | Letters to the editor: A reader is uninspired by the TV ads for Val Demings and Charlie Crist.
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Demings in new ad stresses independence from Democratic Party: Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) in a new campaign ad is distancing herself from some rhetoric in the ...
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Want to Know Why Democrats Are Losing? Consider the Debates.: Val Demmings didn’t “crush” Marco Rubio. John Fetterman isn’t going to “smash” Mehmet Oz, either.
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Rubio maintains lead over Demings in Florida Senate race: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is holding his edge over his Democratic rival, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) ...
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Democratic ex-cop Demings closes in on Republican Rubio in Florida: Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings enters the final weeks of her campaign to unseat ...
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Democratic ex-cop Demings closes in on Republican Rubio in Florida: Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings enters the final weeks of her campaign to unseat ...
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Rubio edges Demings by 2 points in new Florida Senate poll: Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) leads his Democratic challenger, Rep. Val Demings ...
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Biden calls DeSantis ‘Donald Trump incarnate’ as he campaigns in South Florida for Crist and Demings
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Quick Glance: Biden Warns That America's Democracy Is in Danger in Speech
- Republicans' "Big Lie" Threatens American Democracy, Says Biden
- President Biden criticized electoral violence and voter intimidation in a prime-time address only days before Tuesday's midterm elections.
- In an address delivered Wednesday night, President Biden stated that democracy was at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Mr. Biden linked the attack to former President Donald J. Trump's "Big Lie" about the 2020 election being rigged.
Orange County voters say no to transportation sales tax, yes to rent control: Orange County voters rejected a penny-per-dollar sales-tax increase intended to ...
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Gov. DeSantis will continue to give Floridians a better quality of life | Opinion
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Rubio leading Demings by 4 points in Florida Senate race: survey: Sen. Marco Rubio (R) holds a 4-point lead over Rep. Val Demings (D) in the race for Florida’s ...
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Demings to run ‘Little Marco’ ad on Fox News during Trump rally: U.S. Rep. Val Demings is reminding voters of all the times former President Donald Trump ...
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President Biden is heading to South Florida. He’ll go after Republicans as threat to Medicare and Social Security.
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Democrats pushing Black voters in South Florida to turn out for midterm elections
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A record number of Black candidates for higher offices aim to reshape U.S. politics
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Rubio, Demings hurl ‘socialist’ and ‘lying’ in heated U.S. Senate race: Florida’s race for U.S. Senate is a high-stakes political slugfest with terms like ...
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The Val Demings Gamble: Can the Florida congresswoman inherit Joe Biden’s Democratic Party?
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump plan 11th-hour campaign stops in Miami for Florida candidates
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Democrats see opening to take down Rubio: Democrats are seeing new glimmers of hope for their chances of ousting Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in Florida after months of ...
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Rubio shows his true colors with flip-flop on guns | Letters to the editor: A reader criticizes Sen. Marco Rubio for a flip-flop on allowing teenagers to buy ...
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Val Demings Wins Democratic Nomination, Could Become Florida’s First Black Senator
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Quick Glance: Charlie Crist Wins Democratic Primary in Florida, Will Face DeSantis
- Rep. Charlie Crist defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in the Democratic primary for Florida's gubernatorial election on Tuesday, as Crist looks to unseat rising star Gov. Rick Scott.
- Ron DeSantis (R) and recover the governorship, which Crist previously held as a Republican.
- In the race between Fried and Crist, DeSantis has frequently loomed large.
- Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) also easily won Florida's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, setting up a fight between Demings and incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.
25-year-old Maxwell Alejandro Frost wins Democratic nomination to succeed Demings
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‘Leaving no person behind’: Crist, Demings pledge equal rights fight during first lady’s visit to Orlando
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TV ads, takeout food, 'campaign attire': Here's how 2022 midterm candidates are spending their money
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Val Demings Chances of Beating Marco Rubio, According to Polls: The Republican Florida senator, who once held a 20-point lead against his Democratic challenger ...
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These Are the Closest Races of the Upcoming Midterm Elections: Here are the races to watch in the 2022 midterm elections, plus the candidates poised to break ...
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Primary takeaways: DeSantis's challenger chosen; New York Democrats wage intra-party fights
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Demings up by 4 points in challenge to Rubio: poll: Rep. Val Demings (D) leads Sen. Marco Rubio (R) by 4 percentage points in Florida’s Senate race ...
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Demings knocks Rubio for missing hurricane relief vote. She opposed some similar bills
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Orange County’s Orlo Vista flood-prevention plan may be ‘too little, too late’: Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said engineers have proposed a fix for Orlo ...
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Live updates: Florida, New York election results 2022: Primary season continues Tuesday with races in New York, Florida and Oklahoma. Follow here for live ...
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Come January, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will likely be the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. https://abcn.ws/3QKyqVO
Val Demings outspending Marco Rubio in a big way in TV, radio campaign ads: Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings is running for U.S. Senate, hoping to unseat ...
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Val Demings, FEMA tour Orange as thousands remain without power: Local and federal emergency officials continue to coordinate plans in the ongoing recovery ...
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Florida Demings campaign likens her to Trump and DeSantis: Demings is a solid Democrat who was one of Trump's impeachment managers, but some GOP voters are still ...
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Democrats have only one viable option in U.S. Senate primary | Times Editorial Board recommendations
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Demings rallies women in Doral as she amps up campaign: Demings’ campaign announced the launch of “Demings for Women,” with a kickoff event held at the ...
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‘I would rather be right and lose an election.’ Rubio stands firm on abortion ban as Democrats attack
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Val Demings to skip President Biden’s Orlando rally; Crist ‘proud’ to welcome him
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Political ad spending is breaking records: Here's where the money's going in critical Senate races
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Is Marco Rubio crying wolf or does Val Demings really have him on the run? | Opinion
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Val Demings’ ad criticizes Rubio’s attendance record: PolitiFact | Rubio has missed 9.2% of roll call votes since 2011, well above average for members of the ...
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Orange mayor’s father celebrates 100th birthday with family, proclamations: Nearly 50 guests were made up of his children, including Orange County Mayor Jerry ...
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New polls show Demings gaining on Rubio. Can they be trusted?: Recent surveys show Congresswoman Val Demings gaining ground on incumbent Republican Senator Marco ...
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Leaders put big ambitions for Central Florida passenger rail growth on paper: Central Florida leaders think big in seeking federal grants and voter approval to ...
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Val Demings says she supports abortion up to ‘time of viability’ after Rubio attacks
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‘Florida is ground zero for saving our democracy’: Democrats rally supporters in Miami-Dade
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Demings tests positive for COVID-19: Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), who is in the midst of a Senate campaign, said on Monday that she tested positive for COVID-19 ...
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Val Demings says Biden’s student debt relief ‘will expand opportunity for everyone’
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Jesse Jackson endorses 25-year-old progressive in race to replace Demings: Florida congressional candidate Maxwell Frost on Friday received a key endorsement ...
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Orange Mayor Jerry Demings wins again; sales-tax campaign awaits: Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings dodged a runoff election and gained a second term by soundly ...
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Pictures: Florida Primary Election Day 2022: Florida primary election day scenes from around the state and Central Florida on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
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Val Demings’ big TV spending may pay dividends, but she’s playing catchup with Rubio
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Marco Rubio’s opponent Val Demings: I do not want to defund the police: Demings is going all-in on a bet that her 27 years in law enforcement will be a political ...
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Pictures: Early voting begins for 2022 Florida primary: On the first day of early voting for the 2022 primary election, candidates and volunteers gather to wave ...
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‘We can win this race.’ Demings turns to Miami Haitians in bid for Senate: U.S. Rep. Val Demings speaks with Haitian-American community leaders in North Miami as ...
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Election 2022: Demings’ open seat in U.S. House draws an army of candidates: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ map made District 10 more Democratic-leaning ...
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In run for governor, Nikki Fried talks about abortion and marijuana, Crist and DeSantis
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Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s demand for gun reform after Texas school shooting: Rubio took to Twitter on Thursday, lambasting the NBA for “politicizing a ...
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‘Maybe it’s time to try something else.’ Dems backing diverse Senate candidates: Democrats North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Georgia are supporting Black ...
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