Politics & Government

DeSantis suggested that if Trump had any trouble in the voting process, he would lend the former president a hand.

Trump led Biden by eight percentage points in April. His margin over Kamala Harris is much tighter.

Between metal detectors and cell-phone bans, schools are looking more like prisons these days. Are body cavity searches next?

Internet users are advising the Florida Congressman to lay off the Botox.

It’s hard enough to keep track of Donald Trump’s criminal cases, much less local politics. For insight into 2024 elections in South Florida, let New Times be your guide.

A Coral Gables legislator called the proposed program a “giant step toward providing greater access to swimming lessons” for Florida kids.

Verra Mobility, formerly known as American Traffic Solutions, has been at the center of debate over automated traffic-safety enforcement in Florida since the dawn of the technology’s rollout.

Media Matters says Fox News host Laura Ingraham was blowing a timeworn “racist dog whistle” when she blamed the Florida measles outbreak on immigrants.

Dershowitz threatened litigation after a University of Miami student group skewered him ahead of his campus visit.

A U.S. Marine sergeant’s reports of alleged sex trafficking spawned the investigation that put the mouthy misogynist behind bars in Romania.

The Florida Supreme Court is set to decide whether abortion rights in the state will be put to a vote in the 2024 election.

The activist claimed state police were curtailing his free-speech rights by banning him from DeSantis’ events after he shouted at the governor during a press conference.

Elbit Systems, whose subsidiary has an office in South Florida, is Israel’s largest private manufacturer of weapons.

Joe Kent was a vocal supporter of Patriot Prayer, a group known for organizing powder-keg political rallies in the Pacific Northwest that descended into violent clashes.

If casual Alex Jones viewers were to select their “Most Interesting Man in the World,” it might be Daniel Boronico.

The 27-year-old Weston native was sentenced to nearly five years for using a baton to pummel a D.C. officer who was being dragged down a flight of stairs at the Capitol.

“People’s attention spans are zero,” said C3PMeme, who’s made a habit of making headlines with his deepfake videos.

The show must go on at Wilton Manors’ Stonewall Pride Parade, and drag queens are welcome despite rumors to the contrary.

The DeSantis press team is claiming the NAACP travel advisory is a publicity tactic to put pressure on Florida’s tourism industry.

Margate’s lack of competitive bidding makes the city vulnerable to financial waste and abuse, according to the Broward inspector general.

These “newborn infant safety devices” — better known as baby boxes — allow parents to surrender unwanted babies anonymously.

The Stop WOKE Act has been stopped in its tracks by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ nemesis on the federal court bench.