CHARLIE CRIST

Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston announced Monday he will step down March 31, giving Gov. Ron DeSantis another opportunity to place his imprint on the state’s highest court.

New polling shows that the right's efforts to redefine the term have had only limited effect — but that it's still a useful cudgel.

The couple spoke publicly about their Disney World wedding for the first time, following a battle over a schools bill critics dubbed "Don't Say Gay."

Florida Democrats have selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried to lead their party after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state.

Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is the latest Florida Democrat to announce a bid for state party chair.

A new report highlighted Florida Democrats warning about the Party's dwindling hold in the state and agonizing over the possibility of another defeat.

Governor Larry Hogan also said he was still considering whether or not he would run for president in 2024.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, was sworn in to a second term Tuesday, saying freedom lives in Florida. The ceremony took place after Florida's three independently election Cabinet members were sworn in. DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor and Democratic congressman, by more than 29 percentage points in November.

“It is the wild, wild West,” said Ben Wilcox, research director for the government watchdog group Integrity Florida. “Pretty much anything goes."

Florida’s top lawmakers are considering changes to a law to clear the path for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without giving up his post.

“The people have delivered their verdict: Freedom is here to stay,” DeSantis said during his victory speech on election night. Winning by 16.4 point margin, Marco Rubio became the first Florida Republican to secure three terms in the Senate. In a speech acknowledging her loss, Demings congratulated her opponent and told Florida Democrats not to give up. District 27 is almost 70% hispanic voters, covering most of Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest and Kendall. Florida voters also voted down all three statewide ballot measures to amend the Florida Constitution.

Looking at a map of Florida election results, Broward County looks like a blue oasis for Democrats in the Republican red state of Florida. But a closer look at the 2022 midterm elections shows it’s somewhat of a mirage — and an ominous sign for any Democrat who thinks their party has a shot at winning statewide elections in the foreseeable future.

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for scores of voters.

"The View" co-hosts spoke with Congressman-elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost Friday about went wrong for Florida Democrats in the midterm elections.

Television news outlets and commentators offered numerous hot takes on where to point blame for the collapse of Florida's Democratic Party in the 2022 midterms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis steadfastly focused his reelection campaign on President Joe Biden rather than on his Democratic opponent in Florida. But DeSantis’ runaway victory Tuesday, while crushing to Democrats, felt more like a win over a different rival: former President Donald Trump.

The Republican governor and possible presidential candidate denounced "woke ideology" during his victory speech on Tuesday.

Voters cast ballots for governors in 36 states on Tuesday, with 20 held by Republicans and 16 held by Democrats.

GOP lawmakers and pundits alike celebrated on Tuesday when GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis was projected to defeat Charlie Crist to secure another term as Florida’s governor.

Republican Ron DeSantis won a second term as governor of Florida on Tuesday, easily defeating Democrat Charlie Crist and cementing his status as a rising GOP star with a potential White House bid in his reach.

DeSantis's victory over Democrat Charlie Crist gives him a second term and a national platform as he eyes a potential run for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination.

Trump attorney Alina Habba said Monday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is rumored to be planning a run for president in 2024, should "stay in Florida."

Voters at a Miami Beach precinct lined up early Tuesday morning up to make sure that their voices were being heard on Election Day.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis​ is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.

Ron DeSantis will keep his job as Governor of Florida beating Charlie Crist.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presented voters with a clear choice on Tuesday: do they want more of his brash brand of culture war politics or Democratic challenger Charlie Crist’s appeal to moderates.

On the eve of Election Day, candidates are making their final pushes to get voters to the polls.

Miami-Dade County may be ripe for Republicans as Gov. Ron DeSantis' popularity in the Democratic-majority county is rising ahead of a key gubernatorial election.

It’s down to the wire and up to voters as candidates in the two highest-profile statewide races in Florida make their final pitches to voters one day before the midterm elections.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has won reelection to a second term in a victory over Democrat Charlie Crist.

As the candidates cram in campaign events and TV appearances, Florida Democrats are heading into Election Day with a lot of work ahead of them. Avoiding big losses would require an enormous turnout of Democratic voters on Tuesday and an anemic showing for Republicans, and there aren’t’ signs of that happening. Republicans are outpacing Democrats in early voting and mail ballots cast.

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate.

Amid Republican gains in the U.S. House races in Florida, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost has become the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress.

Federal officials say U.S. aid to Florida for recovery from Hurricane Ian has topped the $2 billion mark.

Coast to coast, candidates and big-name backers made final appeals to voters Monday in the last hours of a fraught midterm election season, with Republicans excited about the prospect of winning back Congress.

An upbeat and confident mood was in the air at the Miami Gardens polling site where soul music greeted voters on the final day of early voting.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this year has passed a number of bills that aim to combat social policies he argues are part of a "woke" ideology he believes will harm the country.

By making abortion rights central to their campaigns, top Florida Democrats thought they could young voters and independent women to punish anti-abortion Republicans in the midterm elections. The Democratic thinking was that voters energized by the issue could help them buck history, in which midterm elections go badly for the party that controls the presidency. Florida voters say inflation is their top concern. “How is abortion going to top that personal experience with gas, housing, groceries, rent?”

Mixed-martial arts champion Jorge Masvidal introduced Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday during a reelection campaign rally at the American Top Team club in Coconut Creek.

Voters in South Florida will cast their ballots Tuesday for the Midterm Election, with the big race being the race for governor between incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democrat Charlie Crist, who served as the 44th governor of the Sunshine State from 2007 to 2011 when he was still a Republican.

Florida, once a state that decided the presidency by 537 votes, could look solid red after Tuesday’s election.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist described President Joe Biden as an inspiring and “ageless” political leader, who demonstrates inspiring energy. And he depicted the man he hopes to unseat, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, as a cowardly bully who displays a false machismo.

The President is headed to South Florida to give remarks on social security and Medicare, and fundraise for the DNC candidates.

Before you head to your nearest polling location, here are the candidates on your ballot.

President Joe Biden will campaign with Democrats Charlie Crist and Val Demings in Florida, while former President Barack Obama visits vulnerable Democrats in Nevada.

Seven days from election day, the 2022 midterms are heating up as Democrats try to hold their slim House majority and Republicans seek to improve their chances of retaking the Senate

President Joe Biden is heading to South Florida for three events: a Democratic Party rally for gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and U.S. Senate candidate Val Demings, a fundraiser for Crist's campaign, and a speech about Social Security, Medicare and prescription drug costs.

President Joe Biden has lashed out at Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as “Donald Trump incarnate,” zeroing in on a potential 2024 GOP presidential contender as he campaigns for Democrats facing uphill fights in next week’s midterm election.

Election Day is just eight days away, and the candidates running for governor are stepping up their campaigning efforts.

President bidden boarded Air Force One Monday to kick off a week of campaigning with the midterms about a week away.

If you didn't fill up your gas tank on Monday, you're in for a post-Halloween scare: Tuesday's end of the October gas-tax holiday is expected to bring higher pump prices across Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis could be the first Republican gubernatorial nominee in 20 years to claim victory in Miami-Dade County.

DeSantis' far-right ideology makes me nervous. But how will more centric and independent voters feel about his rhetoric?

In the final stretch of the midterm election campaign, Florida Democratic candidates and surrogates are pushing, cajoling and pleading with Black voters to turn out and cast their ballots. “I understand that there’s this bit of apathy in our community when people may feel, ‘How does this impact me? How does this impact my day-to-day life?’”

With midterm elections drawing closer, Democratic candidate for Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist spoke at the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale on Friday to discuss abortion rights while hammering his opponent Gov. Ron DeSantis’ views.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference on Crawl Key in Marathon on Friday.

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Fox News host Sean Hannity discussed how Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has a history of "changing affiliations" on "Hannity."

With Election Day approaching, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who is endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio, plan to attend political rallies in South Florida.

A number of Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist's ex-staffers and colleagues have endorsed incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for re-election.

Voters in South Florida are casting their ballots Tuesday for the Midterm Election, with the big race being the race for governor between incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democrat Charlie Crist, who served as the 44th governor of the Sunshine State from 2007 to 2011 when he was still a Republican.

President Joe Biden is focusing on economic issues as he fine-tunes his closing argument in upstate New York for voters trying to cope with raging inflation and fears of a recession heading into the Nov. 8 election.

The Florida midterm elections are increasingly stacked in Republicans' favor as Gov. DeSantis and Sen. Rubio now maintain double-digit leads against their opponents, according to a UNF poll.

The home stretch of the midterm election campaign is a good news, bad news phenomenon for LGBTQ activists.

Presidential aspirants running for reelection while dreaming of the highest office in the land often face an uncomfortable question: Will they commit to serving a full term — should they win one — when their best moment to take a shot at the White House may come sooner than that.

Incumbent GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his record against former Democratic Gov. Charlie Crist, who questioned DeSantis' potential presidential run.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Charlie Crist debated their differences on Monday night at the Sunrise Theater in Fort Pierce.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' answer about whether he’d serve a full four-year term if re-elected or run for president dodged the question instead of directly answering it. The question from Democratic challenger Charlie Crist and the answer from DeSantis weren’t spur-of-the-moment exchanges, but the kind of lines candidates prepare for and rehearse in advance of debates.

A defiant Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to commit to serving a full four-year term if reelected when pressed by his Democratic rival, Charlie Crist, at their only gubernatorial debate on Monday. (Oct. 24)

When Democratic challenger Charlie Crist asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he would commit to serving a full second term as governor, DeSantis did not answer directly.

From the opening minutes of their debate until the end, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist and offered clearly rehearsed talking points aimed at key themes of their campaigns. Again and again, DeSantis sought to link Crist with President Joe Biden. Crist repeatedly emphasized his support for abortion rights and reminded the audience of DeSantis’ opposition.

Florida Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Karla Hernandez-Mats said last year in a Facebook Live discussion that "Latino people are racist."

Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Congressman Charlie Crist made their arguments on many controversial topics including critical race theory and abortion.

A new poll of Hispanic voters in Florida from Telemundo/ LX News showed that a majority would vote for GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, including a number of registered Democrats.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to commit to serving a full four-year term if reelected when pressed by his Democratic rival, Charlie Crist, at their only gubernatorial debate.

Early voting for the 2022 midterm elections began Monday.

More than 1.2 million Florida voters have already cast their midterm election ballots, reflecting a continuing desire by many to vote from the comfort of their homes rather than lining up at an early voting center or Election Day polling place.

It’s Monday, Oct. 24. Election Day is two weeks away. Early voting in Florida begins today, and the one and only debate between the leading candidates for governor happens tonight in Fort Pierce.

Democrats are increasingly concerned that Florida may be slipping away this fall — and perhaps beyond — as emboldened Republicans seize on divisive cultural issues and demographic shifts in crucial contests for governor and the U.S. Senate.

Charlie Crist’s campaign for governor of Florida is announcing a get out the vote rally alongside President Joe Biden on November 1st

Austin Durrer was arrested this week in Maryland.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the Florida Legislature plans to hold a special session to give tax relief to Hurricane Ian victims before the year ends.

Democratic candidate for governor Charlie Crist made a stop in South Florida Monday as the race to occupy the top spot in Tallahassee entered its final weeks.

President Joe Biden is planning a visit to South Florida ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people.

Charlie Crist campaigned in Fort Lauderdale and Little Havana on Tuesday while Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about emergency recovery, which has put him in the news daily.

With numerous residents displaced and voting precincts destroyed by Hurricane Ian, local officials in Lee County are concerned about how the storm could impact voter turnout in the November election.

President Joe Biden is picking up the pace of his high-dollar fundraisers for Democratic candidates and party committees in the closing weeks before Election Day in November.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as Hurricane Ian barreled into his state.

The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.

Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist made campaign stops on Wednesday in South Florida.

In a campaign stop in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist was endorsed by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate.

By the time Florida Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist named Karla Hernández-Mats as his running mate, Florida Republicans were already on the offensive.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statements about not pursuing criminal charges in abortion, transgender rights and certain low-level cases.

By the time Charlie Crist officially named Miami-Dade Teachers Union President Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate for lieutenant governor, the opposition had already launched.

Charlie Crist's pick to join him on the ticket as lieutenant governor made the rounds Wednesday on the campaign trail.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist submitted his resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on his gubernatorial campaign against Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came out swinging on Tuesday morning.

Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate running to replace Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, played a political wild card Saturday in Hialeah.