The Latest Breaking News from Florida

Republican senator Rubio defeated Democratic congresswoman Val Demings in the US Senate race to win his third six-year term

WASHINGTON — The balance of power in Congress was still in question Tuesday after polls closed across the country and governors races in Florida, Massachusetts and several other states were called.

To understand what Republicans pulled off — and Democrats allowed to happen — in Tuesday’s elections, let’s let the numbers tell the story.

Outcome for Democrats vastly better than predicted: They're poised to win major seats in Pennsylvania, Arizona

The complete, 2nd release of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings

The big, broad win is a massive show of force against Trump.

MIAMI — Sen. Marco Rubio won reelection Tuesday, comfortably defeating Democratic opponent Val Demings in a race defined by pervasive economic pessimism and the national Democratic Party’s reluctance to compete in a state increasingly seen as a conservative stronghold.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida State earned its first spot in the College Football Playoff rankings since 2016, with the Seminoles ranked No. 23 in the latest poll released Tuesday night.

MIAMI — Voters on Tuesday returned U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar to office for a second term representing Florida’s 27th Congressional District, handing her a victory over state Sen. Annette Taddeo in what was widely seen as South Florida’s most competitive congressional race.