MARIO DIAZ-BALART

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.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist has defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Florida's closely watched gubernatorial primary.

A new PAC aims to elect more Republican Latinos to influence their party, which has often alienated prospective Hispanic voters with harsh, sometimes racist rhetoric.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has become the newest member of the House.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and fellow GOP politicians are accusing President Joe Biden of not doing more to help establish internet access for Cubans on the island.

The least we can expect from the people we elect to Congress is that they tell the truth about basic facts, such as who won the 2020 presidential election.

Thousands of dead people and noncitizens voted in the 2020 presidential election. There were more votes cast than registered voters. Black Lives Matters and Antifa infiltrated the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Adam Gentle, a 39-year-old anti-corruption lawyer in South Florida and political newbie, launched on Monday a campaign against U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, targeting the Republican congressman over his recent vote against a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

If Miami’s congressional Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar voted their consciences, they should tell us how they voted on ousting Republican Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership positions in the U.S. House.

He was convicted in April 2017 on 67 counts, including health care fraud, submitting false claims and falsifying patient records. A White House statement credited Menendez with supporting clemency for Melgen, who was a donor to Democratic politicians and a longtime friend of the Cuban-American New Jersey senator. In a statement of his own, Menendez said he did very little on Melgen’s behalf and did not expect the clemency decision from Trump. “I don’t pretend to know what motivates President Trump to act, but I am pretty sure it’s not me,” Menendez said. A federal jury in New Jersey failed to reach a verdict on charges that Melgen used his relationship to bribe Menendez.

FILE PHOTO: Steve Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, speaks at the UK Aviation Club about the Boeing 737 MAX, in London, Britain, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Peter NichollsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson told employees that he will self-quarantine at home for seven days after a brief interaction with one of two members of Congress who have tested positive for COVID-19. Dickson said he is feeling well and said he has not received a test because he is symptom free. The smart and constructive thing for me to do is stay home, Dickson said. Some news outlets on Wednesday published photos of Dickson shaking hands with Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, who has now tested positive, during a congressional hearing last week.

New York, Washington state and California accounted for most of the cases, with the largest cluster of U.S. deaths from the illness - 62 - documented in the greater Seattle area. Trump said closing the border with Canada for 30 days was by mutual consent and would not affect trade. REUTERS/Rebecca CookCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa travelers could no longer cross the border for recreation and tourism. It remained unclear whether the coronavirus diagnosis of two House members might hinder further congressional action. He was tested for coronavirus at a local clinic on Tuesday after his symptoms worsened, and learned he had tested positive on Wednesday, McAdams said.

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., speaks about Cuba during the House Republicans weekly news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in reaction to Bernie Sanders recent comments about Cuba. Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become the first members of Congress to test positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. On Wednesday, both Mario Diaz-Balart, a Florida Republican, and Utah Democrat Ben McAdams announced they were in self-quarantine after testing positive. At least nine other members of Congress also announced on Wednesday and Thursday that they were in self-quarantine as a precaution because of exposure to people who have tested positive. On Wednesday night, a spokesman for Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who had been in self-quarantine after having flu-like symptoms, said McDaniel tested negative for COVID-19.