Iranian officials show defiance amid talk of negotiations

Florida Democrats are projected to score an upset in the race to fill a Tampa-based state Senate seat, adding to the party’s growing number of overperformances and seat flips in recent months, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Democrat Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran and union leader, defeated Republican state Rep. Josie Tomkow to helm Florida Senate District 14, which includes part...

Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election Tuesday for the Florida state House district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, flipping the seat from Republican control, The Associated Press projects

The upper chamber rejected an Iran war powers resolution in a 47-53 vote on Tuesday night, almost completely along party lines. The measure, pushed by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), is designed to block Trump from using military force in the joint U.S.-Israeli war in Iran without approval from Congress. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone Republican...

Democrats are projected to deliver a blow to Florida Republicans and flip a state House seat in President Trump's backyard, according to Decision Desk HQ. Democrat Emily Gregory, a health fitness small business owner, defeated Trump-backed Republican Jon Maples, a financial advisor, in a race for the open Florida District 87 state House seat, which includes part...