Democrat Eileen Higgins Wins Miami Runoff Election to Become City’s First Female Mayor NYT | Top Stories Patricia Mazzei 10 December 2025 at 09:13 Eileen Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, will also be the city’s first female mayor and the first non-Hispanic mayor since the 1990s. © Saul Martinez for The New York TimesEileen Higgins in Miami in November.
DeSantis Designates CAIR, Muslim Advocacy Group, a ‘Terrorist Organization’ NYT | Top Stories Patricia Mazzei 9 December 2025 at 09:33 The executive order from the Florida governor came after another Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas, issued a similar declaration last month. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesGov. Ron DeSantis’s order comes after another Republican governor, Greg Abbott of Texas, issued a similar declaration against the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Miami Hasn’t Had a Democratic Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change? NYT | Top Stories Patricia Mazzei 8 December 2025 at 18:03 Democrats see their voters energized in a county that President Trump won. Republicans fear the runoff could add to recent losses. © Eva Marie Uzcategui for The New York Times, Saul Martinez for The New York TimesRepublican Emilio T. Gonzalez and Democrat Eileen Higgins will compete for the Miami mayor’s office in a runoff election on Tuesday Dec. 8.
Miami Hasn’t Had a Democratic Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change? NYT | Top Stories Patricia Mazzei 8 December 2025 at 18:03 Democrats see their voters energized in a county that President Trump won. Republicans fear the runoff could add to recent losses. © Eva Marie Uzcategui for The New York Times, Saul Martinez for The New York TimesRepublican Emilio T. Gonzalez and Democrat Eileen Higgins will compete for the Miami mayor’s office in a runoff election on Tuesday Dec. 8.