Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is launching an effort to directly reach Spanish-speaking voters through the popular encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp. It is part of her broader effort to reach Spanish-speaking Latino voters in an increasingly tight Senate race.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has won Florida’s Republican primary as he seeks a second term in office. He’ll face former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in November. She won Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Rick Scott's bid for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida voters will decide in Tuesday's primary.

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott supports limiting abortion, with exceptions. Scott has said that if he were still Florida’s governor, he would have signed the state’s current six-week abortion ban, which includes some exceptions.

The Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Florida discussed some of her policies with Tom Hudson on "The Florida Roundup." It comes with early voting for the primary election underway.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we went to Key West for a special show with a live studio audience. First, we spoke with former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Then, we were joined by WLRN’s environment editor Jenny Staletovich to talk about warming ocean waters and coral reef restoration. And later, we heard from Julia Cooper, WLRN reporter covering the Florida Keys.

Florida's U.S. senator said the Biden administration isn't doing enough to combat disinformation and interference from foreign actors in elections. He also defended his vote against a recent bill on in vitro fertilization.