President Donald Trump's crackdown on Cuban immigration has riveted a community that strongly backed him twice.

Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez recently said the city is ready to host G20, a forum of the world’s largest economies that has been meeting since 1999.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by state Rep. Hillary Cassel, stat Rep. Kevin Chambliss, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak, Congressman Carlos Gimenez and FHP Trooper William Smith.

In the last 48 hours, the Trump administration cuts slashed into communications and info wars including the government-run pro-democracy Radio and TV Marti that broadcasts to Cuba from South Florida.

A major move by the Trump administration, now ordering the shutdown of the parent agency of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which operates Radio and Television Marti.

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.

It's been nearly a month in office for President Donald Trump, and he's acted with dizzying speed to reorder the American economy and global diplomacy.

While Democrats have been speaking out against President Donald Trump's federal cuts, Republicans are just beginning to stir.

Officials in South Florida are speaking up against the end of the U.S. Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans over fear that it will hurt their local economies.

U.S. citizens arriving from Colombia at Miami International Airport faced unexpected screenings, sparking frustration and scrutiny from lawmakers.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida State Sen. Jason Pizzo, attorney Linda Osberg-Braun, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Carlos Gimenez.

Three members of congress in South Florida’s delegation are Republican.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida state lawmakers Shevrin Jones and Alex Rizo, Rep. Carlos Gimenez and FIU professor Eduardo Gamarra.

Majority control in Congress is still an open question as counting in a handful of districts is still underway.

A comment made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Miami rally for former President Donald Trump on Sunday has sparked bipartisan backlash and ignited strong reactions among Puerto Rican community leaders, local politicians and voters in South Florida.

Monroe County Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein said the way construction is done in the Florida Keys has to change.

South Florida leaders and residents continued their demand for change at a press conference Tuesday after questioning the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Maduro’s purported re-election.

Republican leaders released statements Sunday afternoon reacting to President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race against former President Donald Trump and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.

The controversy over a group of Cuban officials given a tour of Transportation Security Administration facilities at Miami International Airport continues to resonate, with three elected Republicans adding to the uproar.

The airport in Port-au-Prince remains closed as gangs control the area, leading to the first official evacuation flight bringing 30 Americans to Miami on Sunday.

In a news conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, local leaders and activists voiced their concerns Monday amid ongoing street protests sparked by power outages and food shortages in Cuba.

A broken Skytrain, elevators, escalators and moving walkways on the fritz and general infrastructure in disrepair have plagued the Miami International Airport in recent years.

The United States agreed to free a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for 10 Americans imprisoned there.

South Florida’s congressional delegation met virtually with leaders of the Jewish community to discuss ways to combat rising antisemitism and keep the community safe Thursday.

Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker, setting them back to square one with no clear plan ahead.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday she will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024, a campaign that will be a test to see if Florida Democrats can fare better during a presidential election in a state that is increasingly Republican.

In a one-on-one interview with Local 10 News Monday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, fresh off announcing his entry in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, talked about his campaign for the White House as well as recent local scrutiny over his outside dealings with a developer.

In Washington, D.C., on Monday, U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez said former President Donald Trump was confident that he was going to beat the federal charges against him over classified documents.

In the past few weeks, congress passed significant immigration changes.

Imagine it’s April 22, 2027, and we're 72 hours into a first-strike Chinese attack against Taiwan.

New York County Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan is expected to preside over the first criminal case against a former president in the history of the United States.

Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, of Miami-Dade County, gave his take Friday on the indictment against former President Donald Trump.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola, Florida State Rep. Vicki Lopez, Broward School Board member Allen Zeman and Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes.

Blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, the House Homeland Security Committee heard the country does not have operational control of the border.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida State Rep. Robin Bartleman, State Rep. Tom Fabricio, State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras and Vice President Kamala Harris.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida state Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, President and CEO of The Everglades Foundation Eric Eikenberg, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, President of Voters of Tomorrow Jayden D’Onofrio and Ian Lares-Chacín, President of the College Republicans at Florida International University.

You may have noticed Florida lawmakers increasing attention to China and the Chinese Communist Party.

Monroe County commissioners asked for more federal resources to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis in the Florida Keys, passing a resolution as they met Wednesday morning in Marathon.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie, Congressman Carlos Gimenez and Local 10 News' journalists Janine Stanwood and Hatzel Vela.

Desperate people launching for South Florida from countries in crisis is not a new development but it's happening more and more frequently.

Local leaders and first responders are speaking out as a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue captain and Miami-Dade police sergeant remain stuck in Peru, along with about 200 other American citizens.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Michael Putney welcomes Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Broward School Board members Sarah Leonardi and Kevin Tynan and Miami Commissioner Ken Russell.

Following the Midterm Elections there is a changing of the guard in the House of Representatives, but what could that mean for South Florida?

A new jobs report was released Friday showing the nation added 261,000 in October, exceeding economist expectations but lower than last month.

Florida's newly-formed 28th Congressional District covers parts of South Miami-Dade to Key West.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome Congressman Carlos Gimenez, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, Broward Commissioner Jared Moskowitz, Congressional candidate Christine Olivo, and state congressional candidate Adam Benna.

Last week, as President Joe Biden toured the ruins of Fort Myers and surroundings following the destruction brought by Hurricane Ian.

A major ruling from the Supreme Court on a Trump-era immigration policy may be a win for those seeking asylum in the United States.

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez criticized President Joe Biden on Sunday during This Week In South Florida saying “extreme environmentalists” are influencing his energy policy.

Politicians take to Twitter to comment on the invasion of Ukraine.

There has been a surge in guns being discovered at airport checkpoints.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome State Sen. Annette Taddeo, attorney J.C. Planas, congressional candidates Rosalind Osgood and Joseph Carter, and Chair of Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board Stephen Johnson.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.

Congressman Carlos Gimenez is finishing up his first term in the House of Representatives.

Members of South Florida's congressional delegation react to President Biden's trillion dollar "Build Back Better" plan.

Members of congress from South Florida showed their support for the Cuban people in Washington, as many activists took to the streets on the island nation Monday.

Rep. Charlie Crist, a former Florida Republican governor who wants to run against Gov. Ron DeSantis as a Democratic candidate, is showing support for Florida school districts that are defying DeSantis’ ban on face mask mandates.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Bahaudin Mujtaba, Robert Rosetto, Karla Hernandez-Mats and Anna Fusco.

The frantic rescue from Afghanistan continues against the clock.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said they “will not back down” as they push for democracy in Cuba and throughout Latin America.

Chants for freedom outside of Café Versailles once again as local leaders and legislators took to the stage, calling for changes in Cuba that would result in one thing.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Rep Carlos Gimenez, Jackson Health CEO Carlos Migoya, former Miami-Dade College president Eduardo Padron and Miami Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Rep Carlos Gimenez, Jackson Health CEO Carlos Migoya, former Miami-Dade College president Eduardo Padron and Miami Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar took part in a roundtable about the uprising in Cuba on Tuesday afternoon.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg speak to Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state lawmakers Chip LaMarca and Nicholas Duran and new NASA administrator Bill Nelson.

There is a push in Congress for a commission to investigate the violent breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Two Cuban-American Republican lawmakers from Miami-Dade County voted in favor of an independent commission to investigate ways to prevent the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The panel’s appointees would include five Democrats and five Republicans and have limited subpoena power.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz, Broward School Board member Debra Hixon, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, and attorneys Shannon Ligon and Aaron Carter Bates.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz, Broward School Board member Debra Hixon, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, and attorneys Shannon Ligon and Aaron Carter Bates.

Last week, President Joe Biden summoned a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the Oval Office, and among them was Congressman Carlos Gimenez from Miami-Dade County.

In an effort to get bipartisan support on an infrastructure bill, President Joe Biden invited Rep. Carlos Gimenez to the Oval Office on Monday.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, Florida state Senator Gary Farmer, Rep. Carlos Gimenez and new Miami police chief Art Acevedo. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A dramatic and heartbreaking surge of desperate migrants at the southern border presents a complication immigration issue becoming more urgent by the day. It is also becoming more politically charged, as Democrats blasted former President Trump’s immigration policies, including separating children from their parents. A dozen GOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives went to El Paso early last week for a firsthand look at conditions there. Among them, freshman Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Miami. He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milbnerg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI – A day after touring the U.S. southern border in Texas, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-FL District 26 described what he saw as a “humanitarian crisis.”Gimenez discussed touring a facility that housed hundreds of migrant children between the ages of 4 and 17. “It really broke my heart to see those hundreds of kids,” he said in a news conference at Miami International Airport. Ad“We feel it’s due to the change of policy of the Biden administration, and we call on the Biden administration to reverse that stance,” Gimenez said Tuesday. Gimenez says the president should visit the border. Gimenez said the group of lawmakers was also told Monday by those protecting the border that they need more Customs and Border Patrol agents and need certain portions of the border wall finished, in addition to better technology.

South Florida’s newest members of Congress, Reps. Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez toured a processing site and met families at the United States’ southern border Monday, a tour with Republican leadership blaming President Joe Biden for a migrant surge. “I spoke to a family that told me it took them 22 days to come from Honduras,” said Gimenez, R-District 26. “They were incentivized by the rhetoric, by the change of policy.”Said Salazar, R-District 27: “It’s our girls — Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua — that are being raped. It’s our girls, the children that are being trafficked.”🚨 I’m at the border 🚨We’re facing a Human Trafficking crisis! “It’s a complicated problem, no doubt about it,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

Opponents of the technology fear the date of the release in the Florida Keys is getting closer, and they are not ready for the possible repercussions of the experiment. The fight over whether or not to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Monroe County has been going on for almost a decade. Wray, the executive director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, said he doesn’t believe there is enough evidence to prove that the technology is safe. The public health efforts are so controversial the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District hired Chad Huff as the public education and information officer. Last month, Rep. Carlos Gimenez wrote a letter to the EPA requesting independent corroboration that no genetically modified female mosquitoes will be released.

MIAMI – A group of Jackson Health System doctors and nurses took a break on Tuesday to receive praise from Miami-Dade County commissioners in their chambers. He introduced a proclamation on Feb. 26 to declare March as Health Heroes month and presented it during the commission meeting. It has been a challenging year for the public health system, which had support from the federal government. According to The Florida Department of Health, 11,685 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 in Miami-Dade, including 102 non-residents. Ron DeSantis first declared a state emergency on March 9, 2020, after announcing the first coronavirus cases in Florida.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Senators Perry Thurston and Ana Maria Rodriguez, and medical worker union president Martha Baker. The full episode can be viewed at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Heading into the weekend, House Democrats pushed through what could be the next round of pandemic relief. It includes almost two trillion dollars and was passed despite pushback from Republicans about the components and the cost. House GOP members unanimously voted against the relief bill, which includes Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Republican from Miami. He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, and their discussion can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Will the facility that will house undocumented children and teenagers in Miami-Dade County be a detention center or a prison? In an effort to disassociate from the former failures of the U.S. immigration detention system for minors, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that it will be a shelter. “It’s a difficult choice.”Without providing any specific evidence, Sen. Marco Rubio said now it’s the Democrats who are putting kids in cages. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, visited the facility next to the Homestead Air Reserve Base when HHS had entrusted a subsidiary of Caliburn International to manage it. “These are kids in a very difficult situation ... there were also some caseworkers trying to get them foster parents or sponsors.”Related stories

MIAMI – Amid the anticipation of President Joe Biden’s new Cuba policy, a group that represents South Florida’s community of Cuban exiles met on Wednesday to discuss a proposal at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami’s Coral Way. “We need and we want, we demand a free Cuba,” Gimenez said. The group is asking Biden’s administration to avoid mirroring former President Barack Obama’s policies and to keep Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Andres Fanjul and Eduardo G. Mestre, of Evercore, are among the members of the Cuba Study Group’s board. Related link: Cuba Study Group’s vision for U.S.-Cuba relations in the Biden era (32 pages)FACEBOOK LIVE (English and Spanish used interchangeably)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – House members voted 230-199 on Thursday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee assignments. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Carlos Gimenez were among the 11 Republicans who voted to push the Georgia congresswoman out of the budget committee and the education and labor committee. Related storiesBIDEN ON DIPLOMACYPresident Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. Biden also said he will not withdraw troops stationed in Germany, he will welcome more refugees and protect LGBTQ around the world.

This Week In South Florida (Full Episode): Feb. 23, 2020PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining this episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast are Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and attorneys Raquel Rodriguez and Chris Smith. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining this episode of This Week in South Florida are Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and attorneys Raquel Rodriguez and Chris Smith. The full video can be seen at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The nation is preparing for a transfer of power in Washington D.C. and braces for those who oppose it. That is the backdrop for the second impeachment of Donald Trump, which accuses him of inciting an insurrection. That impeachment vote in the House of Representatives comes one week after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on President Trump’s behalf. Voting against impeachment, Republicans Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez. Congressman Gimenez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a news conference Friday morning to announce the release of the Resilient305 year-one strategy report. Resilient305 was a joint initiative created in 2016 to tackle a wide range of issues throughout the county, including sea level rise and affordable housing. “We’ve made important progress to safeguard our community from multiple impacts of climate change,” Levine Cava said. Under the Resilient305 initiative, former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in 2019 that they were renewing their commitment to dump sand on the beach to replace the eroding shoreline, protecting Biscayne Bay and other projects. Miami Beach planted mangroves at parks to serve as a natural seawall and installed pumps to reduce flooding.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. and former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez voted against a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. Gimenez released a statement late Tuesday night, saying that Congress should instead be “holding thorough investigations into the insurrection on Capitol Hill by domestic terrorists.”“I cannot earnestly support a non-binding resolution that would have no effect in getting us closer to the truth or help heal our nation,” Gimenez said. The Democratic-controlled House will begin proceedings Wednesday to impeach Trump for the second time in 13 months, with just days left in his term, as lawmakers seek to quickly punish him over last week’s deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol. A Capitol police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. Three other people died in what authorities said were medical emergencies.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – This week’s chaos at The Capitol is under layers of investigation. 147 members of Congress, all Republicans, voted to reject electors in Arizona and Pennsylvania, which would effectively have disenfranchised millions of voters. Among those voting to decertify were Florida Senator Rick Scott and Miami Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez. Only Gimenez accepted Local 10′s invitation to join This Week in South Florida, but he cancelled the morning of the show citing a medical emergency. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Democrat from Boca Raton who represents Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, did join TWISF to discuss the week’s events, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

That attack changed some minds and changed how some members of Congress voted to reject or keep the electors from contested states on Wednesday. It’s not going to change the outcome but it’s going to send a message and it’s going to make a point. Voting to reject the electors was newly sworn-in Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez of Miami. He said in a statement: “I have become convinced that the electors in some states were selected in an unconstitutional manner. I simply cannot vote to upload a slate of electors under those circumstances.”CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this story mistakenly suggested that Sen. Marco Rubio indicated which way he would vote on electors before the vote.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the election. They’ve pledged to reject the results when Congress meets Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes and to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. With the talk of that effort, former Miami-Dade County mayor and newly elected Republican congressman Carlos Gimenez says he is undecided. The Republican coalition acknowledges that they are unlikely to change the results of the election. RELATED: Protestors demand Sen. Marco Rubio reject Electoral College votes

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A vegan and a Cuban restaurant helped Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to continue Miami-Dade County’s amusing pig pardoning tradition. “This is a very special Miami occasion,” Levine Cava said. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava participated in Miami-Dade County's third pig pardoning ceremony on Monday. A vegetarian and a Cuban restaurant came together to help save Chans the pig on Monday. Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, the former Miami-Dade mayor, pardoned Peppa and Petra in 2019 and Lula and Layla in 2018.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of This Week in South Florida are Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Annette Taddeo, state Rep. Chip LaMarca and attorneys Juan-Carlos Planas and Justin Sayfie. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – One of South Florida’s newly elected members of Congress will be attending Capitol Hill orientation virtually. Former Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez remains in Miami under quarantine. He and his wife are both recovering after receiving positive COVID-19 test results. The Congressmen-elect is one of two incoming house members from South Florida who flipped districts from blue to red. Gimenez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who is dealing with COVID-19 mild symptoms at home, appeared virtually at the Miami-Dade commission meeting on Tuesday. Soon after DeSantis said face mask mandates don’t work, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said DeSantis’ message could end up killing people. Levine Cava announced on Twitter on Monday that she and her husband, Dr. Robert Cava, tested positive for the coronavirus. The drive-thru testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens opened at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The list of new cases also included Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, the former Miami-Dade mayor, who announced on Friday that he and his wife, Lourdes Portela, tested positive.

Arizona on Saturday reported 4,136 additional known COVID-19 cases and 36 more deaths. The total number of coronavirus cases in Oregon has now surpassed 72,000 and the death toll stands at 896. ___CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada on Saturday reported nearly 3,000 additional known COVID-19 cases as related hospitalizations continued in large numbers. Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases, daily deaths and COVID-19 testing positivity in Arizona all increased in the past two weeks. In Tokyo, daily cases have totaled more than 500 recently, raising alarm about a third wave of infections.

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has risen above 12,000 deaths from COVID-19, while also surpassing the 700,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus infections. The Health Department said the situation constituted an “alert,” and said that nationwide, infections had risen by over 8% last week. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The state health department reported 5,704 new cases on Friday, putting the state at 3,476 deaths and 295,001 cases since March. ___TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects more than half of Canadians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by next September.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held her first virtual news conference Tuesday afternoon on the response to the coronavirus pandemic since taking office. Levine Cava started the news conference by reminding residents that the New Normal guidelines approved by former Mayor Carlos Gimenez remain in place at this time. Levine Cava and Paige also urged residents to be cautious during their Thanksgiving celebrations this week. [Residents may visit MiamiDade.gov/newnormal for the latest on the New Normal guidelines in Miami-Dade County.] “When you say 40 million doses, remember Pfizer takes two doses per person, one immediately and the other one in 21 days, so that brings it down to 20 million people,” he said.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – New members of Congress Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar were both endorsed by President Donald Trump, and they’re not about to cut him loose. And, in fact, the Trump campaign Friday dropped its legal challenge to the vote results in Arizona, which President-elect Joe Biden won. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020Miami Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican re-elected without opposition, is totally behind the president. “We should let the legal and vote counting process continue, let the states certify their results,” he said. Gimenez says Biden should get the daily intelligence briefings, but that Trump doesn’t need to concede until all the votes are counted.