U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson

Democratic Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson penned a scathing op-ed in the Miami Herald, condemning recent Republican actions and detailing what she calls the devastating consequences of a major new law President Donald Trump dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” She calls it the "Big, Ugly Law."

Even before the federal government shut down Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in South Florida were engaging in partisan finger pointing on who's to blame for the legislative standoff.

Wilson and her fellow lawmakers face a difficult time convincing President Donald Trump and his administration to change course.

The congresswoman's remarks came same day the state's top medical official announced plans to eliminate vaccine mandates.

"We’re facing a national crisis with an administration pushing authoritarianism day-in and day-out," Wilson said during Wednesday night's tele-town hall. "Democrats are ready to give it our all because this moment demands that we rise to the occasion.”

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, said a federal judge’s order to shut down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days said the immigration detention center “should have never been built” from the start.

A bipartisan group South Florida lawmakers want the street in front of the Cuban government’s embassy in Washington renamed after a prominent Cuban dissident killed 13 years ago this month in a mysterious car crash in Cuba.

Many South Florida immigrants fear President Donald Trump’s deportation policy. One reason: the facilities where they will likely be detained have been buffeted by decades of documented violence, sexual abuse and human rights violations.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson introduced a bill in Congress this week to help stabilize the troubled property insurance market and help homeowners nationwide, especially in Florida, with a growing and costly pocketbook issue.

The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project awarded scholarships to 45 high school seniors at its 32nd annual event in Miami Beach. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries emphasized perseverance and honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in his keynote address.

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. All 9 South Florida lawmakers voted in favor of bill.