As part of the sanctions, the U.S. government has frozen the assets of five limited liability companies in Florida owned by Lopez.

The ongoing back-and-forth volleys between Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia and his Republican opponent, Carlos Curbelo, over which one is more corrupt strongly suggests they will be in a nasty dogfight until Election Day.

With Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist virtually tied, Hispanic voters could determine who wins the state’s gubernatorial race. That’s why both candidates picked Hispanic running mates, according state Republican and and Democratic leaders.

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the reestablishment of relations between United States and Cuba. 

Florida GOP insiders tell Fox News Latino that candidates are fretting about how much of a negative impact Trump will have on congressional, state and local races. At the same time, candidates are also leery of alienating the Republican base that wants them to stand by Trump.

Candidates, political organizations, and media companies are relying more and more on companies like Latino Decisions to track Latino voting trends and behavior.

Tens of thousands of Cuban and Central American immigrants have made Little Havana their first stop after arriving in Miami.

About 24 Hispanic Florida New Majority election canvassers gathered in Homestead, Fla. Their mission is to rally othersto the polls for the election in November and, they hope, build on momentum from the 2012 election, when a new wave of Hispanic voters helped Barack Obama win the state.

The Cuban American Republican will announce at the Freedom Tower that he is joining the crowded field of contenders vying for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination.

Sen. Marco Rubio’s struggles and hope and successes against towering odds mirrored the lives of many who went to hear his announcement at the Freedom Tower; and for others whose lives perhaps have been very different from his, he emblemized the American Dream.