A Democrat won the Miami mayoral race for the first time in nearly 30 years, beating the Trump-backed Republican by almost 20 points.  Democrat Eileen Higgins defeated GOP challenger Emilio Gonzalez in a run-off election on Tuesday, winning 59% of the vote to her opponent’s 41%. Higgins, a 61-year-old former county commissioner, is the first Democrat to win the mayoral race in Miami since 1997 and the first woman ever elected to lead the city. “Together, we turned the page on years of chaos and corruption and opened the door to a new era for our city — one defined by ethical, accountable leadership that delivers real results for the people,” she said. Higgins said her victory was partly due to Miami residents being “done” with “dehumanizing and cruel” rhetoric against migrants. Throughout the campaign, she has been critical of Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.  While officially a non-partisan election, Gonzalez was endorsed by President Donald Trump and Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis, while former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rahm Emanuel, a former Obama chief of staff, campaigned in support of Higgins.  Higgins’ campaign page said that as mayor, she would address the “permitting process to get our government moving for small businesses and homeowners, protect tax dollars, and make City Hall work for us by building safer neighborhoods and a more affordable future.” Gonzalez congratulated Higgins on Tuesday evening and wished her the best as she leads the city.  Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “Grateful beyond words for the thousands of Miami residents who stood with us for integrity, safety, and putting families first,” Gonzalez said. “While this election didn’t end the way we hoped, our fight for accountability, transparency, and a city that works for residents, not insiders, continues. May God bless Miami and our future.” Democrats said that Higgins’ victory was a positive sign for their party.  “Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere,” Democrat National Committee Chair Ken Martin said on X. “Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.” Democrats have 8,000 more registered voters in the city, which backed former Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump during the 2024 presidential election. As a whole, the state of Florida has shifted to the right in recent years, with Trump defeating Harris by more than 13 points.  The city’s current mayor, Republican Francis Suarez, was term-limited.

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Books Freya Marske Announcing Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske A dark academia fantasy arriving September 2026 By Reactor | Published on December 10, 2025 Photo credit: Kris Arnold Comment 0 Share New Share Photo credit: Kris Arnold We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Bodies of Magic, a medical dark academia by Freya Marske. Bodies of Magic will be published by Tor Books on September 15, 2026. At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer’s gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam—a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future.The list of exam rules includes:• You will perform five practical cases.• Your exam group is chosen at random.• You pass together, or fail together.It does not include:• On the first day, your exam group will find a classmate’s dead body in the exam hall.And as they will soon discover, this particular group all have something to hide… and all have a connection with the dead girl, a brilliant scholar who would have been first in their class.Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days in which to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives, and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world.Are you ready?Let’s begin. From author Freya Marske: This book has been brewing for almost half my life, and it’s definitely a different and more ambitious shape than my other works thus far. My five terrible stressed-out medical students are ready to have some messy feelings and solve an equally messy murder—I hope everyone is as excited to read their story as I am to finally share it with you! From editor Stephanie Stein: If you, like me, are impatiently waiting for the next season of The Pitt and love a dark academia fantasy, then trust me: this book is going to be your next obsession. With characters that will instantly win you over, worldbuilding that’s at once effortless and rewardingly complex, and some signature Freya Marske slow-burning romance, this read is truly to die for. Freya Marske is a USA Today bestselling author and has been nominated for two Hugo Awards. Her books include Swordcrossed, Cinder House, and A Marvellous Light, which was an international bestseller and won the Romantic Novel Award for Fantasy. She lives in Australia. Buy the Book Cinder House Freya Marske A retelling of Cinderella — reimagined as a queer Gothic romance Buy Book Cinder House Freya Marske A retelling of Cinderella — reimagined as a queer Gothic romance A retelling of Cinderella — reimagined as a queer Gothic romance Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget The post Announcing <i>Bodies of Magic</i> by Freya Marske appeared first on Reactor.