Boca Raton Tax Record Complicates Singer's Pitch in Florida's 22nd District

Congressional candidate Scott Singer, a Republican, is campaigning in part on his record as Boca Raton's mayor, where he says he cut the city's property tax rate during his tenure. The underlying numbers tell a more complicated story. Even as the millage rate declined, rising property assessments across Boca Raton meant the average homeowner's tax bill to the city increased, not decreased, over the same period. The distinction between rate and bill is a familiar one in municipal finance, but it is also a familiar vulnerability for candidates who lean on "I cut taxes" framing without accounting for valuation growth.

The gap between Singer's framing and the underlying ledger gives opponents an easy opening: a mailer-ready contrast between a falling rate and a rising bill. How much it matters depends on whether rival campaigns and outside groups invest in making the distinction legible to voters, who tend to notice the total on their tax bill more than the rate applied to it.

Massie Presses Trump on Hegseth Ahead of Possible Impeachment Vote

Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky is urging President Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before the House moves to an impeachment vote, arguing a preemptive firing would be the cleaner political outcome for the administration. Massie's public positioning is notable less for its substance — he has been a recurring internal critic willing to break with leadership and the White House — than for what it signals about the durability of support for Hegseth within the House Republican conference.

An impeachment vote, should it reach the floor, would force every member to go on record, turning an internal personnel dispute into a defined roll call that campaigns on both sides could use in 2026 messaging. Massie's intervention raises the odds that this becomes a live floor question rather than a simmering story confined to cable news panels, though whether Trump acts on the suggestion remains the open variable.

Soto Builds Labor Coalition in Florida's 9th District

Democratic Representative Darren Soto has picked up endorsements from more than 25 unions in his bid for another term in Florida's 9th District, a sign of institutional labor consolidating early behind an incumbent rather than splitting across a primary field. Union endorsements of this volume typically translate into get-out-the-vote infrastructure and volunteer capacity more than they shift persuadable voters, but the breadth of the list — spanning building trades, public employees, and service-sector unions — suggests Soto is not facing meaningful friction from organized labor heading into next year.

The practical value of the endorsement haul will show up less in polling and more in field operations: canvassing shifts, phone banks, and member mobilization in a district where labor density remains significant. Whether it moves the needle against a Republican challenger is a separate question from whether it signals intra-party unity, and on that count the union tally reads as a clear data point in Soto's favor.

What to Watch

Watch for whether Hegseth's status becomes a formal House floor matter in the coming weeks, which would convert Massie's comments from a one-off statement into a conference-wide vote with 2026 implications. In Florida, keep an eye on whether Singer's tax record draws paid attention from opponents in the 22nd District, and whether Soto's union coalition in the 9th expands further or holds steady as filing deadlines approach.