Capital Report: August 28, 2026

On tonight’s program: We deconstruct the results of this month’s Florida Primary Election, including some fascinating figures; It may be early days, but some Florida Democrats say the primary results give them hope for big gains in November; U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, Florida’s Republican nominee for governor, this week tapped Miami Senator Bryan Avila as his running mate; Despite a grand jury finding about ten million dollars of misplaced money, the DeSantis administration insists “there’s nothing to see here”; The federal government cancels a school food program, but the country’s top public health official insists the program that replaces it is much better; Sometimes, when it comes to holding off the rising seas, we can learn a lot from the way nature does it; And ironically, falling water levels in the Everglades also pose a threat to coastal areas as the River of Grass provides a natural buffer.