Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced a program to bring Hope Florida to school districts at an event at Fruitland Park Elementary School in Lake County Wednesday.

A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the Supreme Court after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump says “I could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted.

President Donald Trump and his Cabinet spent the better part of their meeting touting the administration’s record on everything from immigration to the economy.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to San Francisco, where she's expected to use a high-profile speech to deliver a sharp-edged critique of President Donald Trump's administration.

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.

As more women and young people run for public office, they’re bringing more than fresh policy ideas to statehouses.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump have shared a hug as he arrived in her home state.

A federal judge expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s assertions that its decision to declare an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border and suspend asylum access was not something courts had the authority to review.

A Miami federal judge excoriated Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and his legal team Tuesday for openly defying her order temporarily blocking a state immigration law.

American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next.

Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.

President Donald Trump has announced a new fighter jet mission for an Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

A judge has ruled that the state of New Mexico must commission a remedial plan for K-12 education because the system hasn't adequately helped Native American students and others from low-income households.

President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The first major test of Donald Trump’s influence on the affairs of a longtime U.S. ally went badly.

About two dozen states led by Democrats have sued the Trump administration over the dismantling of AmeriCorps.

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, will head to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk.

Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus following pro-Palestinian protests.

The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online, is heading to President Donald Trump's signature after its bipartisan passage in congress.

Attorney General Pam Bondi traveled to a Drug Enforcement Administration lab to meet with chemists who are tasked with identifying the ever-evolving tactics employed by cartels to manufacture drugs flowing across the southern border.

A federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S. illegally unless they have a warrant or a reason to believe the person might flee before a warrant can be obtained.

Bob Filner, a 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations, has died.

Executives at some of the world’s biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results.

The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year.

President Donald Trump has marked his first 100 days in office with an interview with ABC News and a rally in Michigan.

President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term — yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances.

A lawsuit in battleground Wisconsin seeks to legalize a once-popular practice of fusion voting, where the same candidate could appear on the ballot as nominated by multiple political parties.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter an increasingly competitive race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith.

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.”.

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.

At first President Trump granted The Atlantic magazine an interview.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September.

A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud.

President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, skipped the event.

The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April.

The White House is opening a weeklong celebration of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and won’t be seeking reelection next year.

Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism on the legality of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was punishment.

Senior defense officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military.

State Rep. Donavan McKinney is the second Detroit Democrat to enter a primary to unseat second-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar.

Florida’s state bird could change later this year, as bills make their way through the Florida Legislature.

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders related to immigration, including one that requires English-language proficiency for commercial motor drivers, such as truckers.

Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” explained the departure of the show's executive producer to viewers and said “none of us is happy” about the conditions that led to Bill Owens' departure.

President Donald Trump says he is bringing back Columbus Day.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by State Rep. Alex Andrade, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, State Rep. Kevin Chambliss, State Rep. David Borrero and Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz.

Earlier this year Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz was sworn in to be the county’s first elected sheriff in six decades.

A spending standoff between the Florida Senate and Florida House plans to send the legislative session into overtime.

South Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo shocked colleagues on the Senate floor by ditching his party.

A questionable transfer of money from a state legal settlement into the private foundation that funds Hope Florida, the welfare program started by Casey DeSantis., has been in the spotlight among Florida lawmakers.

Republican members of Congress have gone to great lengths to avoid public meetings with their constituents over their two-week Easter recess.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking at a major Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire as he continues to build his national profile.

As President Donald Trump's trade war has injected turmoil in financial markets, many retired and near-retired Americans are anxiously looking on, worried about outliving their savings or having to put off entries on their bucket lists.

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house.

U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs that use taxpayer money to pay for private schools even as their costs rise and budget pictures become more uncertain.

Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May.

There was no president.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia says President Donald Trump’s unsettled economic policy is the biggest problem facing his state.

A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.

Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

An AP-NORC poll finds many Americans don't agree with President Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, and even Republicans aren't overwhelmingly convinced his attention has been in the right place.

Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova has been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement since February when she failed to declare frog embryo samples at Boston's Logan Airport.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, hundreds of people gathered at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event.

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries.

President Donald Trump's administration is providing another example of how it's targeting those the president feels are blocking his agenda.

The Trump administration announced Friday it is reinstating student visas that were recently terminated, a move that directly affects dozens of international students at Florida universities.

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.

The Justice Department is poised to crack down on leaks of information to the news media, authorizing prosecutors to issue subpoenas to news organizations as part of leak investigations, serve search warrants when appropriate and force journalists to testify about their sources.

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

Democratic attorneys general in 19 states are suing the Trump administration, challenging directives to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools.

Federal officials say the government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S. That word came Friday.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas may enter his state’s Republican primary for a Senate seat, adding more intrigue to what is already a marquee midterm contest.

Why not tax the millionaires.

President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers.

The FBI has arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse.

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will come into sharper focus with the president in Rome for Francis’ funeral.

The Trump administration plans to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation.

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for the crimes that got him ousted from Congress.

President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.

Migrants subject to removal from the U.S. under the contested Alien Enemies Act are getting only about 12 hours to decide if they want to contest their removal, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday in lawsuits filed over its policies on immigration, elections and its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools.

Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission.

The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization’s finances.

The new leader of the Democratic National Committee says party officers should be banned from taking sides in primaries.

The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan has accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan.

Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts says spending cuts are needed even as he defends new spending initiatives and a major tax cut being pushed by President Donald Trump.

A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president.

The state legislative investigation involving funding for First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida program had an abrupt, surprise end Thursday when the witnesses called to testify about a $10 million money trail declined to show up.

A federal judge is barring the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

Two people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

State and local election officials from around the country in North Carolina have questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Donald Trump with implementing parts of his sweeping election overhaul executive order, with some expressing concerns about the consequences for voters and the people in charge of voting.

Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the agency didn’t violate a judge’s order detailing when people may be deported to countries other than their own because it was the Defense Department — not DHS officials — doing the deporting.

President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan next week to celebrate his first 100 days in office.

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President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them.

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace faced criticism over legal wrangling concerning universities and allegations of antisemitism during a town hall at a gated island community in her South Carolina district.

The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses.