A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday refused to step aside as requested by President Donald Trump’s former attorney who faces felony forgery case related to the 2020 election in the battleground state.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week.

The Justice Department has challenged a court order that complicated efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey by making a trove of evidence off-limits to prosecutors.

Gov_ Ron DeSantis has labeled the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a "foreign terrorist organization."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's still weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to testify on Dec. 17 before a special Georgia Senate committee.

Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump.

Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running for governor of New York.

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein.

Florida is awarding $20 million in grants to support eight restoration projects across Miami-Dade County. Additionally, $9.5 million in grants will fund the Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative.

A recent law that took effect in Florida may have some drivers wondering: “Can I be arrested over my license plate?”

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

A candidate backed by President Donald Trump and one supported by national Democrats are facing off to be the next Miami mayor.

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national.

President Donald Trump will road-test his claims he's fixing Americans' affordability woes at a nighttime rally in Pennsylvania.

President Donald Trump on Monday pushed again for the federal government to control regulation of artificial intelligence as Florida lawmakers begin to delve into the effects of AI on the state.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new executive order designating two groups as FTOs.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month.

The state’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, made up of state representatives and senators, voted unanimously Monday to investigate the city of Daytona Beach over reports about spending irregularities and a surplus in building permit revenues.

It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of its parent company, Warner Bros.

The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut.

States across the country are issuing their own guardrails on artificial intelligence, and President Trump wants it to stop. But as AI drives soaring demand for raw processing power, data centers are rapidly reshaping communities and indirectly having a negative effect on some people’s wallets.

President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin is alleging that a judge presiding over his case and that of two other Trump aides charged with felonies related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.

President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish, at least not soon.

No candidates got more than 50% of the vote in the November election, which means the two top vote-getters, Roger Chapin and Mira Tanna, are facing off in a runoff election on Tuesday. What you need to know to cast a vote.

The Golden Globes have introduced a best podcast category that's likely to spark conversations.

Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas.

The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.

House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.

A new Florida bill filed last week would let residents grow their own cannabis — but only if they meet certain criteria.

On Friday, DeSantis took to Fox & Friends to discuss his proposal for how to manage property tax cuts if they get approved next year.

An Indiana state Senate committee took the first step toward enacting a new congressional map.

Democratic governors who met over the weekend in Arizona say the party must focus on affordability in next year's midterm elections.

Democrats are hoping to win a race for Miami mayor after decades out of power.

Newly released photos of Rosa Parks emphasize lesser-known aspects of her legacy.

One official in Florida is urging state leaders to eliminate the state’s physical yellow registration decal, calling the move a “common-sense step forward” that would save residents millions and modernize the system.

The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, but will waive admission costs on President Donald Trump's birthday.

A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Big 12 Commission Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football.

Mike Duggan is stepping down as Detroit mayor at the end of the year after three terms in office.

Republicans in the Indiana Senate are facing threats as President Trump pushes for lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map.

The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off.

The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into whether U.S. airlines complied with an emergency order to cut flights at 40 major airports during the recent government shutdown.

Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid controversy over her past coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A statement Friday from Nuzzi and the magazine says they have mutually agreed to let her contract expire at the end of the year.

Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress.

A federal judge has questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests.

Members of Congress now know that the U.S. military fired upon two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs — and they want answers.

The Social Security Administration plans to cut foot traffic to its field offices by 50% next year.

Indiana state House lawmakers have passed a new congressional map that could net Republicans two seats.

A prosecutor says the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack told investigators he was “disappointed” in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

President Donald Trump has finally met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the act in interviews with investigators.

The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in the tournament field this summer.

A federal judge has ordered the release of Florida grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the transparency law President Donald Trump recently signed.

Former mayor of Orlando Glenda Hood was honored as the city renamed a park along Lake Baldwin.

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts.

One of the latest bills on file aims to change language rules for workplaces across the state.

This week, four proposed constitutional amendments in Florida took another step closer toward becoming reality after getting approved by lawmakers.

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.

A Missouri appeals court panel has ordered new wording for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state.

Rank-and-file Republicans in the House are increasingly going public with anger towards their leadership.

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Pennsylvania next week to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation.

Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders.

The New York Times is suing to try to stop the Pentagon from imposing new rules on journalists who cover the military.

A law enforcement officials says the FBI has made an arrest in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the potential for abuse in the rising realm of artificial intelligence and called for an “AI Bill of Rights.”

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.

A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care.

The proposal would give students in public schools more rights — though it will have to amend the state constitution to do so.

If approved, the new bill is set to take effect next year.

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the boat attack in the Caribbean, but the video of survivors being killed has alarmed lawmakers, That disclosure Thursday comes as Congress scrutinizes an attack on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

After a ruling last week allowed Florida to begin enforcing a 2024 law designed to prevent children from having access to certain social-media sites, tech industry groups Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to quickly hear arguments about whether the law violates First Amendment rights.

A Florida House committee is meeting on Thursday as state lawmakers inch their way toward a possible mid-decade congressional redistricting.

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of contempt from Donald Trump was a shock in the country’s largest Somali community in Minnesota.

In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to Texas to run for Congress.

Proposed changes to Tavares' garage sale ordinance that would require residents to obtain permits and could impose fines on those who violate the new rules, went back before the City Council on Wednesday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency.

Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas is thanking President Donald Trump for pardoning him and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $112 million in grants for water-quality improvements along the Gulf Coast and for some Central Florida utilities companies.

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.

A Palm Bay councilman censured over controversial social media posts against Indian immigrants is asking a federal judge to halt his punishment from the city.

The Florida Department of Education has released its list of books removed from classrooms across the state.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information.

President Donald Trump's tax legislation included a provision called "Trump Accounts," which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.

The White House and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have each lent support for a bill designed to regulate college sports that has been criticized by opponents as a giveaway to the NCAA and its most powerful schools.

The Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

President Donald Trump's latest Cabinet meeting lasted over two hours.

President Donald Trump announces National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans.

The board of the South Florida college that’s giving away a valuable piece of property for Donald Trump’s future presidential library redid its vote to transfer the land.

Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S. The operation, which could begin soon, targets people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area with final deportation orders.