Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued another scathing letter to Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, this time accusing her office of “leniency toward murderers and pedophiles.” Worrell accused Uthmeier of being 'more interested in scoring political points' in a response to News 6.

A federal judge in Arkansas is throwing out some state laws that put extra restrictions on efforts to gather signatures for ballot initiatives.

The latest disclosure report listing President Donald Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first brought him fame.

Mark Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press for 20 years during some of the most momentous decisions in history.

A Democratic member of Congress is calling for a federal investigation into the "rent now, pay later" industry.

A federal filing shows President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.

President Donald Trump visited the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another trio of new state bills. However, he also vetoed three others, issuing letters to explain why he did it.

Well over 200 new pieces of legislation have now been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis so far this year.

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.

Seven more people have been sentenced to prison over a shooting during a protest outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer.

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, the legislative branch has momentarily called it quits.

The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal.

The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal.

Photographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu.

The great-grandson of the Chinese American at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that first established the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship praises the latest ruling.

A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.

A second New York resident says federal officers have served him with a warning about online activity that criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear to be staking out differing approaches to carrying out President Donald Trump’s national security agenda.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, even if their parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily.

A polarizing Harvard astronomer has been appointed to lead a Trump administration panel studying UFOs.

The newest book on Donald Trump is a big hit.

Provisions from a law passed last year are set to finally take effect this week — and they're set to address automatic gratuities in Florida restaurants.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Justice Department aimed at compelling New Hampshire to provide data on its voters.

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.

In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the concept of birthright citizenship, in a rejection of President Trump’s executive order on the issue. You can read the majority opinion and the dissenting opinion here.

The Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

The Supreme Court has erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that's more than 50 years old.

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.

It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate.

The Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

The governor is expected to speak at 10 a.m. at Lucky Goat Coffee on Eastport Drive. While the topic of the discussion is unknown, he is expected to be joined by Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Visit Florida President and CEO Bryan Griffin.

The governor is expected to speak at 10 a.m. at Lucky Goat Coffee on Eastport Drive. While the topic of the discussion is unknown, he is expected to be joined by Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Visit Florida President and CEO Bryan Griffin.

Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to social media on Monday to announce a new target: an upcoming Irish dance competition in Orlando.

New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has revealed the reason for his four-month absence from the U.S. House.

President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress.

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has defeated U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary.

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.

Colorado voters won't get to decide this November on whether to change the state's congressional districts to favor Democrats.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins filed a lawsuit Monday that accuses opponent James Fishback of failing to meet the residency requirement to be Florida governor. In the complaint, Collins said Washington, D.C. records show Fishback registered to vote in the district on Nov. 3, 2020, voted that day, and was listed on the active voter roll in Washington, D.C. as recently as June 1, 2026.

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his eighth and final budget of his tenure Monday, vetoing more than $800 million from a $114.5 billion spending plan. The budget also includes $30 billion for schools, $4.5 billion for school vouchers, $665 million for Everglades restoration.

The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial.

The Supreme Court says it will consider Arizona voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election that impose proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and regular purging of state voter rolls.

President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power.

Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.

Kara Swisher is expanding her influence from tech journalism to politics.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years.

Gov. DeSantis responded to the viral notice online, claiming that someone who believes it's real is "too dumb to be driving a car."

President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments.

America is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its experiment in democracy.

While DeSantis has signed off on over 200 new laws this year, he opted instead to veto five other bills.

Pride Month celebrations peaked with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday.

The Great American State Fair has kicked off on the National Mall in Washington.

It's been six decades since the Voting Rights Act was enacted.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on eight more bills, bringing the total number of new laws this year to well over 200.

Budget discussions are underway across Central Florida as local governments prepare for a possible major shift in property tax revenue.

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has won Louisiana’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s party primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false.

Florida cities and counties can continue to operate under their own e-bike and e-scooter rules after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have created a uniform statewide system — leaving parents and advocates questioning what comes next.

A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them.

Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost is calling on lawmakers to act after a ruling that allows the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters in Haiti and Syria.

The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirk’s killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson.

Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term.

Democrats are organizing events nationwide this weekend to address affordability concerns.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national “billionaires' tax” and suggests the U.S. government should own a stake in AI companies.

The United States has struck Iran in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term.

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill impacting data centers across the state, adding it to the list of nearly 200 laws approved so far this year.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another batch of 15 bills, though he also opted to veto three bills.

A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields.

Vice President JD Vance says the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today’s news cycle.

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

ov. Ron DeSantis announced demobilization efforts are underway at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, the site of the South Florida Detention Center — widely known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels.

The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer.

The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.

A new bipartisan nonprofit wants to help Americans who find they're out of work because of AI.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill into law that may have a major impact on local governments trying to raise property taxes.

A $100,000 contest kicked off last month to name Orlando attorney John Morgan’s new political party here in Florida — and the results have just been revealed.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran have reversed course, holding a late-night vote to try to appease him.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stepped into the national spotlight this week as a surging political force within the Democratic Party.

A former New York City Council candidate has been charged with forgery over allegations he used artificial intelligence to post fake endorsements and news articles on social media.

U.S. House members have pledged strong support for Taiwan and welcomed Han Kuo-yu, president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, to Washington.

President Donald Trump's visit to Capitol Hill is rekindling a feud with one Republican senator.

A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won broad bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law.

An incumbent South Dakota Republican state senator is facing two felony counts after an investigation found falsified signatures on forms he tried to submit for state GOP positions.

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters.

Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company.

A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.

President Donald Trump is on Washington’s National Mall on Wednesday for a campaign-style rally that he hopes gets Americans excited about his presidency and the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations.