Florida Sen. Ashley Moody is pushing to bring the newly established United States Space Academy to the state's Space Coast, with plans to file legislation when the Senate returns to session.

Sen. Ashley Moody and Rep. Mike Haridopolos — both Republican U.S. lawmakers from Florida — led the delegation in a letter to the president and NASA administrator offering Florida as the academy’s future home.

Florida politicians on both sides of the aisle are responding to a grand jury report that found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer funds that were funneled through Hope Florida.

During a press conference on Thursday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier suggested merely asking a question about the leaked grand jury report about the Hope Florida controversy is against Florida law.

A state grand jury found that Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” taxpayer funds when it diverted $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation, according to an exclusive report from CBS News.

Florida Democratic voters have delivered an upset by nominating democratic socialist state Rep. Angie Nixon over moderate Alex Vindman, a former national security official.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly has picked up the Democratic nod, setting the stage for a fall campaign to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis and decide the state's future political direction.

Democratic voters have elevated a progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by President Donald Trump, won the GOP nomination as he vies to become the first Black governor of the state.

Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term.

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody told News 6 Thursday that she viewed the proposed White House cuts to the Department of Education as more akin to a “restructuring” of funds.

As part of our commitment to providing you with what you need to make an informed decision in the 2026 elections, News 6 joined with the News Collaborative of Central Florida to present the Voting Central Florida 2026 Voter’s Guide. Here are the candidates for the U.S. Senate Republican primary.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Vindman is calling for Sen. Ashley Moody to demand the release of the Hope Florida grand jury report. Speaking to reporters in front of the Florida Capitol on Thursday, Vindman criticized Moody, who was Florida attorney general at the time, over her office’s role in the Hope Florida scandal and claimed her involvement earned her appointment to the U.S. Senate.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is confronting questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing that will test President Donald Trump’s grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for the job.

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody made it official Thursday, paying the qualifying fee to run for the federal office she was appointed to last year.

Candidate qualifying for the U.S. Senate race is over in Florida and the field is set for the Democratic and Republican primaries in August. On Friday, News 6 sat down with Democrat Alex Vindman to talk about the cost of living, immigration policy, and more.

Jennifer Jenkins, the former Brevard County school board member who earned acclaim on the left for her criticism of Moms for Liberty, is withdrawing from her U.S. Senate campaign, one day after Alex Vindman jumped into the race.

A key figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat.

Florida's Republican attorney general is questioning the constitutionality of state laws supporting minority contracting and diverse appointments.

Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks.

News 6 asked Central Florida’s congressional delegation what they did with that money.

Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast.

A new provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make it easier to finance commercial spaceports, according to U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Florida.

On Tuesday, Florida Sen. Rick Scott sent a letter to President Donald Trump, pushing for his administration to consider relocating NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to the Space Coast.

President Donald Trump has honored the 2025 NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House, proclaiming that “lesser teams would have crumbled” during its nail-biting title game victory.

A 911 dispatcher is being honored for her actions which may have saved the life of a pregnant woman in Indialantic.

Florida’s Republican U.S. senators Ashley Moody and Rick Scott have announced the Consolidating Aerospace Programs Efficiently at Canaveral (CAPE Canaveral) Act to relocate NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Brevard County.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named his former chief of staff, James Uthmeier, as the state’s attorney general.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named his former chief of staff, James Uthmeier, as the state’s attorney general.

With the U.S. Supreme Court considering a similar Texas case, a federal judge put on hold a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law requiring age verification for access to websites with adult content.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has named Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who nears a confirmation vote to become part of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to pledge partnership from all levels state to local with soon-to-be President Donald Trump’s administration on tackling illegal immigration.

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up an appeal by a convicted felon who was one of 20 people accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials in 2022 of registering and voting when they were ineligible.

The annual Medical Examiners Commission Drug Report found drug-related deaths across the board in Florida were down 5% in 2023, with drug-related deaths down most categories.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will hold a news conference in Tampa.

With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in January about a similar Texas law, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has asked a federal judge to temporarily halt a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new state law requiring age verification for access to websites with adult content.

For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells to the Floridian aquifer.

Florida authorities say they're pursuing a criminal case against a man accused of trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump for a car crash that occurred after his arrest.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference on “a matter of law and order,” according to a release.

Florida education leaders are trying to fend off a lawsuit filed by major publishing companies and authors over the removal of books from school libraries, disputing allegations that a controversial state law violates the First Amendment.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the civil rights of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Florida is suing to force the Justice Department to stop blocking the state’s investigation into the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has distanced himself from a controversial state-level proposal to make such changes to some state parks as adding golf, pickleball and lodging.

With less than two weeks left until the first day of school, the Volusia County School Board has moved ahead with a controversial rule change intended as a safety and security measure.

Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms and blocking minors from accessing online pornography.

Florida is moving forward with plans to buy and retrofit a massive warehouse in Central Florida as a staging area to respond to hurricanes and other emergencies.

The complaint — written as a letter to the Florida Commission on Human Relations — discusses apparent “racial quotas” in Starbucks’ hiring practices.

A man sentenced to death for killing an Orlando police officer in 2017 has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a prosecutor misled jurors during sentencing proceedings.

Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis has canceled a planned news conference in Clearwater Wednesday because of the weather.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody held a news conference Thursday morning in Orlando to warn of toll smishing scams and to announce the takedown of fraudulent SunPass websites.

The event will honor “exemplary Floridians from across the state,” including several figures from the Central Florida region.

Attorney General Ashley Moody signaled her support for Florida State University’s appeal of a North Carolina judge’s decision to allow a lawsuit filed against the school by the Atlantic Coast Conference to proceed — and is asking her counterparts in six states to join her efforts.

A federal appeals court is looking at whether Florida could legally challenge Biden administration immigration policies, after a district judge sided with the state in a fight spearheaded by Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a store in Florida.

Florida voters can decide in November whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana, court says.

The Florida Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on Monday about whether proposed constitutional amendments that seek to ensure abortion rights and allow recreational marijuana will go on the November ballot.

The Florida Supreme Court appears poised Monday afternoon to issue rulings about whether proposed constitutional amendments that seek to ensure abortion access and allow recreational marijuana will go on the November ballot.

Floridians are expected to soon find out whether or not they will be voting on recreational marijuana and expanding abortion access in November.

With the Florida Supreme Court deciding whether an abortion-rights constitutional amendment should go on the November ballot, Attorney General Ashley Moody's office and abortion opponents are urging justices to consider another part of the state Constitution that they say could apply to "unborn children."

Florida officials on Tuesday issued a spring break warning in Daytona Beach to help reduce the number of overdoses and crack down on drug use.

An appeals court Tuesday will take up a high-profile case about the state’s attempt to prosecute a convicted felon who was among 20 people accused of voter fraud in 2022 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top Florida officials.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday morning at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Cape Coral.

State officials want people to take shelter in an enclosed space just as you would during a real tornado warning.

The office of Florida’s attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to keep an abortion-rights measure off November’s ballot.

The future of abortion rights on the November ballot is about to be in the hands of the state’s highest court.

A petition initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution has reached the necessary number of verified signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot.

Supporters of an amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Florida Constitution celebrated Friday as the state reported the campaign got enough valid petition signatures to be on the November ballot.

With the measure’s supporters getting close to meeting a petition-signature requirement, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments Feb. 7 about a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in the state.

State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases.

The proposed amendment would allow abortions to remain legal until the fetus is viable.

The decision to exclude the Florida State Seminoles football team from this year’s College Football Playoffs was met with outrage across the internet and Florida and now the state attorney general is getting involved.

Floridians will be a step closer to knowing if a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana will be on their state's 2024 ballot.

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week over whether recreational marijuana should be on the ballot in 2024.

Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody is telling people to be on alert and report anything suspicious over fears that fighting in the Middle East could inspire attacks in the U.S.

Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot.

News 6 has learned the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services seized approximately 5,000 pounds of raw and packaged tianeptine, or “gas station heroin,” and THC-O products on Oct. 10.

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said state inspectors will continue surprise inspection sweeps to end the sale of “gas station heroin” in smoke shops and gas stations across the state.

A Volusia County company accused of selling defective hot tubs online is now the subject of more than two dozen consumer complaints submitted to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, records show.

State inspectors seized nearly 2,000 packages of potentially harmful substances allegedly sold in several Florida gas stations.

Attorney General Ashley Moody will try to block a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights in Florida, according to a filing Monday at the state Supreme Court.

The former head of a Florida nonprofit domestic violence agency is charged with fraud and grand theft.

Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s arrival, the State of Florida’s Price Gouging law has now taken effect.

Several civil rights groups are challenging Florida’s new immigration law in a federal lawsuit.

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear arguments Sept. 8 in a case that could play a major role in the future of abortion rights in the state.

The Florida Welcome Center on I-95 is back open after it was shut down and evacuated.

As many prepare for summer travel, Florida officials are warning of vacation schemes that could leave you without a place to stay.

A federal appeals court Monday sided with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and kept in place rulings that blocked Biden administration immigration policies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said Florida “stands ready” and will send Florida National Guard troops and law-enforcement officers to Texas to help with border control as he nears an expected announcement of a White House bid.

The office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has “consistently sought to safeguard” Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine open meeting and public record laws, according to Moody’s own website.

Attorney General Ashley Moody presented an award to an Orlando firefighter who rescued a Seminole County deputy from a fiery crash in March.

The ringleader of a Medicaid fraud ring in Florida and his accomplice were arrested Wednesday, according to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 18 other attorneys general in signing a letter to the CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Tuesday, accusing the company of political discrimination.

According to Attorney General Ashley Moody, Barwick was found guilty of first-degree murder in November 1986 for the death of Rebecca Wendt earlier that year.

As lawmakers consider barring abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject more than three decades of legal precedents that have protected abortion rights in the state.

Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is a controlled substance in Florida, meaning that it’s a crime to possess or sell the drug within the state.