Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.

A new AP-NORC poll shows Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI.

For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran.

Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence.

Donald Trump’s pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending.

President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up to close out the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas.

A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country.

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.

Democrats have narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia as their party looks ahead to a wide-open primary to succeed Republican President Donald Trump.

Today is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties.

Democrats have approved dueling messages on immigration enforcement, disagreeing on whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished or reformed.

Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters.

A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s tax on digital advertising.

A super PAC affiliated with U.S. House Democrats plans to increase its campaign advertising reservations in Cleveland, Ohio, by roughly $6 million on Friday, in response to Republican Rep. Max Miller’s decision to proceed with his reelection campaign despite allegations of abuse by his ex-wife Emily Moreno.

The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future is escalating.

Democrats are gathering to finalize their 2028 presidential primary calendar this week, setting the stage for a wide-open contest to succeed President Donald Trump and chart a path ahead as the party’s voters oscillate between progressive and more moderate candidates.

The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the latest quarter and plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views.

Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott.

Early voting has already begun in some Central Florida counties, but starting Saturday, all counties across Central Florida will offer early voting for the Florida Statewide Primary election. Find early voting locations, information on what you need to vote, and what's on the ballot, here.

House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms.

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 Democratic primary for Florida chief financial officer.

The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities.

The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here's what you need to know to vote in the primary.

More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel.

Senate Democrats have blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements.

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.

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs.

The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump.

A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion.

The Florida Supreme Court will not step into a lawsuit challenging the state’s newly drawn congressional districts, the court said Wednesday.

An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race.

Days after California’s primary, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt are still waiting to see who makes the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor against incumbent Karen Bass.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort.

In her new memoir, Jill Biden reflects on Joe Biden's poor 2024 presidential debate performance against Donald Trump.

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary cities” in a move that could jeopardize international flights.

Colorado Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to censure the state's governor for commuting the prison sentence of an election conspiracy theorist.

While Florida voters weren’t casting ballots Tuesday night, the results from primary elections across several states are still reverberating through Tallahassee. On this week’s episode of Politically Motivated, the focus turned to what analysts are calling the continued “Trump Effect” — the growing influence of President Donald Trump’s endorsements and how loyalty to the president is increasingly shaping Republican politics nationwide.

President Donald Trump has announced an expansion of his discounted-drug website, TrumpRx.

The Trump administration has announced the creation a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted.

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled his final budget proposal.

A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be.

Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts.

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

Building trades unions have long been considered a voice of the American worker.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress.

Much of the political spotlight this election year in Arizona has been focused on the office that runs elections in Maricopa County, the state’s largest.

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.

House Democrats are launching what they call an anti-corruption task force in an attempt to strengthen ethics rules and protect voting access.

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.

Demonstrators rallied across Central Florida on Saturday as part of coordinated “No Kings” protests — including a large turnout in downtown Orlando.

Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns.

President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers and screeners.

Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid.

Democrats running for governor across the country are making tariffs a central element of their political message this year.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

Senators in Washington right now are debating a bill that would radically change the way Americans both register to vote and vote in elections. Republicans have been trying to get the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE America Act, passed for the last two years. The bill would require citizenship verification in order to register to vote.

The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict.

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval.

The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month.

Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons.

Democrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition.

The midterm elections are only a few months away, and Gov. Ron DeSantis is already predicting a major shift in one Florida county.

Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections.

Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range.

The Department of Homeland Security says the Global Entry program shuts down for as long as the partial government shutdown continues.

Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question.

The White House has insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy.

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to placing President Donald Trump’s name on the Palm Beach International Airport despite turbulence over state funding, trademarking rights and his personal conduct.

Lawmakers and the White House are offering no signs of compromise in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers.

Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan that could help Democrats in this year's midterm elections.

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown.

The images of masked federal officers has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.

The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.

Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown Friday if Republicans and the White House don't agree to restrict President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections.

In a story published Jan. 24, 2026, about a debate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date that a man was fatally shot in Minneapolis by federal officers.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill has been inaugurated as New Jersey's 57th governor.

Abigail Spanberger has become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office.

The Florida House passed a bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.

President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up.

The House gave approval to legislation aimed at loosening water efficiency regulations for showerheads.

The Democratic National Committee plans to spend millions of dollars to consolidate voter registration efforts, traditionally handled by nonprofits and individual campaigns.

Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced another round of state awards to fund rural infrastructure improvements and proclaimed a special session for even more redistricting.

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House.

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber.

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.

The House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.

House Democrats have released several dozen more photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Imprisoned former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is asking a federal judge to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged to prove constitutional violations spoiled her trial.

Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is threatening contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton.

President Donald Trump has issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections administrator convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud.