GOP has 1M more โactiveโ registered voters than Democrats in Florida. Hereโs how many are not affiliated with a party
The Republican Party of Florida holds a registration advantage of 1.026 million voters over the Florida Democratic Party.
Decision reversed, Daytona Beach early-voting site to reopen for upcoming election
The early-voting site in the midtown area of Daytona Beach, which was shut down back in July, will re-open for the general election.
Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for families.
Judge declines to order New York to include โabortionโ in description of ballot measure
A New York judge says he wonโt force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the stateโs constitution would protect abortion rights.
Trump zigzags between economic remarks and personal insults at rally in critical Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly swerved from a message focused on the economy into non-sequiturs and personal attacks, including thrice declaring that he was better looking than Vice President Kamala Harris.
Harris to meet with Teamsters, but union president isn't invited to speak at Democratic convention
Teamsters union members will host Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
U.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended.
US consumer sentiment rises slightly on Democratic optimism over Harris' presidential prospects
A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer sentiment slightly this month.
Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.
Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an informational pamphlet for voters can refer to a fetus as an โunborn human being.โ.
Harris campaign's new $90 million in battleground ads in August aims to sharpen contrast with Trump
Kamala Harrisโ presidential campaign is launching a $90 million advertising effort over the next three weeks to introduce the Democrat to voters and sharpen the contrast with Republican Donald Trump.
A proposed amendment lacks 1 word that could drive voter turnout: โabortionโ
A proposed amendment to New York's constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats' plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall and potentially flip vital congressional districts.
House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims
A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government.
Georgia officials say Kennedy, 2 others have signatures for presidential ballot as disputes remain
Three independent and third-party candidates got one step closer to appearing on Georgiaโs presidential ballot on Tuesday.
Schumer says he will work to block any effort in the Senate to significantly cut the CDC's budget
The Senateโs top Democrat says he'll work to block a plan that would significantly cut the proposed budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law restoring right to vote to people with felony convictions
The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld a 2023 state law that restores voting rights for felons once they have completed their prison sentences.
In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced legislation reaffirming presidents don't have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Courtโs landmark decision last month.
Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks.
Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed
JD Vance, Donald Trumpโs running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book.
House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
The House has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.
As Harris begins campaigning, Florida Democrats try to capitalize on enthusiasm
As Vice President Kamala Harris took the microphone at her first official rally as a presidential candidate in Milwaukee Tuesday, Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones sat down with News 6.
Bidenโs withdrawal from the US presidential race spells new uncertainty for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Bidenโs decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine.
The Republican National Convention is here. Here's how to watch it
The Republican National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the GOP nominee.
Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection.
Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts
Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this Novemberโs election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots.
Democrats on Capitol Hill express concerns about Biden in private but stay quiet in public
After meeting for around two hours to discuss whether President Joe Biden should remain at the top of their presidential ticket, Senate Democrats almost unanimously have agreed on one thing โ not to say anything about it.
Orange County property appraiser reelected as opponent drops out of race
Amy Mercado will be reelected for the post after her opponent, Kevin Pribell, applied to withdraw from the race on Monday, according to the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Biden's evolving reasons for his bad debate: A cold, too much prep, not feeling great and jet lag
President Joe Biden has plenty of explanations for his terrible performance in last weekโs presidential debate.
Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14 million outreach effort to minority voters
A top ally and potential running mate of ex-President Donald Trump is launching an effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in Novemberโs elections.
Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has halted a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan.
Seeking to spotlight Republican resistance, Senate Democrats renew push for IVF rights
Senate Democrats are making a renewed push to show their support for ensuring nationwide access to in vitro fertilization.
At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy
At a bribery trial, a former top U.S. agricultural official has cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain who tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt.
California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional Medicaid benefit for some disabled immigrants.
House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe
Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save Speaker Mike Johnson from an attempt by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from the job.
Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a survived an attempt by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from office.
Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.
Minnesota lawmakers debate constitutional amendment to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights
Minnesota lawmakers have launched their debate on far-reaching legislation that would amend the state's constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Former Florida Gov. Graham Remembered as โA Friend and a Consummate Public Servantโ
As recollections and praise pour in for former U.S. senator and two-term Florida governor Bob Graham, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff.
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
House impeachment managers have walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate, forcing senators to convene a trial.
Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is joining other Republican incumbents scrambling to strike a balance in their abortion rights messaging.
House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
Speaker Mike Johnson will not send the Houseโs articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned.
GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
Hard-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson and threatening his ouster.
Americans think a president's power should be checked, AP-NORC poll finds โ unless their side wins
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds that while Americans say they respect the Constitutionโs checks and balances and donโt want a president to have too much power, that view shifts if the candidate of their party wins the presidency.
US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Floridaโs Hispanic voters
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions of campaign dollars on ads focused on Floridaโs Hispanic voters.
Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections
Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2020 that were funded by donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Florida voters can decide in November whether to protect abortion rights, legalize recreational marijuana, court says
Florida voters can decide in November whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana, court says.
Winter Park hosts Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
On Thursday evening inside the Winter Park Library, people came together to recognize Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. The state will officially recognize the day next year on the fourth Thursday of March.
Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans.
Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House
A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature.
Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in the US think abortion should be legal, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason.
Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
Donald Trump is suggesting heโd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure.
Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers
A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Joe Biden to obtain Congressโ approval to keep waging his military campaign against Yemenโs Houthis.
In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast โimmoralโ restrictions
Vice President Kamala Harris has toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care.
House Democrats and centrist Republicans launch separate efforts to force a vote on Ukraine aid
House Democrats as well as a small group of centrist Republicans are launching separate long-shot efforts to force a vote on tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine.
More than 20 progressive groups form a coalition to counter pro-Israel groups before the election
More than 20 progressive groups are coming together to forcefully reject pro-Israel groupsโ efforts to primary challenge liberal members who've been critics of Israelโs military offensive in Gaza.
Trump blasts Biden over Laken Riley's death after Biden says he regrets using term 'illegal'
President Joe Biden says he regretted using the term โillegalโ during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Laken Riley.
Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds few Americans want the U.S. to take a more active role in solving the world's problems.
House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year.
Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in a drive to avoid a partial shutdown
Congressional leaders have come out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies.
Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump
Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the stateโs remaining presidential delegates to Donald Trump during a convention Saturday.
Florida House passes bill to lower gun buying age
While the issue has not moved forward in the Senate, the Florida House on Friday passed a controversial bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and shotguns.
Georgia House passes bill requiring jailers to identify and hold immigrants after student's killing
Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriffโs department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation.
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice.
New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts.
Saving democracy is central to Biden's campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
As President Joe Biden campaigns for reelection, he's warning that Donald Trump will be a grave threat to American democracy if he's in the White House.
Republicans work to recruit female and minority candidates even as they criticize diversity programs
House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal government and elsewhere.
Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race
Senior officials for President Joe Bidenโs reelection effort met with House Democrats to outline in detail post-Super Tuesday campaign plans.
Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel.
IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding
The IRS says it expects to collect hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated using funding provided to the agency by the Democratsโ Inflation Reduction Act.
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years.
House Republicans announce bill that provides more military aid to Israel but leaves out Ukraine
House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package to provide military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons.
House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
The House has passed a roughly $79 billion tax cut package expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring three key tax breaks for businesses.
Biden offers fresh assurances he would shut down border 'right now' if Congress sends him a deal
President Joe Biden is bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine.
Georgia lawmakers, in support of Israel, pass bill that would define antisemitism in state law
Georgia lawmakers in a show of support for Israel have given final passage to a bill to define antisemitism in state law, sending it to the governor for his expected signature.
Biden extends State of the Union invitation to a Texas woman who sued to get an abortion and lost
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have extended an invitation to attend the State of the Union address to a Texas woman who sued her state and lost over the ability to get an abortion to end a wanted pregnancy.
Hawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire prevention and housing
Hawaii lawmakers are opening a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August.
Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
With the first primaries of the 2024 election just around the corner, Republican candidates are stuck on the past as the divided party confronts race issues of the present and a desire among its base for a sanitized version of Americaโs history of slavery.
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches
Thousands of demonstrators have converged opposite the White House to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London.
Manchin says Super Tuesday will offer clarity on need for a third-party candidate
Iowa and New Hampshire are about to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process, but Sen. Joe Manchin says the path for a potential third-party candidate wonโt become clear until Super Tuesday in March.
Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
Donald Trump is seizing on his partyโs frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around voter fraud.
Congressional leaders announce an agreement on spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month.
Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is shifting congressional districts to a more conservative seat on the opposite side of the state to improve her chances of staying in office.
New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House
New Yorkโs highest court has ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections.
House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate
House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles.