Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking reelection.

Florida’s yellow license plate registration decals may soon be a thing of the past with the advent of new legislation calling for an electronic renewal process.

Legislation filed Thursday would set guidelines for local government rules involving the materials used for drinking straws and stirrers.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block states from regulating artificial intelligence.

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

In a top priority of Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, the Senate on Thursday released a wide-ranging bill aimed at boosting such things as health care, education, transportation and economic development in rural areas.

A new proposal floating through the Legislature would require these two presidents to be placed in children's classrooms across the Sunshine State.

A shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more flight disruptions at airports across the country.

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

Gov. Ron DeSantis late Wednesday dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.

Lawmakers have started to file proposed budget earmarks for local projects as they return to the Capitol to prepare for the 2026 legislative session.

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Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety.

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown.

North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are pushing for stricter pretrial release laws after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte train.

A bill that would let Texas residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 has been passed by lawmakers and sent to the governor.

Tuesday is Election Day for voters in west Orange County, with special elections to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature. The contests are for Senate District 15 and House District 40.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson has entered the 2026 race for governor as the Republican primary field gets more crowded.

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.

Six weeks after the state budget was expected to be completed, Florida legislative leaders have finished negotiating details of a spending plan.

The Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.

Florida lawmakers Thursday started moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that supporters say would bulk up financial reserves to help the state weather potential problems such as economic recessions.

Nearly a month after leaving the Capitol without passing a budget, House and Senate leaders said Friday night they had reached an agreement that will clear the way for lawmakers to begin hammering out details of a spending plan Tuesday.

The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Marjorie Taylor Greene bought some high profile stocks last week as other investors were bailing out of the market.

Appearing before leaders of the state university system, House Speaker Daniel Perez on Wednesday defended a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about school presidential candidates from public disclosure.

Amid opposition from local governments, the House Budget Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that could lead to cities, counties and other government agencies paying more in lawsuits over people getting injured.

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September.

A Florida Senate committee has advanced a bill that seeks to make the state a hands-free driving zone.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has rescinded two Biden-era memos that had state agencies consider social and environmental justice factors when making decisions concerning critical national infrastructure work.

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30.

It might sound strange, but bills introduced this year could put Trump’s mug right in line with many other iconic former presidents.

A Florida lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s dangerous-dog laws following the death of an 8-year-old boy who was mauled in Volusia County last month.

One of the latest bills filed ahead of the upcoming Florida Legislative session could change state rules regarding how flags are displayed.

Florida lawmakers are set to consider a new bill that would cement “Gulf of America” into Florida law.

Florida Sen. Ingoglia took to social media on Monday morning to claim that the new legislation would help protect residents' constitutional rights.

State Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, is resigning effective March 31 from the Senate as he runs in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was named national security adviser by President Donald Trump.

With Florida school districts facing a 2026 deadline, a Senate Republican files a proposal that would repeal requirements aimed at later start times for many high schools.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas as the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

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.

After the idea did not pass during the 2024 legislative session, Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, filed a bill Monday that would restrict the types of flags that can be displayed at government buildings and school

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris have met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as efforts push forward to secure access to the RFK Stadium site in the District of Columbia.

State senators are off to a quick start filing bills as they gear up for the 2025 legislative session.

The total number of women who are state lawmakers has once again reached new heights, following a trend up in recent years.

Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying lawmakers have “spent taxpayer funds excessively and indiscriminately in the last few years.”

Former President Bill Clinton spoke at an early voting event Sunday in Orange County on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris while Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, held a get-out-the-vote rally in Orlando that afternoon.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is once again pushing to make Daylight Saving Time a permanent fixture.

North Carolina legislators have approved an initial $273 million relief package to help address Hurricane Helene’s devastation and recovery in the mountains.

The hidden figures of the space race have been recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony.

Ohio officials have stationed state police at Springfield schools in response to bomb threats that officials say are mostly coming from overseas.

The dreaded “R” word was not uttered at the Orange County Canvassing Board Thursday night, according to one official, in the Orange County Commission District 1 race. The dreaded word being “recount.”

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A scuba dive boat captain has been ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.

Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's ex-husband pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Wednesday after separate altercations with his ex-wife at a local restaurant and their son at a home earlier this year.

A young boy sitting behind his father on the House floor has become the latest social media star after performing for the C-SPAN cameras.

The South Carolina Senate has approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House has spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to study or dispense money for reparations for slavery.

The White House is rejecting a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP’s stalled impeachment inquiry.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India a global manufacturing hub as companies shift away from China.

People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under a bill approved by state lawmakers.

Two lawmakers from opposing parties are floating a new plan to protect the privacy of Americans' personal data.

Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults.

House Republicans are threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he does not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.

House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

Lawmakers have introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend.

Authorities have launched an investigation after a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson received mail containing a white powder.

These bills — now headed to the state Senate — cover a range of topics, including bear attacks, highway drivers and balloons.

A Florida Senate panel on Thursday revamped a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media, as a debate continued about the proposal’s constitutionality and whether it would infringe on parental rights.

Controversial bills aimed at preventing local governments from removing historical monuments and restricting the types of flags flown at schools and other public buildings appear to be dead in the Florida Senate.

Examples of communist movements provided in the bill include the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China and the Third Reich of Nazi Germany.

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.

A Senate committee Monday backed a proposal that would prevent counties and cities from allowing people to sleep or camp on public property without permits.

Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.

Two Central Florida lawmakers aim to set a new state standard for the maximum amount of a contaminant allowed in drinking water.

The Senate has unanimously confirmed 11 top-ranking military officers.

A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their terms end.

Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, was choking on food during a luncheon when fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky performed the Heimlich maneuver on her.

The North Carolina General Assembly has given final approval to new redistricting maps poised to empower the state GOP for years to come.

Auto repair shops would have to request crash reports or file a form with authorities before repairing damaged vehicles, under a new bill filed by Florida Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota., according to our partners at News 4 Jacksonville.

Voting rights advocates are locked in a court fight with Louisiana's top Republicans over whether the state must follow Alabama’s court-ordered path in drawing a new, Black-majority congressional district.

The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber.

A U.S. government shutdown would have disrupted many services that Americans rely on and squeezed federal workers.

Surveillance video shows U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and another guest being kicked out of a “Beetlejuice” musical play in Denver on Sunday.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being threatened with contempt of Congress.

Voters in Orange and Osceola counties will go to the polls in November and January to pick a new state representative for Florida House District 35.

The House Foreign Affairs chairman has subpoenaed the State Department for classified documents that could indicate whether the U.S. deviated from its plans for sanctioning China after a Chinese surveillance balloon crossed over sensitive military sites across North America.

A ribbon cutting on Thursday ceremoniously reopened Port Canaveral’s North Cargo Berth 3, which has been out of service for nine years, with nearly 900 feet of new dock space for larger ships.

The Magic are bringing on two new players following Thursday night's draft picks.

More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. are still without power following damaging storms that have left residents searching for relief in sweltering temperatures.

Forecasters warned people celebrating Father’s Day outdoors to take precautions as triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. The unstable conditions triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi.

Lawyers for former a former Indiana congressman say he should be spared from prison after his insider trading conviction.

Hopes have been dashed for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Legislation introduced by four senators aims to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would give parents more control over what teenagers under the age of 18 can access.

Armed law enforcement officers could be at every school in the U.S. with new legislation.

The Senate has rejected a Republican effort to reverse a Department of Veterans Affairs policy that would expand some abortion services to veterans regardless of state laws, a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats who say the services are necessary medical care.

The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Jackson.

An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina has reached the cusp of final legislative approval following a state House vote.

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.