Trump’s tariffs are headed to court — again.

More than two dozen states have sued the Trump administration after it required them to comply with election and immigration conditions to get billions of dollars in federal funding for disasters.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service say they have successfully launched a new government-wide payment verification process designed to prevent federal payments from being sent to dead people.

A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts.

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies.

A former Jacksonville Marine was arrested Thursday and charged by criminal complaint with threatening President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

Palm Beach International Airport is getting a new name — and soon, new flight codes — following action by Florida’s governor and state legislature earlier this year.

The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort.

Palm Beach International Airport is getting a new name — and soon, new flight codes — following action by Florida’s governor and state legislature earlier this year.

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for federal student loans, ruling in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.

The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

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

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

A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday.

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

The WWE alum claims WWE cut shots of future President appearing scared of him

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation.

Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding federal agents during a massive immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year.

A Crescent City man was charged with two counts of threatening to kill President Donald Trump and “blow the White House up,” the Department of Justice said.

Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded.

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations.

Friday’s opening game in the U.S. at SoFi Stadium in California comes against the backdrop of the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, mounting political violence in President Trump’s orbit and growing fears of artificial intelligence-fueled disruptions.

Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States.

The Justice Department has announced charges against a Guatemalan woman accused of using false identification to gain custody of migrant children.

Brazilian officials have announced a significant drop in deforestation rates.

The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people from Ebola-hit countries in Africa.

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas.

Senate Republicans are weighing their next steps after the Trump administration's announcement that it is scrapping a $1.8 billion settlement fund for the president's allies who claim to have been politically prosecuted.

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. for another six months and marking a rare reprieve to any of the people protected by temporary measures which have been harshly criticized by Republicans.

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances.

Renata Castro, founding member of Florida-based immigration law firm USA 4 ALL, joined News4Jax anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show.

The Democratic National Committee has released a controversial autopsy report on the 2024 election.

A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education.

At the high-stakes summit between the United States and China, President Xi Jinping called a stable relationship between the two nations “good for the world” and added that the U.S. and China should be “partners, not rivals.”

ABC is accusing the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech and hinder open political discussion.

This year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers have passed a law designating a new “Trump Highway” in the Sunshine State.

The Justice Department has found UCLA's medical school illegally considered race in admissions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that an expanded season for Atlantic Red Snapper in Florida has been approved and will go into effect May 22.

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, has said he wants to bring “regime change” to the central bank, but if confirmed by the Senate he will find a Fed already transformed by the White House’s attacks.

Florida State University business analyst Wayne Hochwarter joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on this week's episode of Politics & Power to discuss whether tariffs should be adjusted to shield small importers; what short‑term relief (tax credits, grants, fuel support) would help Main Street; and how state budgets should adapt to tourism and construction slowdowns.

The Federal Reserve will meet this week ahead of a looming leadership transition that remains fuzzy, and Wednesday’s news conference will be closely watched for any clarification.

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.

U.S. officials have announced a major crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations controlled by Chinese transnational organized crime.

An appeals court has blocked a California law passed in 2025 requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of identification.

The Trump administration is requiring all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some Medicaid providers.

The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the last year.

The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued.

Minnesota officials are pushing forward with investigations of federal law enforcement officers involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.

The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.

The city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January.

The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.

President Donald Trump is holding a White House briefing room press conference on the crew member who was rescued by U.S. special forces in Iran.

Wisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in an election that will either maintain or expand the court’s liberal majority.

The Trump administration has taken a new tack in celebrating Easter.

Congo will receive some deportees from the U.S. as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program.

The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

President Trump is said to be considering removing other officials in his cabinet according to Trump administration officials.

Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.

President Trump issued a new threat to Iran’s energy infrastructure if a ceasefire isn’t reached ‘shortly’. He threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants.

Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel for the first time.

An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution.

Iran has dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days.

Award-winning journalist Bob Woodward has a new book that will explain how he came to write so many inside accounts from Washington.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press.

Clergy will be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota.

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, was diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a post from President Trump on Truth Social.

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is expanding, but the public data that tracks it is drying up.

A group of four migrants deported from the United States have arrived in the African nation of Eswatini, under a third-country program that rights groups protest.

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes.

The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation.

A member of the National Transportation Safety Board says he has been fired without explanation by the Trump administration.

Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.

President Trump is meeting with executives from major tech companies at the White House on Wednesday afternoon to sign his ratepayer protection pledge.

Immigration enforcement remains a central divisive issue as the 2026 midterm elections approach.

With the rising cost of living on many people’s minds these days, it’s not surprising that half of likely midterm election voters believe the most important issue Florida is facing is affordability, according to a recent poll from the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) at the University of North Florida.

A widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has seen major strikes, missile fire across the region, and fresh fears for global energy and markets.

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines.

A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month.

The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships.

A federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported.

Gov. Tim Walz has denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract.

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now.

The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says the United States is blocking funding for the cost of defending himself against drug trafficking charges.

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union Tuesday night amid concerns that a shutdown may overshadow his message to the country. News4JAX Political Analyst and Head of the Jacksonville University Haskell Public Policy Institute joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton ahead of the State of the Union remarks.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens, which advocates fear could lead to tens of thousand of people being evicted.

The Trump administration has backed Kalshi and Polymarket in a court fight over whether prediction markets constitute gambling.

Lawyers say a new group of third-country nationals has been deported by the United States to Cameroon.

More than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota’s Twin Cities area and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge.

The Trump administration announced this week that its immigration crackdown in Minnesota is ending.

The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take actiom.

New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd.

The U.S. military says two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided.

Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a 30-year-old law that allows the federal government to revoke American passports until payments are made.

The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year.