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FILE - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on oversight of fraud and misuse of Federal funds in Minnesota, March 4, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe

Read full article: Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe

Federal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children.

FILE - Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is outside court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

Read full article: Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they arrive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: King Charles visits Washington with hopes of restoring the US-UK relationship

Read full article: The Latest: King Charles visits Washington with hopes of restoring the US-UK relationship

King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

Read full article: Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

The Southern Poverty Law Center has told a federal court that law enforcement agencies knew for years that the nonprofit was paying informants to report on the movements of hate groups.

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Politics & Power: Rising tariffs, gas prices squeeze small business margins across the South

Read full article: Politics & Power: Rising tariffs, gas prices squeeze small business margins across the South

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.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight

Read full article: Florida redistricting and a rocky special session put Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight

Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida.

President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington, during a State Visit, with Britain's Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner, Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump and Charles greet each other warmly and meet in Oval Office on a day of diplomacy for the king

Read full article: Trump and Charles greet each other warmly and meet in Oval Office on a day of diplomacy for the king

President Donald Trump and King Charles III have huddled in the Oval Office for a meeting that was closed to the public.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is joined by Adm. Brad Cooper, left, as he speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

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An appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times.

FILE - A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

Read full article: Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

Read full article: Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases

The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.

FILE - In this June 16, 2017, file photo, Jimmy Kimmel attends the 30th annual Scleroderma Foundation Benefit at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

Read full article: Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”.

Journalists that were in attendance for the White House Correspondents Dinner prepare for a press briefing at the Washington Hilton following an incident that disrupted the event, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread

Read full article: Reporters covered the correspondents' dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread

Conspiracy theories flooded the internet minutes after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump.

U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump, third from left, as he is taken from the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting

Read full article: Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they arrive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship

Read full article: King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have made it to the White House on his first visit to the United States since he became king in 2022.

Attorney Matthew Seligman, representing Democratic state legislators, speaks with the media following a hearing on new congressional maps before the state Supreme Court in Richmond, Va., on Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements.

FILE - President Jimmy Carter, right, shakes hands with the Michigan delegation, in Washington, April 24, 1980, who were present for the signing by Carter of a bill that would enable Volkswagen to operate an auto assembly plant in a Detroit suburb. Sen. Don Riegle, D-Mich., next to Carter, and Michigan Senate Majority Leader William Faust seated center, look on. (AP Photo, File)
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Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88

Read full article: Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88

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Journalists that were in attendance for the White House Correspondents Dinner work following a press briefing at the Washington Hilton following an incident that disrupted the event, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them

Read full article: The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them

More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists.

FILE - President Ronald Reagan winces and raises his left arm as he was shot by an assailant as he left a Washington hotel, Monday, March 30, 1981. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel

Read full article: Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel

The sound of gunfire at the Washington Hilton Hotel carried echoes of President Ronald Reagan's shooting outside the same hotel more than four decades ago.

The empty stage is seen after President Donald Trump and other top leaders were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Zeke Miller)
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What happened inside the ballroom when a gunman tried to breach Trump's night with the press

Read full article: What happened inside the ballroom when a gunman tried to breach Trump's night with the press

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom

Read full article: With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during the confirmation hearing of Kevin Warsh, nominee for Federal Reserve chair, on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair

Read full article: Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Trump's pick as Fed chair

The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve says he's dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair.

President Donald Trump arrives at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

Read full article: Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

President Donald Trump is calling for unity after what he says he feels was a third assassination attempt.

Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Warren County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

Read full article: Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

Ohio's Republican primary for governor is a few weeks away, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race.

Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

Read full article: DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting.

FBI agents walk door to door to try to speak with neighbors as members of the media follow them, Sunday, April 26, 2026, near an address in Torrance, Calif., connected to Cole Tomas Allen, who was identified as the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner the night before. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

Read full article: Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

The California man arrested in the shooting incident at the media dinner in Washington is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer who's opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump.

Law enforcement are seen outside the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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The Latest: Trump uninjured after security incident at White House Correspondents' dinner

Read full article: The Latest: Trump uninjured after security incident at White House Correspondents' dinner

President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association after an unspecified threat.

FILE - Department of the Interior Former Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, testifiesduring a joint House Subcommittees' hearing of Oversight and Investigations, and of Energy and Environment, regarding the role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and US Interior secretary, dies at 74

Read full article: Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and US Interior secretary, dies at 74

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74.

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

Read full article: Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night.

The Dominion Energy Offshore Wind Farm staging area is seen at the Portsmouth Marine terminal Monday, April 13, 2026, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

Read full article: Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

President Donald Trump's attempts to cancel offshore wind projects have drawn opposition not only from environmentalists but also from Republicans.

FILE - The American flag waves outside the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates, File)
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Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case

Read full article: Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is announcing a special session for judicial redistricting following an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a major Voting Rights Act case.

FILE - A voter prepares a ballot at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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California to weigh tighter restrictions on voter registration amid US debate on election security

Read full article: California to weigh tighter restrictions on voter registration amid US debate on election security

A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the November ballot.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency's proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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US won't renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says

Read full article: US won't renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. does not plan a third renewal of a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil that is currently at sea.

Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Don't count on rate cuts just yet: Warsh as Fed chair may not lead to big policy changes

Read full article: Don't count on rate cuts just yet: Warsh as Fed chair may not lead to big policy changes

President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office.