Rising public anxiety about election fairness and the spread of misinformation mean both parties must confront organizational, legal and ethical challenges as they prepare for a consequential midterm season.

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.

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.

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.

Florida voters could be required to prove their citizenship at the ballot box, but not until after the 2026 elections, under a bill headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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.

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia.

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.

Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.

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

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.

Senate Democrats are unveiling a bill to have the government refund about $175 billion in Trump-era tariff money after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were illegal.

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.

A Virginia court is temporarily blocking Democrats from preparing for an April voter referendum to redraw the state’s congressional maps.

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.

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

The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.

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.

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

Reactions from Florida and federal lawmakers continue to pour in after President Trump’s overnight military strike on Venezuela.

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.

The House has voted to dismiss an effort to impeach President Donald Trump.

Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee.

Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.

The Kennedy Center is receiving $7.4 million ahead of the World Cup draw next month.

The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elite people and institutions that chose to get involved, cover it up — or look away.

Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees say the Trump administration is undermining the nation's spy services.

President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Federal agents have expanded their North Carolina immigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh.

Sen. Cory Booker is back in New Hampshire, home to two Democrats who broke ranks with their party to end the government shutdown.

The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning that eight senators' decision to break with Democrats and end the government shutdown shows they aren't alarmed enough about President Donald Trump's impact on political norms.

The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just days after sweeping election victories had raised hopes that the left’s disparate factions were pulling in the same direction heading into the 2026 midterms.

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions.

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track.

Zohran Mamdani’s winning run for New York City mayor featured a memorable campaign design that drew its inspiration from a wide range of influences, helping the democratic socialist appeal to young and diverse voters.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

Protesters at an anti-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., were re-energized following significant Democratic victories in elections this week.

Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll.

The City of Jacksonville released data showing the economic impact on local businesses and households caused by SNAP benefit delays.

Voters in Maine and Texas have considered Republican-backed proposals that proponents say would safeguard elections, but opponents believe are intended to make voting more difficult.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

The Senate is voting on legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada.

News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to look at ways to end the shutdown stalemate on this week’s episode of Politics & Power.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on.

Democrats in Virginia are joining the national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Democrats have rallied against a proposed U.S. House map by North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker had some extra income in 2024 — from a lucky blackjack hand in a Las Vegas casino.

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

The Jacksonville International Airport has joined other airports across the country that are choosing not to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on Transportation Security Administration operations.

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs.

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

Airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers.

Democrats cast it as a high-stakes health care showdown, and Republicans exude confidence that the approach won’t find traction, while constantly reminding the public that the Dems forced the shutdown. Emily Gee oversees economic and health policy for the Center for American Progress.

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

News4JAX Political Analyst Rick Mullaney discussed the repercussions of the week-long government shutdown, which affects many federal employees, contractors, and international airports in Jacksonville.

Attorney General Pam Bondi goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning as federal agents surge into cities across the U.S. She's facing growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump’s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.

A Georgia special state Senate committee plans to question Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis next month.

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

Representative Randy Fine and Putnam County Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach spoke at a press conference in Palatka about the federal government shutdown’s impact on local residents, focusing on flood insurance and federal program funding.

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage.

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.