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.

Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a new housing official amid backlash over past social media posts.

Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Rod Sullivan, a Board-Certified Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to talk about the potential friction with Russia after the U.S. seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts.

The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money.

In a move to assert control over Venezuelan oil, President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday seized a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announced plans to “selectively” remove some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates.

Nobody could accuse CBS News' Tony Dokoupil of participating in a soft launch.

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

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats.

A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening.

The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency.

An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear.

The National Guard Armory Building in Springfield is one step closer to being sold for redevelopment, according to News4JAX news partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed his support for a bill that seeks to ban insider stock trading among members of Congress.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for taking part in a video where he and other Democratic lawmakers reminded U.S. service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders.

George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City.

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there's no official event to memorialize what happened.

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office.

President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.

President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela has emerged as a flash point in a closely watched Republican primary campaign in Kentucky.

President Donald Trump may have his name on the building but it's still the Kennedy Center to Congress.

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people.”.

Florida is waiting for federal approval to open a third immigration detention center in the Panhandle.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has finalized a deal exempting U.S. multinational corporations from paying more corporate taxes overseas.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday almost 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been flown out of Baker County’s “Deportation Depot” since it opened in early September.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state and its Somali community.

President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela is testing his ability to hold the Republican coalition together.

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress.

As Florida’s legislative session begins, Clay County leaders Ted Yoho and Sam Garrison shared their perspectives on the proposed property tax repeal and other key issues facing the region.

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, begins his term with a symbolic commute.

Four friends from different upbringings and age groups have embarked on a march from Jacksonville to Washington, D.C., advocating for expanded social welfare programs and raising awareness about homelessness.

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details.

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City.

Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington.

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.

The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release.

President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year.

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press.

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day.

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands That's according to a Tuesday court filing from the U.S. government.

This story was first published on Dec. 30, 2025.

A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.

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.

Alligator Alcatraz. Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other Florida issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big legal issues to watch in the coming year

Florida is known for making headlines across the country, and 2025 was no exception.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor.

A mysterious group called Georgians for Integrity has spent around $5 million on television ads, mailers and texts attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones since November.

As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes.

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled.

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.

The Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.

A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a prominent Washington attorney.

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House is charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges over the ambush on November 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second.

The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.

The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier.

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

Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer.

George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City.

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.

After a license plate law went into effect back in October, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made his opinion clear on any future legislation for license plates.

In a breathless year of tariffs unleashed by the administration of President Donald Trump, perhaps no one has had to live the reality of every fluctuation of trade policy than customs brokers.

Lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump.

A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.

A judge has scolded Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence.

Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona.

Vice President JD Vance says the conservative movement should welcome anyone who loves America.

Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention has been marked by internal feuds among conservative figures.

As 2026 approaches, affordability remains a dominant concern for Americans, with health insurance costs poised to rise sharply, especially in Florida. Government law attorney Chris Hand explained on This Week in Jacksonville that the end of COVID-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could have severe consequences.

President Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race.

Idalia Bisbal moved from New York City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, hoping for a cheaper life.

The Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton.

A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act.

The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.

Pope Leo XIV has named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.

President Donald Trump will make an announcement from the Roosevelt Room Friday afternoon.

Attorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.

Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife have been made public following a judge's order.