1+ week, 3+ day ago   (258+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing the Republican who could replace him, despite past differences. At a GOP leadership forum on Tuesday, DeSantis threw his support behind the Republican candidates on November’s ballot. That includes U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (588+ words) House Democrats want to impeach Attorney General James Uthmeier for his role in the diversion of $10 million in a settlement over Medicaid overpayments that was routed into political committees he controlled. The committees opposed two measures on the November 2024 ballot....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Chevron is expanding its existing operations in Venezuela, the Houston-based company said Wednesday. This comes in the wake of Friday's announcement that Venezuela will give the U.S. access…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (959+ words) COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republican voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide who will replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on the general election ballot in November. After no candidate in a crowded field won outright in a Republican…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (268+ words) President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would allow 300,000 tons of tariff-free beef imports over the next 90 days. The plan was announced in a Truth Social post late last week that said the deal was designed to "reduce prices for Americans while…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (732+ words) U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has picked his running mate in the Florida governor's race. If Donalds wins, the Naples-based lawmaker and GOP gubernatorial nominee wants state Sen. Bryan Avila, R-Miami, to be his lieutenant governor. "I wanted a proven warrior to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (576+ words) The state of Florida wants to remove four immunizations from entry requirements for PreK-12 public and private schools. The Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (410+ words) In one of his first moves as education commissioner, Henry Mack has advanced a rule that would block undocumented students from attending the state’s postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programs. The programs train students in a wide variety of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (690+ words) Former USF political scientist Susan MacManus wasn't as surprised as some people about Angie Nixon's upset win over Alexander Vindman in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. MacManus says women propelled her campaign, and she believes Nixon has a decent chance in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (914+ words) Florida Democratic voters delivered another shock upset to the party establishment by nominating state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, over Alex Vindman, a moderate former national security professional who played a central role in President Donald Trump's first impeachment....