DeSantis funds $10M to combat harmful algae blooms like red tide

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday nearly $10 million for state programs to combat harmful algae blooms, like the red tide seen on Tampa Bay beaches every year.

Will Andrew Warren return to office? Ousted Hillsborough state attorney scores win in fight to get reinstated

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren scored a win in the fight to get his job back, after he was ousted from office by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in August 2022.

DeSantis delivers State of the State address

With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new details of priorities for the 2024 legislative session.

Judge in Trump’s DC election case targeted in false shooting report in latest high-profile swatting

A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials in recent days.

Andrew Warren: Ousted Hillsborough state attorney will not seek reelection

Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren says he will not run for a third term after being removed from the position by Governor Ron DeSantis more than a year and a half ago. 

Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America'

The president called Jan. 6 a moment when "we nearly lost America — lost it all." He said the presidential race — a likely rematch with Donald Trump, who is the GOP frontrunner — is “all about" whether American democracy will survive.

Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election

President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners.

Trump blocked from 2024 primary ballot in 2 states. Can he still run for president?

The decision by Maine's secretary of state to bar Trump from the ballot will inevitably increase pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the issue of his eligibility once and for all.

Maine bars Trump from state's 2024 presidential primary ballot

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

Trump ballot ban appealed to Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party

The Colorado Republican Party is appealing that state supreme court's ruling banning former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot.

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges in DC, federal lands

"Criminal records for marijuana use and possession have imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities," Biden said. "It’s time that we right these wrongs."