Push for White House ballroom accelerated by Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

The Trump administration was quick to seize upon Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner as an example of why the proposed ballroom for the East Wing is so important. 

Trump dismisses some, if not all, of National Science Board, multiple reports say

The Trump administration is being criticized over reports that the White House has dismissed multiple, and possibly all, members of the National Science Board.

Secret Service in line of fire at WHCA shooting still unpaid due to shutdown

A shooting near President Donald Trump and several Cabinet members is putting a spotlight on the Secret Service’s funding shortfall amid an ongoing standoff in Congress.

Trump says WHCA dinner gunman was "lone wolf" from California

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance were among those in attendance at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night when shots rang out as a gunman rushed into the annual event. 

Grady Judd appears with Byron Donalds for campaign
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U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, a front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor, is pushing for support in Polk County. FOX 13's Carla Bayron reports.

DOJ to allow firing squads for executions

The Justice Department will allow firing squads and certain single-drug lethal injections for executions in an effort to “strengthen” the federal death penalty, the agency announced. 

Most Americans blame Trump for rising gas prices, poll finds

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that a majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for rising gasoline prices following the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.

Clearwater backs $30M BayCare Ballpark funding package, residents push back on National Guard Armory sale

Clearwater City Council approved funding for upgrades to the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training complex and heard public concerns over the sale of a historic building in the city’s North Greenwood neighborhood.

Florida not expected to see much change from marijuana rescheduling, but research opportunities loom

With the stroke of a pen, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declared medical marijuana to be a Schedule III drug, which the Trump Administration — and University of Michigan professor Erin Bonar — hope will make research easier.

Almost half of Americans say economy is in bad shape and getting worse, survey shows

Americans confidence in the economy has plunged based on findings in a new poll, with the widespread pessimism driven in part by soaring gas prices and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Medical marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug under new order

The Trump administration is reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and also giving licensed operators a major tax break in a historic policy shift.

Virginia redistricting update: Judge blocks certification of new congressional maps

A Virginia judge has blocked certification of the state’s newly approved congressional maps, striking down the election certification less than a day after voters backed the mid‑term redistricting plan.

Florida special session: Governor’s congressional map push sparks debate

The spotlight is turning to Florida ahead of a special session that will decide the fate of a new Congressional map that Republicans hope will net several seats for their party in November's midterm elections.

Clearwater officials apologize to North Greenwood residents over historic armory sale process

City of Clearwater officials apologized to North Greenwood residents Monday after neighbors said they were blindsided by the pending sale of the historic National Guard Armory to a local food manufacturer.

Map: These states have approved redistricting plans to influence midterm elections

Virginia has joined six other states in approving new partisan political maps that could influence which party gets control of the House in the November midterms.

Virginia voters back redistricting plan, here’s what that means for seats in Congress

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a mid‑decade redistricting plan that could improve Democrats’ chances of picking up as many as four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections, which will determine control of a narrowly divided Congress.

Indicted Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress amid expulsion threat

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., said Tuesday she plans to resign from the House of Representatives after Republicans vowed to force a vote to expel her from the chamber.