Food giveaway seen as a helping hand for those missing SNAP benefits

Hundreds of families waited hours outside the Lee Davis Community Center in Tampa, some arriving before sunrise Friday, all waiting for the same thing: help to put food on the table.

Ex-Clinton Cabinet secretary exchanged emails regularly with Epstein after conviction, new docs reveal

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein. The email exchanges include talks about an unknown woman and discussions about politics and President Donald Trump, according to new documents.

When will SNAP payments resume now that the government shutdown has ended?

The bill for the Agriculture Department means people who rely on key food assistance programs will see those benefits funded without threat of interruption through the rest of the budget year.

Epstein files: discharge petition gains signatures needed to force US House vote

A discharge petition regarding the release of the Epstein files gained its 218th signature on Wednesday, the threshold needed to force a U.S. House vote on the matter.

Trump signs stopgap bill, ending government shutdown

The House voted Wednesday to end the government shutdown after the Senate agreed on a bill earlier this week to reopen the government.

Pinellas County lawmaker pushes to repeal policy allowing charter schools to share space on public campuses

A Pinellas County lawmaker is moving to roll back Florida’s new "Schools of Hope" expansion, calling it a chaotic and unfair policy that forces public schools to share space with state-approved charter school operators, while taxpayers foot the bill.

States add gun safety to school curriculums

Several states, including Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah, have passed new laws requiring schools to teach gun safety to students as young as five.

Dr. Oz jumps in after man collapses during Oval Office press conference

A drug executive collapsed in the Oval Office while President Donald Trump was announcing a deal with drugmakers to reduce prices. Here's what we know.

Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts hearing today

The legal fight continues Wednesday over the Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, which was targeted in President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill this summer.

Epstein emails say Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein's victims

Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell called Trump a “dog that hasn’t barked” and said “of course” he knew about the underage girls Epstein was trafficking.

Florida biologist sues after firing over Charlie Kirk social media post

Brittney Brown was fired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Sept. 15 after reposting a social media comment about the late conservative leader Charlie Kirk.

Mike Johnson eyes Wednesday vote with end of government shutdown in sight

House Speaker Mike Johnson expects a Wednesday vote to end the government shutdown as GOP lawmakers rush back to Washington, D.C. for a critical session.

Senate passes legislation to end government shutdown, bill heads to the House

The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation.