Christopher White, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University and former Vatican correspondent, joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton for this week’s episode of “Politics & Power” to talk about Pope Leo XIV — an American pope who keeps Church teachings but changes the playbook.

A federal judge in New York has granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant.

Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running for governor of New York.

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein.

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš has been sworn in as the Czech Republic’s new prime minister following October’s parliamentary election.

The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

A candidate backed by President Donald Trump and one supported by national Democrats are facing off to be the next Miami mayor.

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national.

The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut.

A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador wants to hear from a whistleblower and a top Justice Department official.

President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin is alleging that a judge presiding over his case and that of two other Trump aides charged with felonies related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.

President Donald Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China.

Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.

President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish, at least not soon.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules that allow Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested from his North Dakota soybean farmland.

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, announced her resignation as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.

Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington have sued to get their jobs back.

The Golden Globes have introduced a best podcast category that's likely to spark conversations.

Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president.