A restraining order was approved on Tuesday against Central Florida Congressman Cory Mills, who was accused earlier this year of threatening his former girlfriend.

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Congressman Cory Mills appeared in a Columbia County courtroom on Friday after allegations of harassment from his ex-girlfriend. Lindsey Langston, reigning Miss United States and a Columbia County Republican state committeewoman, is seeking a restraining order against Mills. According to court documents, Langston, 25, visited the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office on July 14 to report threats made by Mills.

The reigning Miss United States, whose hometown is Lake City, has filed a report with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, accusing her ex-boyfriend, a central Florida Republican congressman, of threatening to release intimate videos and private images of her after she ended their romantic relationship.

Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Rising concerns about the misuse of drones have led to the development of new technologies designed to counter unmanned aircraft.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the international body and saying he represents a "new Syria.”.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is rejecting a proposal Speaker Mike Johnson has put forward that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Republican congressional candidates largely won the night Tuesday, with victories up and down the state, according to unofficial results posted on the Florida Division of Elections website.