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POLITICS/GOVERNMENT


President Donald Trump departs following a joint press conference with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
9 minutes ago

The Latest: Live updates: Zelenskyy and European leaders will meet with Trump on ending Russia’s war

Read full article: The Latest: Live updates: Zelenskyy and European leaders will meet with Trump on ending Russia’s war
Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district Jamie Ager smiles, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
1 hour ago

Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House

Read full article: Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House
FILE - Stacy Garrity, the Republican state treasurer of Pennsylvania, poses for photos at a campaign event at the Beerded Goat Brewing Co., Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy,File)
1 hour ago

Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid

Read full article: Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid
FILE - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1 hour ago

Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown makes it official. He'll vie to unseat Trump-backed Sen. Jon Husted

Read full article: Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown makes it official. He'll vie to unseat Trump-backed Sen. Jon Husted

Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown has launched his 2026 campaign to return to the U.S. Senate.

FILE - China's Long March 2F rocket, carrying three astronauts for the Shenzhou 20 manned space mission, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
42 minutes ago

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

Read full article: Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo)
1 hour ago

Zelenskyy brings Europe's top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia's war

Read full article: Zelenskyy brings Europe's top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia's war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is bringing with him to the White House an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia.

Protestors hold up signs during the Fight The Trump Takeover Rally held at the State Capitol, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Austin, Texas, to protest congressional redistricting efforts by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
9 hours ago

Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

Read full article: Texas Republicans set to resume push for redrawn US House maps

Texas Republicans will resume pushing through U.S. House maps that would carve out a bigger GOP advantage in the 2026 elections after state Democrats indicated they were ready to end a two-week walkout.

FILE - Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguilar-Curry, D-Winters, talks with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, as lawmakers discuss the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
9 hours ago

California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

Read full article: California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

The California Legislature comes back from a summer recess and is slated to vote on a partisan plan to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Rana Mourer ondea una bandera estadounidense fuera del centro de detencin de inmigrantes conocido como Alcatraz de los Caimanes en la instalacin de Entrenamiento y Transicin de Dade-Collier, el sbado 12 de julio de 2025 en Ochopee, Florida. (AP Foto/Alexandra Rodriguez)
1 hour ago

Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades

Read full article: Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades

A federal judge is considering whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a joint press conference with President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
19 hours ago

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

Read full article: Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

Conservative activist Laura Loomer complained on social media about children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioned how they got visas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a working meeting to discuss the results of the Russia-US summit in Alaska at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
11 hours ago

Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Read full article: Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says

A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war.

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FILE - The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is seen, Sept. 8, 2021, in Kittery, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
1 day ago

US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China

Read full article: US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China

American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities.

One of the U.S. Postal Service's new zero-emission electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) is displayed in front of the organization's headquarters in Washington, on Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)
1 day ago

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

Read full article: Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding.

FILE - UNIFIL peacekeepers secure the area in Khardali, southern Lebanon, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)
1 day ago

The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back

Read full article: The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back

The future of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies with implications for security in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump, second right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their joint news conference on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ((Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
18 hours ago

Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

Read full article: Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war

President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine.

Fernandina Beach activists collect signatures about paid parking
1 day ago

Some Fernandina Beach residents want proposal for paid parking to be put to voters

Read full article: Some Fernandina Beach residents want proposal for paid parking to be put to voters

Some residents of Fernandina Beach are intensifying their fight against the idea of paid parking by hitting the streets and launching a campaign to get the issue on a ballot.

FILE - First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018, prior to Trump's and Putin's one-on-one meeting. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
1 day ago

In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Read full article: In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

Congressman Aaron Bean on This Week In Jacksonville
1 day ago

Congressman Aaron Bean champions education funding, DOGE audits, and defense investments in Northeast Florida

Read full article: Congressman Aaron Bean champions education funding, DOGE audits, and defense investments in Northeast Florida

Congressman Aaron Bean highlighted several major wins for Northeast Florida, including hurricane preparedness efforts, education achievements, and defense funding.

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
1 day ago

Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington

Read full article: Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington

Three Republican-led states are deploying hundreds of members of their National Guard to Washington to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
1 day ago

In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

Read full article: In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

Democrats have struggled to find effective ways to oppose President Donald Trump, and even some Democratic voters describe the party as weak.

Activists with Free DC work on a banner as they gather outside Washington Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump's aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities

Read full article: Trump's aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

Read full article: New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
2 days ago

The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push

Read full article: The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps to maintain their U.S. House majority.

President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
2 days ago

For Trump and Putin, handshakes on a red carpet and a joint limo ride, then an abrupt ending

Read full article: For Trump and Putin, handshakes on a red carpet and a joint limo ride, then an abrupt ending

President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the start of their summit in Alaska.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during the summer meeting of the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
2 days ago

Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

Read full article: Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illegal.

President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., left, and Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, right, look on. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
2 days ago

Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

Read full article: Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
2 days ago

Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report

Read full article: Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report

A report promised by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Soldiers from the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in the distance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
2 days ago

Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

Read full article: Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

Agents from Homeland Security and the FBI talk as they patrol along U Street in northwest Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 days ago

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

Read full article: Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

The Trump administration has reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE


Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, welcomes members and guests to Opening Day ceremonies in the House Chamber. March 4, 2025. (Florida House Photographer: Sarah Gray)

Florida Speaker calls for select group to look into redistricting as states scramble for partisan control of U.S. House

Read full article: Florida Speaker calls for select group to look into redistricting as states scramble for partisan control of U.S. House
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a public event where he announced he would sign a bill banning the use of fluoride in public water systems, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)

Florida state senators discuss Gov. DeSantis’ budget vetoes and Northeast Florida priorities

Read full article: Florida state senators discuss Gov. DeSantis’ budget vetoes and Northeast Florida priorities
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New Florida law requires teens to take driver’s education course to get learner’s permit

Read full article: New Florida law requires teens to take driver’s education course to get learner’s permit
Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, was one of only 2 votes against the budget in the House

Florida lawmakers pass $115.1B budget, end contentious legislative session

Read full article: Florida lawmakers pass $115.1B budget, end contentious legislative session
Negotiations between the House and Senate wrapped up Friday

Florida lawmakers approve state budget after weeks of gridlock and a missed deadline

Read full article: Florida lawmakers approve state budget after weeks of gridlock and a missed deadline
Plan for AP, other program budget cuts drew vocal opposition from students, some local lawmakers

Lawmakers appear to back off plan to cut funds for advanced placement programs in Florida public schools

Read full article: Lawmakers appear to back off plan to cut funds for advanced placement programs in Florida public schools
President Donald Trump talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
2 days ago

Trump holds high-stakes meeting with Putin in Alaska

Read full article: Trump holds high-stakes meeting with Putin in Alaska

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have not reached a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
2 days ago

Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences

Read full article: Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences

President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.

George M., who has been living at a tent encampment, packs up before a 10 a.m. deadline, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
3 days ago

Trump's 'safe and beautiful' move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

Read full article: Trump's 'safe and beautiful' move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

The clearing of homeless encampments in the nation's capital is unfolding under what President Donald Trump calls his Making D.

President Donald Trump, right, walks to shake the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2 days ago

Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin empty-handed after failing to reach a deal to end Ukraine war

Read full article: Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin empty-handed after failing to reach a deal to end Ukraine war

President Donald Trump has failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it.

House Speaker Dustin Borrow, R - Lubbock, gavels Sine Die, ending the special session after failing to reach a quorum, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
2 days ago

Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

Read full article: Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

Democrats have unveiled a proposal that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.

Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Terrance Cole speaks during a television interview outside the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
3 days ago

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC's police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Read full article: Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC's police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
3 days ago

In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Read full article: In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital.

FILE - Delaware Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
2 days ago

Delaware ex-Gov. Mike Castle, who championed 50 State Quarters Program while in Congress, dies at 86

Read full article: Delaware ex-Gov. Mike Castle, who championed 50 State Quarters Program while in Congress, dies at 86

Former Delaware governor and congressman Mike Castle has died at 86.

FILE - The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
3 days ago

Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

Read full article: Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan.

FILE - This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Luther Boelter, the man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, as he was arrested on June 15, 2025. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
3 days ago

Upgraded charges filed against Minnesota man accused of killing lawmaker, wounding another

Read full article: Upgraded charges filed against Minnesota man accused of killing lawmaker, wounding another

A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state charges.

FILE - A mural by artist Tene Smith is seen near the entrance of Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit dedicated to training and retaining women in the skilled construction trades is photographed April 1, 2025, at the facility in Chicago. (AP Photo/Claire Savage, File)
3 days ago

Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

Read full article: Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on improving Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
3 days ago

Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

Read full article: Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
3 days ago

California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas in fight for US House

Read full article: California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas in fight for US House

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a special election for Nov. 4 to approve redrawn districts.

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
3 days ago

Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X

Read full article: Supreme Court allows Mississippi to require age verification on social media like Facebook and X

The Supreme Court has refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children.

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
3 days ago

Judge dismisses 2 counts against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, moves bribery trial to next year

Read full article: Judge dismisses 2 counts against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, moves bribery trial to next year

A judge has granted a request by federal prosecutors to dismiss two of the 14 counts that U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife face.

Department of Homeland Security police officers interact with people arriving at Nationals Park during a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
3 days ago

Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

Read full article: Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid President Donald Trump’s takeover.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
3 days ago

Pam Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

Read full article: Pam Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department.

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3 days ago

Former UN ambassador explains implications of face-to-face meeting between Trump, Putin

Read full article: Former UN ambassador explains implications of face-to-face meeting between Trump, Putin

Nancy Soderberg, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and Director of the UNF Public Service Leadership Program, joined us on The Morning Show to offer some perspective on the big face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
3 days ago

A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation

Read full article: A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation

Justice Department indictments have been unsealed against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of Mexico's United Cartels.

FILE - The Statue of Liberty is visible through haze due to Canadian wildfire smoke during sunset Aug. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
3 days ago

As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

Read full article: As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year.

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