Gov. Ron DeSantis scheduled a special election to fill a Florida Senate seat in Brevard County that will become vacant with the impending resignation of District 19 Sen. Randy Fine. Fine ...

Similar legislation has been considered or passed in other states and has become known as the "Tim Tebow Act," named for the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback who was home schooled in Florida ...

Like Gruters, Simpson has had a mostly frosty relationship with DeSantis since he's been in statewide office, though it was more collaborative when he was Florida Senate president. Sniping online ...

Trump administration seeks to enlist local law enforcement in immigration crackdown, reviving controversial 287(g) program.

Discover the implications of potential changes to disaster aid. Explore the debate over FEMA and the role of the states in disaster response.

Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

But both Democrats and allies of the Governor questioned the merits of the legislation. The Florida Senate passed an immigration crackdown developed in consultation with President Donald Trump.

The Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading the bill resetting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections to October 13, 2025. Senate Bill 2942 was approved ...

The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy as Transportation secretary. The nomination had been unanimously reported out of the Commerce Committee. The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came through a Senate vote on Monday, where Bessent received 68 votes in favor ...

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...

Republicans in the Florida Senate passed CS/SB 2-B Tuesday evening, with 21 senators voting in support of the measure, and 16 voting against the proposal. The bill was passed after an amendment ...