New Trump admin rule would cut SNAP benefits for 6.3 million people

A new rule proposed by the USDA would cut food stamps for 6.3 million people, and an estimated 1.8 million children would also no longer be eligible for free school lunches.

Florida midterm turnout reaches second-highest level in 30 years

Florida recorded 60.9% voter turnout in the midterm election, the second-highest rate in the state in the past three decades.

House GOP blocks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth impeachment vote

House Republicans blocked an effort by one of their own lawmakers to oust Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth by preventing a full vote on impeaching him.

What to know about Jim Jordan, the House Republicans' next leader

House Republicans have elected Jim Jordan to lead the House GOP in the 120th Congress, which will be sworn in at noon on January 3, 2027.

Latest poll finds most Americans want Congress to end Iran war

A recent poll shows that a solid majority of Americans want Congress to pass legislation ending the ongoing military conflict with Iran.

Sanford leaders weigh budget cuts after passage of Amendment 3

Sanford city commissioners are working to determine how to address the financial impact of Amendment 3, which passed during the recent election and increases the state's homestead exemption.

Hegseth impeachment vote looms in the House

The push to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reached the House floor Monday when Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against the controversial member of the Trump administration.  

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Richard Walters exits job ahead of Stephen Miller takeover

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters, a longtime ally of outgoing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, is leaving the Trump administration following President Donald Trump's decision to replace Wiles with Stephen Miller.

Florida GOP lawmaker compares Vance's midterm remarks to Nazi-era Germany: 'He's got to go'

A Republican congress member from Florida described Vice President JD Vance’s description of why the GOP lost so many seats in the midterm elections as "the biggest bunch of gibberish" he has ever read and "smacked of the kind of thing you would read in 1932 Germany."

Social Security benefits will be cut in 2032 if Congress doesn't act

Social Security’s trust fund is on track to run out of reserves by 2032, in part because “politicians have made its financial condition even worse," experts say. 

President Trump, UFC President Dana White to discuss press secretary job Monday

President Donald Trump says he’s offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff?

President Donald Trump announced that Stephen Miller, one of his longest-serving advisers and a leading architect of his immigration policies, will become White House chief of staff.

Susie Wiles, first female White House chief of staff, to leave role

Susie Wiles, 69, the GOP insider who made history when President Donald Trump appointed her in 2024 as the first female White House chief of staff, is being reassigned to a different role, President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social. 

Trump seeking to block future changes to Oval Office, Cabinet Room

President Donald Trump is working to lock in historical preservation protections for the Oval Office and Cabinet Room to prevent future presidents from altering the spaces.