TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis used his final state-of-the-state address Tuesday to tout his accomplishments during his nearly eight years in office, while also signaling that there is lots more he wants to get done before he leaves office next January.

“I have a lot more in the tank but you guys only have 60 days so we better get on...Read more

They came bearing bullhorns and bongos, whistles, cowbells, maracas and signs. So many signs.

“ICE murders!” “How many people have to die?” “Justice for Good.”

By 11 a.m. Tuesday, two hours after U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a recruitment event at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, more than 100 protesters lined ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a “Trump economic boom” was underway, again giving short shrift to indicators of a still-sluggish economy as Republicans gear up to defend their House and Senate majorities this year.

Trump visited the Detroit Economic Club a few hours after new government data showed mixed signals ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump Justice Department to respond to demands from congressional lawmakers seeking government oversight of further disclosures of the Jeffrey Epstein files and a special master to ensure nothing is hidden from the public about the deceased sexual predator.

​ Counsel for Rep. Ro Khanna, D-...Read more

MIAMI — A detainee who filed a lawsuit against the Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz has requested dismissal of the case agreeing to be removed from the United States.

“Petitioner is no longer detained at Alligator Alcatraz, he has formally agreed to be removed, and he will soon have left the United...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two mass shootings, just years apart, forever altered Nyshyia Thomas’ life.

In July 2023, her 15-year-old son, DaJuan Brown, was shot and killed when a mentally ill man dressed in body armor gunned down five people at random on the streets of Kingsessing.

Then, two years later, almost to the day, police say Thomas’ son, ...Read more

Rep. James Comer and former President Bill Clinton are locked in an intense war of words after Clinton defied a congressional subpoena and accused the Kentucky lawmaker of playing partisan politics in his House Oversight Committee investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Because the Clintons did not appear for subpoenaed ...Read more

Bill and Hillary Clinton seem to be gearing up for a potentially contentious legal battle with Kentucky Rep. James Comer.

The 42nd president and his wife, herself a former secretary of state, defied the GOP lawmaker’s efforts to depose them in his investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Clintons declined to show up for ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue protests against the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as activist groups warned that thousands may have been killed in more than two weeks of violent unrest.

“KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday, saying he’d ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu denied allegations that she colluded with two of her strongest allies on the City Council to influence the body’s presidency vote.

Wu said she was in contact with councilors throughout the night before the City Council’s shocking vote to elect Liz Breadon as its president. She said she was getting updates...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During his final State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an early sign of how the last legislative session under his tenure will go: He snubbed the speaker.

When DeSantis got up on the House rostrum to address the Legislature, he shook the hand of the Senate president. He did not look at or shake the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A majority of the leadership team at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office resigned on Jan. 13 over the direction of the Justice Department under the Trump administration. Among those who resigned was Joe Thompson, the lead federal prosecutor and public voice on uncovering rampant fraud in Minnesota.

The departures of several ...Read more

Six federal prosecutors reportedly resigned Tuesday in reaction to the Justice Department’s handling of the ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good.

Senior career prosecutors, including Joseph H. Thompson, Harry Jacobs and Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, left their posts as the DOJ appeared to prioritize investigating the widow of the woman who ...Read more

The extended family of Renee Good is speaking out about the tragic death of the 37-year-old mother of three who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.

In interviews and a statement shared with the Guardian on Monday, relatives of Good’s late husband, Timmy Macklin Jr., opened up about the family’s “unimaginable loss...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready to uphold bans on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, during oral arguments Tuesday in challenges to state laws in Idaho and West Virginia.

Across more than three hours of arguments in the two cases, the justices probed arguments from the states, the Trump ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officials warn they may withhold up to $515 million in quarterly Medicaid funding to Minnesota amid fraud investigations, saying the state is not complying with rules to protect taxpayer dollars.

The state announced Jan. 13 it’s appealing the funding freeze, which could amount to more than $2 billion a year, calling ...Read more

Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield is officially in police custody in New Mexico, days after allegations that he sexually abused two child actors on the set of the Fox drama “The Cleaning Lady” came to light.

A spokesperson for the Albuquerque Police Department confirmed on Tuesday that the 68-year-old actor “turned himself in at the ...Read more

Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to law enforcement officers in New Mexico, days after they issued a warrant for his arrest on child abuse charges, according to a report.

Busfield is accused of acting inappropriately with two child stars on the set of the Fox/Warner Bros TV drama series “The Cleaning Lady,” on which he served as as ...Read more

President Donald Trump and his administration have, at times, teased a potential bid for a third term.

And while the U.S. Constitution explicitly says a person cannot be elected to the presidency more than twice, there’s a new effort in the California Legislature to prevent a candidate from appearing on state ballots should an attempt be made...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage by a federal jury in August has been sentenced to nearly 16 months in prison.

In August 2023, Jinchao Wei was arrested on suspicion of espionage after he arrived for work on the USS Essex at the Naval Base San Diego, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office ...Read more