A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Adam Johnson, known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi's podium during the Capitol riot, is running for a county office in Florida.

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day.

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now.

President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself.

The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues.

Opening statements began Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford students who overtook a university building during 2024 pro-Palestine protests.

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year.

A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders.

U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.

Fights over which agencies will be involved in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis are roiling as calls for a thorough investigation and accountability mount.

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

The House has passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills that would fund parts of the federal government through September.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that ended her political career.

The top United Nations official says the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it's withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the world body.

A rezoning request headed to the full Jacksonville City Council for a vote would allow for a standalone emergency room and a storage facility along 103rd Street near I-295 in West Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports.

The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The IRS will start accepting 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, marking the official start of the 2026 tax filing season.

The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court orders they describe as outdated.

The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.

In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House has passed legislation that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Jeremy Rosenthal, a nationally renowned prosecuting and defense attorney and legal analyst, joined News4JAX Anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show on Thursday. Rosenthal said the circumstances surrounding Maduro and his wife are unusual.

The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”.

The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028.

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles.

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle.

President Donald Trump is seeking over $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney's office.

Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032.

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.

Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give his first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24.

Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information.

Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a new housing official amid backlash over past social media posts.

Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Rod Sullivan, a Board-Certified Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to talk about the potential friction with Russia after the U.S. seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts.

The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money.

In a move to assert control over Venezuelan oil, President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday seized a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announced plans to “selectively” remove some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates.

Nobody could accuse CBS News' Tony Dokoupil of participating in a soft launch.

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House.

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats.

A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening.

The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency.

An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear.

The National Guard Armory Building in Springfield is one step closer to being sold for redevelopment, according to News4JAX news partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed his support for a bill that seeks to ban insider stock trading among members of Congress.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for taking part in a video where he and other Democratic lawmakers reminded U.S. service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders.

George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City.

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there's no official event to memorialize what happened.

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office.

President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.

President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela has emerged as a flash point in a closely watched Republican primary campaign in Kentucky.

President Donald Trump may have his name on the building but it's still the Kennedy Center to Congress.

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people.”.

Florida is waiting for federal approval to open a third immigration detention center in the Panhandle.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has finalized a deal exempting U.S. multinational corporations from paying more corporate taxes overseas.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday almost 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been flown out of Baker County’s “Deportation Depot” since it opened in early September.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state and its Somali community.

President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela is testing his ability to hold the Republican coalition together.

President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress.

As Florida’s legislative session begins, Clay County leaders Ted Yoho and Sam Garrison shared their perspectives on the proposed property tax repeal and other key issues facing the region.

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, begins his term with a symbolic commute.

Four friends from different upbringings and age groups have embarked on a march from Jacksonville to Washington, D.C., advocating for expanded social welfare programs and raising awareness about homelessness.

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details.

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City.

Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington.

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.

The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release.

President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year.

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press.

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day.

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands That's according to a Tuesday court filing from the U.S. government.

This story was first published on Dec. 30, 2025.

A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber.

Alligator Alcatraz. Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other Florida issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big legal issues to watch in the coming year

Florida is known for making headlines across the country, and 2025 was no exception.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor.

A mysterious group called Georgians for Integrity has spent around $5 million on television ads, mailers and texts attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones since November.

As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes.

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled.

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.