U.S. Congress

Michelle Mastrototaro worries about her family, especially her special needs teen, as lawmakers debate the "Big, Beautiful Bill." She and other foes of the plan made their case at a media event in Tallahassee.

The AP-NORC survey of 1,158 adults shows most don't think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting.

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar said Friday that she and a Democratic congresswoman from Texas will be teaming up to introduce "a revolutionary piece of legislation that will offer real solutions to fix our immigration system and finally bring order to chaos for good."

Longtime U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson introduced a bill in Congress this week to help stabilize the troubled property insurance market and help homeowners nationwide, especially in Florida, with a growing and costly pocketbook issue.

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" could block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, limiting access to care for patients in Florida.

Regional businesses and industry groups are bracing for "disruptive" impacts from federal lawmakers' proposed rollback of clean energy provisions.

The proposed cuts could trigger around 33,000 layoffs and a $3 billion economic downturn in Florida, according to research published by the Commonwealth Fund.

Democratic candidates are trying to accomplish the improbable by flipping a pair of Trump-friendly congressional seats and carving into Republicans’ narrow 218 to 213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early voting is underway in a special election for the former congressional seat of Republican Mike Waltz, who is now national security adviser.

Congress has tried – and failed – to make daylight saving time the permanent standard on clocks across the country.

The Havana-born Republican was an advocate for immigrants and staunch critic of Fidel Castro’s regime and key to turning the Cuban embargo into law.

Mills denies any wrongdoing. An unnamed law enforcement official says the case was sent back to D.C. police and might not result in charges.