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  • FILE – Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)Politics

    Ghislaine Maxwell ‘answered every single question’ in meeting with Trump’s DOJ, lawyer says

    By Eric Tucker, Kate Payne, and others
  • United States Marine Corps patrol the U.S.-Mexico border as seen from San Diego, California, on February 7, 2025, as the Defense Department deploys 1,600 active-duty troops to the border during US President Donald Trump’s second week in office, near the San Ysidro Port of Entry with Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, in the background. (Photo by Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill would make immigration to U.S. more expensive and put $150 billion into deportation efforts

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • Los Angeles, CA – June 12:Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. California Senator Alex Padilla was pushed out of the room as he attempted to ask questions at the conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)Politics

    The Trump administration is days away from opening a 5,000-bed detention center in the Florida swamp

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)Health

    Federal judge tells Florida it can’t enforce social media ban for kids

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • A congresswoman holds her baby in her officeLifestyle

    America’s child care crunch is keeping parents from running for public office because they simply ‘cannot make it all work,’ state senator says

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • Republican Jimmy Patronis is congratulated during an election night watch party Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)Politics

    GOP wins 2 Florida special elections in Trump strongholds but by about 10 points less than in 2024

    By Stephany Matat, Kate Payne, and others
  • A Target store in Miami, FloridaFinance

    Florida is suing Target, claiming it ‘misled investors’ by promoting DEI initiatives

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Politics

    Trump’s choice of Florida men for top administration jobs turns the Sunshine State into land of political opportunity

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
  • The roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, appeared to be badly damaged as Hurricane Milton passes Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Environment

    Hurricane Milton leaves more than 2.8 million without power as it slams Florida, causing deaths and flooding

    By Terry Spencer, Kate Payne, and others
  • homes damaged by hurricaneEnvironment

    Total damages and economic loss from Hurricane Helene could reach $110 billion

    By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, and others
  • man looks at hurricane damageEnvironment

    Hurricane Helene leaves dozens dead and millions without power

    By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, and others
  • A man brushes a piece of lab-grown meat sitting on a grillPolitics

    Florida sued over lab-grown meat ban—’If some Floridians don’t like the idea of eating cultivated chicken, there’s a simple solution: Don’t eat it’

    By Kate Payne and The Associated Press