Florida Lawmakers Hold First Committee Meeting on Redistricting

The Florida Historic Capitol sits near the 22-story New Capitol building, which together are part of the Capitol Complex in Tallahassee, Fla., on July 26, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida’s Select House Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting on Dec. 4 for what chairman Rep. Mike Redondo called a “listening and learning session”

7 Ukrainian Children Reunited With Their Families: First Lady

First Lady Melania Trump speaks in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Nov. 19, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Seven children impacted by the war between Russia and Ukraine have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump announced on Dec. 4. “My dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their

Pentagon IG Releases Report on Hegseth’s Signal Use

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at the United States Marine Corps 250th birthday celebration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used Signal to send sensitive, nonpublic operational information that he determined did not require classification surrounding U.S. strikes on

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Election Map That Favors Republicans

Police officers stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 5, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court ordered late on Dec. 4 that a redrawn election map expected to increase Republican representation in Texas’s U.S. House delegation remain in place. The court’s new unsigned order in League of United Latin American

Federal Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Stay in DC

Members of the National Guard respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal appeals court lifted a block on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday. Three judges

Appeals Court Temporarily Lifts Block on National Guard in DC

Members of the National Guard respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal appeals court lifted a block on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday. Three judges

Billboards Promote ‘Illegal Orders’ Message as Pentagon Official Warns of Deadly Outcomes

Members of the National Guard stand watch at the intersection of B.B. King Boulevard and Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 24, 2025. George Walker IV /AP Photo A top Pentagon adviser warned about the potential for deadly consequences of the so-called illegal orders campaign pioneered by some Democratic lawmakers, even as billboards are