Federal workers in South Florida left disheartened, struggling to get by amid government shutdown

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Federal workers across South Florida are struggling to get by and feeling disheartened as the federal government shutdown continues amid a battle between politicians. Several Transportation Security Administration...

How the scope of Trump's White House ballroom plans has expanded: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Kristen Welker takes...

How They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Oct. 17-23, 2025

Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed these bills: the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act (H.R. 998), to require additional...

Election Results Are In: School Booth Competition Draws Nearly 3,000 Votes at the Northeast Florida Fair!

Election Results Are In: School Booth Competition Draws Nearly 3,000 Votes at the Northeast Florida Fair! By Melissa Mitchell, The Yulee News CALLAHAN, Fla. — The votes are tallied, the booths are decorated, and the results are officially in for...

Capitol Notebook: Miller-Meeks introduces bill to fund SNAP during government shutdown

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has introduced legislation to fund federal food assistance that is scheduled to dry up next month if...

New Hampshire Republican withdraws redistricting bill citing governor’s opposition

New Hampshire State Sen. Dan Innis, a Republican, has dropped his effort to redistrict the Granite State after Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) refused to endorse the plan.Innis had been pushing to redistrict the congressional map in New Hampshire since...

Governor DeSantis signs death warrant for Putnam County murderer

RAIFORD, Fla. (WCJB) - A convicted murderer from Putnam County knows his days are numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Richard Randolph, 63, on Wednesday. Randolph is set to die of lethal injection on November 20 at Florida...

Yonkers check washing suspect sentenced to prison for 34 months

Even after a Yonkers woman was arrested and charged in a $1.9 million check washing scheme last year, a prosecutor says, she repeatedly lied to government officials. Jahnine Wolinsky’s deceptive practices imploded on Oct. 15 when U.S. District...

ATC Staffing Woes Continue

Air traffic controller staffing shortages were to blame for widespread flight delays and disruptions across the U.S. over the weekend, as the U.S. federal government shutdown stretched into its fourth week. According to CNN, the FAA reported more...

Venezuela Alleges Capture of ‘CIA-Linked Mercenaries’ Amid Rising U.S. Military Presence in Caribbean

Caracas claims a foiled “false-flag” plot as U.S. forces expand counter-narcotics operations near Venezuelan waters. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Venezuela’s socialist government announced Sunday that its security forces had captured a group of...

Georgians and Floridians won't receive November SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues

The Georgia Department of Human Services made its announcement about SNAP benefits Friday afternoon. A similar notice is published to Florida's SNAP page. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an update issued Friday afternoon, the Georgia Department of Human...

At the Hollow in Florida, the ‘medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp

Venice, Florida KFF Health News — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his...

Halt to Florida execution sought over legal representation for man convicted of Brevard 6-year-old’s murder

TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to block next month’s scheduled execution of convicted child killer Bryan Frederick Jennings, arguing Florida’s death-warrant process is “wholly perfunctory and has rendered the right of (legal)...

South Florida federal workers miss first full paycheck as shutdown reaches 24 days

Federal employees across South Florida are missing their first full paycheck Friday as the government shutdown stretches into its 24th day. Essential workers, including TSA employees and air traffic controllers at Miami International Airport, are...

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost on government shutdown

Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for millions of Floridians

The Florida Department of Children and Families warns that if the shutdown continues, November SNAP benefits will not be issued until federal funding is restored. TAMPA, Fla. — Just over three weeks into the federal government shutdown, the...

Florida’s New 35-Day Change Order Rule: What Contractors and Local Governments Need to Know

Effective July 1, 2025, Florida’s construction industry is now operating under a new legal requirement that directly affects how change orders are processed on public projects. The new “Prompt Processing” provision (Section 218.755 of the Florida...

Which high school alumni from North Central Florida area will play in games during the week starting Monday, Oct. 27?

These former North Central Florida area high school standouts are scheduled to compete the week starting Monday, Oct. 27. Andrew Zock Mercer Bears Sophomore 6′2″ 250 Hawthorne High School Hometown: Citra Next Game: vs. Furman Paladins, Saturday,...

Jacksonville food pantry feels surge in demand as government shutdown threatens SNAP, federal paychecks

Max Block Food Pantry staff say they’ve seen demand spike since the shutdown began — and the lines keep growing longer every week. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 is now rippling into the lives of millions of...

A Florida teen is in an Israeli prison. Why advocates say he should be released.

Jailed while visiting family ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mohammed, of Palm Bay, Florida, was visiting family in the West Bank with his parents in February, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He was arrested on Feb. 15 at a...