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The Fed held rates steady, but left the door open to cut them later this year if inflation continues to ease. Trump's tariffs, however, could complicate efforts to bring prices under control.

While social media platforms like Facebook use algorithms to push users towards people and groups that share the same ideas and beliefs, a new platform…

The Florida House wants to target $50 million toward opioid treatment and prevention in the upcoming year and spend about $1 million on a statewide...

The Florida Senate on Tuesday unveiled an education-budget proposal that includes $500 million for teacher salary increases and no funding for bonus…

Florida’s Legislature is close to approving a bill requiring girls under 18 to obtain permission for an abortion from a parent. Passage would be a…

Over the past year, four lieutenant governors have resigned amid scandal. Lieutenant governors may not have much power, but they're certainly capable of getting into trouble.

With just one day left to pass a bill, House and Senate Republican leaders are still struggling to strike a deal on the rollout of a voter-approved...

The moribund Republican health care bill received a jolt of life when the conservative House Freedom Caucus endorsed a revised version of the measure....

Citrus, rape kits, credit card skimmers, synthetic drugs, life insurance, water, medical bills, racketeering and Iran.That is the short version of the...

Just when Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio needs them the most, big-dollar contributors from the party's wealthy mainstream are having second…

Without the public ceremony of past years, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday quietly signed into law a $77 billion, election-year budget, slashing just $68.9…

Gov. Rick Scott's staff nearly reached a multi-billion dollar deal with the Seminole Indian tribe that would have allowed it to add roulette and craps at…

A random renumbering process Tuesday for the newest version of state Senate districts could force lawmakers across Florida into critical decisions ---…

Trump's Supreme Court nominee is going to face a very messy fight, as Senate Democrats are facing pressure from their base and are still upset with the obstruction of Obama's high-court nominee.

The Obama administration promised "significant improvements" in accessing the federal health overhaul website this week, after taking down the system for…

When Jeb Bush finally says on Monday that he’s running for president, he’ll begin the campaign with much to prove.Back in December, the former Florida…

A number of high-ranking Democrats have already said they would not consider an election delay, making the prospect extremely unlikely.

Florida has put in place sweeping changes to its main health-care safety net program over the last several months, but legislators on Tuesday received...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He faced various questions, from lack of diversity among diplomats to Russian bounties to the Taliban.

Some Nashville organizers want to strengthen Black political power in the city and state. And they are tapping into a legacy of people-driven movements to do so.

Psychology professor Katherine Kinzler's new book looks at how people sound when they talk — and how that affects the way they're perceived. She says even children form biases around language use.

After days without power, millions of Texans have had electricity service restored after a crippling deep freeze and forced reductions. Still, hundreds of thousands are without power.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Celine Gounder, who was on Biden's Coronavirus Transition Task Force, about the letter she and others wrote criticizing the CDC's current guidance on the coronavirus.

The House Budget Committee is expected to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, setting up a partisan vote in the full House later this week.