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The eight Democrats said they introduced the "No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

President Donald Trump has said the policy bill fulfills a campaign promise to end older Americans' taxes on Social Security. A quirk in Senate rules prevents that, but it is still a significant accomplishment.

The Florida Republican senator and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, on Monday introduced the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the nation's decennial count.

Congress is close to cutting at least $200 billion from SNAP over 10 years and shifting some of the remaining costs to states. A single mom in Tampa says that would impact her ability to feed her kids.

Rep. Kat Cammack tells the Wall Street Journal that doctors delayed ending her life-threatening pregnancy because they were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail.

An estimated 4 million Americans will lose insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn't extend enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace coverage. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses.

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.