U.S. Congress

Betty Castor is here to talk about USF’s new president and Rep. Vern Buchanan offers insight on the impending government shutdown.

From the looming Medicaid cuts to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, big changes are on the horizon for health care in the Sunshine State.

Congress failing to restore the subsidies could dramatically affect Florida, which has almost 5 million enrollees. Democrats hope to get an extension during negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

The amendment was steered into the House funding bill, led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman, D-Weston, Mario Diaz-Balart R-Miami, and Lois Frankel, D-Boca Raton.

The FEC sent a letter stating that contributions made to Donalds' congressional campaign after the date of his gubernatorial announcement "must be refunded."

The ruling says the organization's clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding. It replaces a previous edict that initially granted a preliminary injunction.

A bipartisan group wants the street renamed after a prominent Cuban dissident killed 13 years ago this month in a mysterious car crash in Cuba.

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.