Florida Phoenix
DHS targeting naturalized Americans in voter investigations, civil rights groups say
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights grou…
Uthmeier: AI company allows people to generate sexually explicit pictures of kids
An artificial intelligence company allows users to generate sexually explicit pictures and videos of minors, or “nudify” them, Attorney General James Uthmeier …
Trump’s DOJ threatens ‘criminal liability’ for California officials in vote counting suit
The U.S. Department of Justice in a federal court hearing Tuesday warned California election officials could be prosecuted if they count ballots cast by noncit…
Can Ron DeSantis push Amendment 3 over the top?
Ron DeSantis was in Crystal River Wednesday, ostensibly to announce that his administration was providing an additional $100 million to restore and protect Flo…
Trump approves Hurricane Isaias disaster relief 12 days after it was made
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that President Donald Trump approved Florida’s request for a major disaster declaration authorizing publi…
Courts to decide fate of Trump’s latest push to control voting as Election Day nears
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights …
Early voting surges in midterm elections as millions cast their ballots
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already made their way to the ballot box as early voting is underway in a midterm election that will determine …
900+ women criminally charged for their conduct during pregnancies
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal char…
‘Go to Canada’: Trump touted Americans’ access to cheaper drugs. A new rule threatens it.
Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by m…
Trump’s DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors to 50 states; locations not yet disclosed
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to every state ahead of Election Day, expanding a long-standing practice that’s spurred concern …
Trump administration awards Florida $193.7M for rural healthcare
Florida has been awarded $193.7 million in federal funds to support telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, pharmacy services, diagnostic kiosks, and communit…
Rhode Island is first state to sue Meta over alleged profits from scam ads
A fake investment opportunity, a phony Social Security benefit or a dubious health product might seem like just another random ad on Meta’s platforms. But Rhod…
Brighter streetlights cut nighttime violence, but only for a while, study finds
As days grow shorter and darkness arrives earlier across much of the country, a new study suggests that brighter streetlights may help reduce nighttime violenc…
Commentary: The lasting damage of anti-transgender hysteria
This era of cruelty and corruption will end. But we all see the damage it’s wrought. The aggressive nihilism. The smug elevation of power, trampling rights and…
Rising prices squeeze more Americans ahead of pivotal midterm elections
Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections. Rising costs of healthcare, gas and…
Trump DOJ’s demand for emergency order in California vote counting dismissed by appeals court
President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour campaign to intervene in California’s vote counting encountered its first resistance from federal courts on Monday, with app…
Uthmeier: Property risk-assessment company ‘is marketing fear to advance a climate activism agenda’
Florida has sued a company that issues climate change assessments of property risks including flooding that the state alleges are deceptive, deviate from the f…
Juvenile arrested after 11 people shot near FAMU homecoming
Florida A&M University’s homecoming was the setting of shootings that injured 12, including 11 struck by gunfire. Of the 11 struck, six were juveniles, accordi…
Democrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle,…
Commentary: Vice President JD Vance: The Ohio 'hillbilly' who learned to punch down
JD Vance built a national career as the Ohio hillbilly who could explain what it felt like to be looked down on. Now, as vice president, he is inviting America…