National and federal news with direct relevance to Florida and the Treasure Coast — including congressional action, federal funding, Supreme Court rulings, and Atlantic hurricane tracking.
The Orion capsule, blasted off from Kennedy Space Center last week, skimmed 4,067 miles from the lunar surface, marking the closest human approach in over 50 years.
The mid-decade map fight spreads to Florida, where lawmakers could reshape Treasure Coast districts and tip U.S. House control in November midterms.
The executive order allocates $50 million for psilocybin and ibogaine research, prioritizing veterans' mental health on the Treasure Coast.
Engineers deactivated the Low-Energy Charged Particles tool on the 47-year-old spacecraft, launched from Florida's coast in 1977, to conserve power as it journeys 15 billion miles from Earth.
Kennedy defends a 12% budget slash in combative House testimony, sparring on vaccines and measles outbreaks that could hit Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties hard.
Partisan map changes in Texas, California and Virginia spark a chain reaction that could reshape Rep. Brian Mast's FL-21 district in Martin and St. Lucie counties ahead of 2026 midterms.
The rampage, deadliest U.S. mass shooting in over two years, killed children aged 1 to 14 and left Treasure Coast advocates calling for stricter local gun controls amid national grief.
The executive order directs $50 million to state programs and fast-tracks FDA reviews, offering new hope for local combat veterans battling mental health issues and opioid addiction.
Defender says mental crisis led 20-year-old to hurl Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's San Francisco home, as AI shapes Florida's future.
