Georgia’s 2024 elections kicked into high gear Monday with the start of qualifying for state and federal offices. Dozens of candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties streamed to the state Capitol to sign papers and pay their qualifying fees, while those running for nonpartisan posts and as independents lined up across the street to qualify with the secretary of state’s office. Candidates have until noon Friday to...

A federal appeals court ruled on Monday against Florida’s Individual Freedom Act, a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that intended to block “woke” ideologies in the workplace and schools. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said the so-called “Stop the Wrongs to our Kids and Employees Act,” or “Stop WOKE Act,” which blocks businesses from teaching diversity programs and...

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wants President Biden to increase tariffs on any imported energy components from China, a week after he introduced another bill that would hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports. “President Biden’s climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will make us more reliant on China,” Hawley told Fox News Digital in a statement. “We can’t afford energy policies that enrich our...