Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is favored to succeed her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, as governor of the Sunshine State, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) asked 871 active registered voters across Florida about potential candidates for Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race, finding that 57% of Republicans had a favorable opinion of Casey DeSantis – a higher rating than...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sued President Donald Trump’s administration for halting funding to a refugee resettlement program on Wednesday. The USCCB filing joins a litany of lawsuits seeking to block Trump from ending funding for various government programs and agencies. The suit relates to the Refugee Act of 1980, under which the USCCB worked in tandem with the U.S. government to resettle over 930,000 refugees,...

An Arizona state bill would allow local and state authorities to shoot down drones used by drug cartels. House Bill 2733, sponsored by Republican state Rep. David Marshall, would provide qualified immunity to authorities for injuries that may be caused by taking out an “unmanned” drone within 30 miles of the southern border. Cartels regularly use drones as a tool to monitor law enforcement activity around the border...