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.
Emerson survey gives appointed Sen. Ashley Moody double-digit edges over challengers like Angie Nixon, boosting GOP prospects in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
NASA's powerful Space Launch System lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m., giving Treasure Coast residents a front-row seat to the lunar mission.
States are slashing optional benefits like dental care and home health before $1 trillion in federal trims hit, impacting one in five residents in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
Migos founder in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries at Seminole Hard Rock, where police detained two and arrested one on unrelated charges.
NASA's mighty SLS rocket launches four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening, visible across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties within 30 seconds.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune propose bipartisan funding for most of Homeland Security, but seek a party-line vote for ICE and Border Patrol, affecting Treasure Coast immigration operations.
Venezuelan American Hector Mujica switches from Senate bid to challenge the GOP incumbent in South Florida's Miami-Dade and Keys district, where early polls signal a tight 2026 matchup.
NASA's first crewed lunar mission in 53 years launched from the Space Coast, sending commander Reid Wiseman and team on a 10-day voyage farther into space than any humans before.
House and Senate Republicans approve plan to fund most of DHS now, while pushing separate reconciliation bill for ICE and Border Patrol operations vital to Treasure Coast ports.
