Florida officials have identified human remains found in Tampa Bay as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student.  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the remains found Sunday belong to Nahida Bristy, a 27-year-old student from Bangladesh who had been missing since mid-April. Bristy and fellow doctoral student Zamil Limon, also […]

Former President Joe Biden gave his first post-presidency endorsement, urging Georgians to vote for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. In a video posted on social media, Biden sang Bottoms’s praises, saying he’d “known her for a long time” and that she is “something special.” Bottoms served in the Biden administration […]

Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) issued a proclamation on Friday calling state lawmakers to hold a special legislative session reserved for redistricting next week and to reschedule the May 19 primary election. Alabama is the latest red state to consider redrawing its congressional districts in light of a landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down race-based […]

David Rivera, a former Florida Republican congressman who was once roommates with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was convicted Friday for his role in lobbying $50 million on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.  Jurors found Rivera and his associate, Esther Nuhfer, guilty on all counts, including money laundering and failing to register […]