The federal government just upgraded the 2018 storm to Category 5, but lawmakers are still fighting over relief funding—and the Florida Panhandle is still suffering.

How the senator from Florida went from being “Liddle Marco” to dictating U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.

Whether your vote is counted could depend on it—and so could the recount in Florida.

Tuesday's elections wiped out moderate House Republicans on the Climate Solutions Caucus, but the group's organizer insists it will recover.

Fossil fuel companies spent record amounts to oppose pro-climate ballot initiatives, and it paid off.

The Florida town, largely wiped out by Hurricane Michael, was marked by its resistance to corporations and overdevelopment.

It's not just because of Trump. Millions of voters' rights are at stake, too.

How grassroots get-out-the-vote operations are changing the face of Democratic politics in a deep-red bastion—and across the country.

Republican statehouses have passed a raft of preemption bills to prevent cities from raising the minimum wage, strengthening gun control, and more.

Chris King is wealthy, white, and an evangelical Christian. But will that help Gillum win the governorship?

Andrew Gillum wants to fix his state's broken carceral system. He's not alone among Democratic nominees for governor.

What Alan Grayson's bid to reclaim his old House seat says about the Democrats in 2018

The party has the money and machinery. Why is so little of it going toward Hispanic outreach?

Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.

As the ACLU has transformed itself from a nonpartisan protector of civil liberties into one of Donald Trump’s most bitter political foes, it’s been forced to grapple with fundamental questions about its role in American society.

Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but little has been done since last year's devastating storms to make vulnerable communities more resilient.