Josh Boak | Associated Press

A man speaks into a microphone with the seal of Florida.

Treasury Department warns that an anti-woke Florida banking law is a national security risk

The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could harm efforts to address money laundering and terrorism financing.

FILE - President Joe Biden waves before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, Biden ventures to Florida. It's a state defined by its growing retiree population and status as the unofficial headquarters of the modern-day Republican Party. The president sees a chance to use Social Security and Medicare to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on these government programs for income and health insurance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File

Politics

Focused on 2024, Biden sees opportunity in GOP-held Florida

Josh Boak | Associated Press

With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden is venturing to Florida. It's a state defined by its growing retiree population and status as the unofficial headquarters of the modern-day Republican Party.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about Hurricane Ian during a visit to FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Washington. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listens at right. Biden is headed to hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 5, with a pledge that the federal, state and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives — putting politics on mute, for now, to focus on those in need.

Hurricane Coverage

Biden to focus on hurricane victims in Florida, not politics

Josh Boak | Associated Press

President Joe Biden travels to Fort Myers to get a briefing on Hurricane Ian recovery efforts — from Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell.