President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter says.

Word of a large police presence and a motorcade on a Florida highway was all the notice many got on Wednesday that Sen. JD Vance was in Central Florida.

That House committee hearing — dubbed “The Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Policymaking Efforts to Undermine U.S. Immigration Law” — discussed H.R. 2, also known as the “Secure the Border Act.”

U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-District 6) joined anchor Justin Warmoth on "The Weekly" to break down the federal response to Hurricane Ian in Florida and the potential congressional aid package for victims.

The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended last week after the last American aircraft departed Kabul's airport and cleared Afghan airspace.

With September being National Suicide Awareness month, mental health advocates are once again reminding people of the resources available.

Top Pentagon leaders are defending the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism and pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale.

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during an event in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Several Central Florida lawmakers voted on Resolution 21 Tuesday night. Resolution 21 urges Vice President Mike Pence to remove President Donald Trump from office through the 25th Amendment. “I voted to call upon the Vice President to activate the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office and protect our democracy. Pence said he would not do what resolution 21 asked.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – News 6 asked all members of Congress representing Central Florida for an interview Monday, both democrats and republicans. I know the smell of tear gas, I have heard the sound of tear gas grenades,” he said. Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, also a Republican, told Fox News on Sunday he does not support removing the President. Congresswoman Val Demings, a Democrat representing Orlando, said she supports removing President Trump. Republican Congressman Bill Posey did not respond to News 6′s request for an interview or statement today.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida newspaper apologized Friday for endorsing the reelection of a Republican congressman who supported a lawsuit that tried to have the Supreme Court overthrow the will of the voters in the presidential election. The Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit Friday night. “We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy,” the paper wrote Friday. The lawsuit rested on numerous unfounded claims that had been rejected in dozens of lawsuits, including by judges appointed by Trump. Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press last week there is no evidence of fraud that would have changed the election result.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Dyer was unable to attend Monday’s COVID-19 news briefing along with other Orange County leaders, including Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, because he is in self-quarantine. [TRENDING: Eta drenches Florida | 2 killed in Orange County crash | Biden names COVID-19 task force]The Orange County mayor said with Dyer in quarantine, it is an important reminder that the virus “is still alive and well here within this community." “I am feeling well at the moment and continue to exhibit no symptoms,” Dyer said. Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz also announced over the weekend he tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans are still struggling to make ends meet after the $600 per week federal assistance that was provided in the last coronavirus relief bill expired more than a month ago. U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, (R) District 6, joined anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com” to discuss why lawmakers haven’t been able to come to an agreement on what the bill should provide. “I found it disappointing that we were called back by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and she only wanted to discuss this post office issue,” Waltz said. “She didn’t want to deal with unemployment, she didn’t want to deal with liability reform for businesses, didn’t want to deal with state and local issues in terms of their financial needs. Watch “The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com” every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on News 6.

The Florida Department of Health has announced three new presumptive positive cases of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Florida. The positive cases are for a 66-year-old woman in Volusia County, a 61-year-old woman from Okaloosa County and an individual from Manatee County. The two women have a recent history of travel outside of the U.S. and all three will be isolated, officials said. U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) released the following statement after the Florida Department of Health announced the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus in Volusia County, part of Florida’s Sixth Congressional District:“The Florida Department of Health has announced a presumptive positive case of coronavirus in Volusia County. I will continue to coordinate with our federal, state and local officials to make sure our community has all the resources necessary to treat, prepare and prevent this virus.”