Episodes

  • Florida’s mid-decade redistricting fight could reshape US House balance in 2026

    Florida’s mid-decade redistricting fight could reshape US House balance in 2026
    Mar 10 2026
    Florida’s political map is back on the chopping block. Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes mid‑decade redistricting that could hand Republicans up to five new House seats and sideline Democrats for years. What’s at stake for 2026 — and for American democracy?
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    24 mins
  • Florida’s high-stakes property tax gamble

    Florida’s high-stakes property tax gamble
    Feb 24 2026
    Florida is facing a potentially historic battle over how homes and local governments are funded. Host Bruce Hamilton speaks with News4Jax political analyst Rick Mullaney about what's at stake.
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    25 mins
  • States fight back as Trump moves to seize control of election systems

    States fight back as Trump moves to seize control of election systems
    Feb 17 2026
    President Donald Trump wants to “nationalize” American elections — and state officials from both parties are sounding the alarm. From FBI raids to voter-roll demands and talk of ICE at the polls, on Politics & Power, we break down how the battle over who runs U.S. elections could reshape democracy itself.
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    25 mins
  • Legal scholars divided on Trump’s use of executive power. Overreach or tradition?

    Legal scholars divided on Trump’s use of executive power. Overreach or tradition?
    Feb 3 2026
    President Donald Trump’s use of executive power has sparked a fierce debate among legal scholars, and we'll tackle the topic on this week's episode of Politics & Power with Jacksonville University political analyst Matt Corrigan.
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    33 mins
  • What’s the real agenda behind Trump’s annexation agenda?

    What’s the real agenda behind Trump’s annexation agenda?
    Jan 29 2026
    Nancy Soderberg, a former United Nations ambassador and the director of the Public Service Leadership Program at UNF, joins Bruce Hamilton on Politics & Power this week to see if President Donald Trump is trying to gain the upper hand with China or even truly has an expansionist agenda.
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    24 mins
  • Supreme Court faces big Trump cases in 2026, testing judicial independence

    Supreme Court faces big Trump cases in 2026, testing judicial independence
    Jan 27 2026
    Chief Justice John Roberts quietly defended the courts’ independence by focusing on history, not politics at the end of 2025. But the real test is coming in 2026, when the Supreme Court will decide if President Donald Trump can change major laws on citizenship, trade, and the Federal Reserve using executive power alone.
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    30 mins
  • Presidency of max force reshapes America, the world one year into Trump’s 2nd term

    Presidency of max force reshapes America, the world one year into Trump’s 2nd term
    Jan 20 2026
    President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House has seen record-low illegal crossings, a U.S.-backed ouster of Venezuela’s president, and sweeping moves to expand presidential power. Is American democracy being pushed to the breaking point?
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    38 mins
  • Is President Trump’s Venezuela gambit a return to America’s imperial past?

    Is President Trump’s Venezuela gambit a return to America’s imperial past?
    Jan 13 2026
    President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and overthrow of the Venezuelan government is raising the question: Will it embolden him to execute other such radical acts? Jonathan Katz, author of the book “Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire” and writer of The Racket Newsletter, joins Bruce Hamilton this week for Politics & Power.
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    37 mins