It is perhaps the blockbuster case of the latest U.S. Supreme Court term. The immunity case for former President Donald Trump that Justice Neil Gorsuch predicted would be “a decision for the ages.” The question for the justices was under what circumstances — if any — a former president has immunity from criminal prosecution.

In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts but do not have immunity for unofficial acts.

The justices certainly took their time deciding the case, despite what many critics said was an urgent need to bring Trump to trial before the November election. The ruling makes it nearly impossible for a trial to be held before voters decide whether to send Trump back to the White House.

The race to determine who will be Donald Trump’s running mate is heating up as the former president says he has “sort of a pretty good idea” who he’ll pick.

While the actual choice remains a mystery, some insiders say a Rust Belt Republican is the best choice.

They believe Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance may be the one to flip votes away from President Joe Biden in key battleground states, including the Rust Belt, where Biden needs to win voter support if he’s going to be re-elected.

But what about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio? Interesting question here. Could the one-time rival be the V.P. choice? Can he and Trump run on the same ticket? The 12th Amendment may prove to be a headache when it comes to a Trump-Rubio ticket because both are Florida residents, and the amendment stipulates that electors can’t vote for presidential and vice-presidential candidates who both reside in the elector’s state — at least one of them must live in another state.

News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney, head of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, joins Bruce Hamilton for a potpourri of topics from Hunter Biden's case to President Joe Biden's immigration moves to former President Donald Trump's response to his guilty verdict.

Young people today are clearly concerned about the nation’s direction. If you listen to the voices of 18- to 29-year-olds echoing across the country, they worry about the economy, foreign policy, immigration and climate change.

And they appear motivated to facilitate change and ready to have their voices heard.

A national poll released by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that among that age group, 18- to 29-year-olds, more than half say they will definitely vote in the upcoming presidential election.

Talk with them and you’ll find that these young voters are focused more on the issues than on the candidates.

Twelve jurors are on deck and former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is racing toward its climax.

The trial is inextricably intertwined with the nation’s future and the former president’s bid to reclaim the White House. The panel of jurors has to decide if the prosecution missed anything in the case and if the defense was effective in poking holes in testimony from the star witness Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer.

For the jury to convict Trump, the prosecution needs to prove that he knew he falsified the records and that he did it for political gain. But even then there are questions about whether the jury needs to be unanimous on what “predicate” crime he committed.

The presidential election is still six months away, and you have to take any polling with a grain of salt. That said, polls give us an idea of what the electorate is thinking.

The latest poll from the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida provides some interesting insight into the psyche of voters into questions such as: Would a criminal conviction against Donald Trump change voters’ minds or would they continue to support the former president? Should states decide abortion policy and is the abortion issue a big determining factor in November?

It also examined other hot-button issues on voters’ minds. No doubt immigration has been a big topic in Florida, especially given some of the moves by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Six swing states could swing the pendulum in the presidential election. Right now Florida isn’t among them, but with the abortion issue looming on the Sunshine State’s ballot in November, voters’ opinions might be swayed.

Polls show President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump running close in Florida, which might play a more crucial role than many think in the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

The fact is roughly 6% of voters in the swing states will be “the deciders” in the 2024 presidential election.

The presidential election is still six months away, and you have to take any polling with a grain of salt. That said, polls give us an idea of what the electorate is thinking.

The latest poll from the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida provides some interesting insight into the psyche of voters into questions such as: Would a criminal conviction against Donald Trump change voters’ minds or would they continue to support the former president? Should states decide abortion policy and is the abortion issue a big determining factor in November?

The Supreme Court is deciding once and for all whether former presidents can be prosecuted for official acts while in the White House.

The justices in the nation’s highest court heard oral arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It is history in the making. Between a decades-old court case about former President Richard Nixon, yes Richard Nixon, and an obscure constitutional provision about presidential impeachments, there are some unfamiliar concepts and terms and banter before the court.

House Speaker Mike Johnson deftly maneuvered a long-stalled and sprawling foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel through the House, dodging stiff resistance from many conservative Republicans.

The big question now is will it prove to be his undoing because there’s the threat of a coup or will the Democrats come to his rescue?

There is no telling where this real-life soap opera is going to end. Also on the agenda for the episode was former President Donald Trump’s historic business fraud trial.