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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

R. Fred Lewis, Florida Supreme Court justice and champion for disadvantaged, has died

13 hours ago

Platner's wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful's sexually explicit texts with women 'shameful'

7 hours ago

How an ambitious energy giant wielded political power in Florida

18 hours ago

DeSantis' property tax measure would strip power from local governments

19 hours ago

Politicians cited his research to discredit Gulf whale protections. He says that's wrong

19 hours ago

Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday's primary

18 hours ago

Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' for nation's 250th anniversary after artists drop out

18 hours ago

Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds

1 day ago

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash

14 hours ago

US commander meets with Cuban military officials as Trump pressures island nation

2 days ago

Florida lawmakers pass $114.5 billion budget

2 days ago

Giants' Abdul Carter felt the need to call out Jaxson Dart to show he is against Donald Trump

2 days ago

Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure

2 days ago

Tax the rich, DeSantis suggests to counties worried about his property tax plan

2 days ago

Trump administration grants rare TPS reprieve, extending protections for 11,000 Lebanese

2 days ago

White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants

2 days ago

Trump claims he's making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture

2 days ago

Nearly all musical acts pull out of Trump's Freedom 250 concert

2 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: State budget, property taxes, surrogacy and Winter Park historic preservation

2 days ago

Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat

2 days ago

Trump meets with aides to determine whether to move forward with Iran deal

2 days ago

Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund

2 days ago

South Carolina Democrats expected to celebrate after failure of Trump-backed redistricting push

2 days ago

Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release

2 days ago

Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven't been found, bringing overall death toll to 199

3 days ago

ABC stations call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'

3 days ago

A history of E. Jean Carroll's legal battle with President Donald Trump

3 days ago

In new memoir, Jill Biden wonders whether acknowledging Joe's poor debate would have been better

3 days ago

Schools, police risk losing revenue under DeSantis property tax plan

3 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent 'hundreds of millions' on reflecting pool. They did not

3 days ago

Louisiana House approves congressional redistricting to benefit Republicans. Senate to vote next

3 days ago

Newsom seeks to shield California elections from federal interference before Tuesday primary

3 days ago

Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump

3 days ago

Florida legislature expected to approve budget Friday, and then DeSantis plans to cut it

3 days ago

Stop AAPI Hate launches a nonprofit to mobilize voters before midterms

3 days ago

Exclusive: Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned

3 days ago

Michigan Gov. Whitmer says she won't run for president in 2028, then backtracks hours later

2 days ago

Talarico targets Paxton's scandals in Texas Senate race, pivoting from his sunny primary message

3 days ago

Trump review that could shutter Mexican consulates stokes worries

3 days ago

Republicans' recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda

3 days ago

Trump's DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents

3 days ago

AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

3 days ago

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

3 days ago

Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll, disputing media reports

2 days ago

Judge refuses to block Trump order to limit mail voting. There's no immediate effect on the midterms

3 days ago

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2

3 days ago

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks

3 days ago

Bondi had cancer surgery after Trump fired her

3 days ago

It's official: Congressman Jared Moskowitz seeks reelection in new coastal South Florida district

3 days ago

Fair housing groups file lawsuit arguing a federal rule change removes protections

4 days ago

Congress members say conditions dire at NJ detention center facing protests, reported hunger strike

4 days ago

Jill Biden says she feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate

4 days ago

Billionaire Tom Steyer's ad spending breaks records in California governor's race

4 days ago

Trump says he has been invited to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals

4 days ago

Don Lemon seeks grand jury transcripts in Minnesota civil rights case, citing misconduct

4 days ago

Carney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options

4 days ago

Uribe's resignation will let DeSantis fill her Orange County commission seat

4 days ago

Supreme Court settles long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

4 days ago

Efforts to understand the nation's drugged driving problem stall under Trump

4 days ago

Why Trump's allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa have been denied

4 days ago

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

4 days ago

Congressman Maxwell Frost calls Alligator Alcatraz a 'stain on Florida's history' amid looming closure

4 days ago

Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill

4 days ago

US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds

4 days ago

Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway

4 days ago

Funds to keep Tri-Rail operating appear to be in proposed Florida budget

4 days ago

Trump is getting the Republican Party that he wants. But can he win in the midterms?

4 days ago

US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 1, leaves 2 survivors

4 days ago

Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

4 days ago

Campaign poll shows Wasserman Schultz viewed favorably by Black voters, leading primary matchup

4 days ago

US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says

4 days ago

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds

4 days ago

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here's where the redistricting stands

4 days ago

US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes'

4 days ago

Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

4 days ago

Puerto Rico's development agency chief resigns after claiming government interference

5 days ago

Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

5 days ago

Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of 'vindictive' Justice Department indictment

5 days ago

DeSantis signs death warrant for husband who killed wife in Orange County

5 days ago

RFK Jr. snatches snakes in viral video, the latest of his many animal encounters

5 days ago

UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America's 250th anniversary

5 days ago

Redrawn Florida congressional map upheld ahead of midterms

5 days ago

Florida lawmakers reach deal to reverse HIV drug cuts, step up oversight of spending

5 days ago

Supreme Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges' speech restrictions

5 days ago

Supreme Court rejects Florida's bid to sue states over truck licenses for immigrants

5 days ago

Florida Legislature provides little tax relief with austere spending plan

5 days ago

Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks

5 days ago

South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections

5 days ago

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

5 days ago

Q&A: Anna Gomez is the sole Democrat on the FCC. She has a warning for big media companies

5 days ago

Trump's no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in one city

5 days ago

Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

5 days ago

Iran condemns US strikes as a show of 'bad faith' and begins restoring internet after long shutdown

5 days ago

Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push

5 days ago

Trump will see doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him

5 days ago

Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump's hold on GOP

5 days ago

Florida lawmakers reach final deal on state budget in special session

6 days ago

Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

6 days ago

Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Trump's emerging deal with Iran is `bad for the region'

6 days ago

Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump

6 days ago