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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

3 years ago

Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump's fossil fuel agenda

6 hours ago

Voters demanded economic relief. Trump and Democrats face tough choices on how to deliver

6 hours ago

Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections

6 hours ago

Budget crunch: How much will your city lose to Amendment 3?

9 hours ago

Rep. Soto, former TV journalist Elijah win close contests for U.S. Congress

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DeSantis' GOP congressional map was swamped. These South Florida races did it

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DeSantis' GOP congressional map was swamped. These South Florida races did it

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Florida midterm by the data: See where the biggest Democrat shifts occurred

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'Our time has come': Byron Donalds' win reshapes Black representation in Florida

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US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots

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DeSantis planning 2028 presidential run, sources tell Washington Post

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Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump

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Why it's still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi

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Pope 'proud to be an American' after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from the hospital after stroke

2 days ago

Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat

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2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe

2 days ago

Trump's arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans

2 days ago

Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress

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Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide

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U.S. attorney for South Florida who oversaw centerpiece of Trump's revenge campaign resigns

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New limits on federal student loans are steering many borrowers toward private lenders

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Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them

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Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89

2 days ago

As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trump's District of Columbia projects

2 days ago

Trump touts air expo, Donalds pitches space academy at Canaveral event

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AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

2 days ago

How did Flávio Bolsonaro flee Brazil? 'I'll take that to the grave,' he says

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Florida's red sea wall: Inside the 2026 governor's race

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Rubio weighs leaving administration after GOP's midterm loss

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Hegseth to face impeachment vote as early as next week

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Iowa Democrat wins state House race despite suspending campaign in September

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Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for Tennessee Senate seat, AP source says

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Trump administration sues Penn State over in-state tuition for students in the US illegally

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Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars

2 days ago

Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room

2 days ago

After $5.6M in fines, Apopka finally settles for $30K in residential code enforcement case

2 days ago

In Los Angeles mayoral race, incumbent Bass concedes to progressive Raman, pledges smooth transition

3 days ago

US escalates economic campaign against Cuba and targets China-based suppliers

3 days ago

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

3 days ago

Democrats' victory was clear. The party's future is not

3 days ago

Quinnie Perez becomes Florida's first transgender person elected to public office

3 days ago

Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms and came up short

3 days ago

What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor

3 days ago

Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division

3 days ago

Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war, court documents show

3 days ago

'JD, habibi.' Arabs celebrate El-Sayed's use of a term of affection to mock his foes

3 days ago

Putin special envoy speaks at White House event on Oleshky ceasefire Melania Trump helped broker

3 days ago

Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories

3 days ago

'A beautifully American story': El-Sayed's historic Senate victory resonates with Muslim Americans

3 days ago

After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle

3 days ago

Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trump's economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows

3 days ago

Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trump's monumental arch

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Trump's lawyers to appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction

3 days ago

After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump's 'tentacles of corruption'

3 days ago

Florida Dems hold onto U.S. House seats, but redistricting could spell future trouble

3 days ago

Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governor's races. Both could go to ranked tabulations

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Lockheed Martin to pay $29.5 million to settle federal claims it discriminated against white workers

3 days ago

Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments

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Democrats' election rout is poised to dramatically reorder federal health policy

3 days ago

FACT FOCUS: False claims of rigged elections are limited as midterm vote heavily favors Democrats

3 days ago

Affordability concerns spurred Amendment 3 win, officials say — helping GOP in the process

3 days ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis as defense secretary? Report says there's talk of it

3 days ago

Florida Republicans narrowly avert blue tsunami, but still get splashed by voter anger

3 days ago

El-Sayed says Michigan rejected 'hateful, spiteful campaign' after months of Republican attacks

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The 2028 election season begins as both parties navigate midterm fallout

4 days ago

Mississippi election results: Hyde-Smith, Colom separated by only 43 votes. Now what?

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Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP's deep losses in midterm elections

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Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press

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Trump is ducking blame for Republican losses. It's a familiar pattern for him

4 days ago

Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House

3 days ago

Speaker Johnson won't seek reelection as House Republican leader after party's midterm losses

4 days ago

Democrats usher in new era with sweep of the House and the Senate, and Johnson won't seek reelection as party's leader

4 days ago

World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election rout

4 days ago

Iranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trump's war

4 days ago

Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didn't work

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Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that

4 days ago

Democrats won back support from five key groups that shifted toward Trump in 2024, The AP Voter Poll finds

4 days ago

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries poised to make history as the first Black speaker of the House

4 days ago

Democrat David Crowley defeats Trump loyalist to become Wisconsin's first Black governor

4 days ago

Democrat Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor's race

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How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

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Democrats deliver a stunning rout in Texas to retake power for the first time in decades

4 days ago

Nevada Democrat Aaron Ford defeats Republican Joe Lombardo to become state's first Black governor

4 days ago

The political map is anyone's guess after a Democratic wave in the midterm elections

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Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means

4 days ago

Sherrod Brown flips Senate seat in Ohio for Democrats by ousting Sen. Jon Husted

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In photos: Midterm election night unfolds with big wins and tough losses

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Democrat Rob Sand wins election to be Iowa's next governor, flipping the seat

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Pastor Adam Hamilton ousts GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, Democrats' 1st Senate win in Kansas in 94 years

4 days ago

Democrat Gina Hinojosa elected Texas' first Latina governor, ousts Republican incumbent Greg Abbott

4 days ago

Vote-scanning machine malfunction expected to delay counting in New York's Westchester County

4 days ago

Voters opt to not reelect suspended Florida official charged with child sexual abuse

4 days ago

Amendment 3: Florida voters approve proposal to reduce property taxes

4 days ago

Paul Pelosi prohibited from driving after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run charge

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Central Florida Democrats flip six seats in state House, help end GOP supermajority

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St. Cloud, Osceola see new leaders as incumbents in Osceola, Kissimmee win reelection

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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as 1st Black woman to be elected Georgia governor

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What motivated voters in the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

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