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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

In Orlando, DeSantis criticizes Nixon and Mills, calls Caruso case a 'gut punch'

2 hours ago

Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

3 hours ago

The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

5 hours ago

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

5 hours ago

New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting

5 hours ago

Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear

6 hours ago

Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

6 hours ago

An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again

7 hours ago

Hollerbach ready to start new job as Sanford's mayor

8 hours ago

One incumbent defeated, but another faces runoff in area's judicial races

8 hours ago

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

9 hours ago

Florida House incumbents sweep away primary challengers

9 hours ago

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

10 hours ago

Pictures: Sentinel 150 — Politics in Orlando panel discussion

10 hours ago

What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company

10 hours ago

Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot

10 hours ago

Suspended Florida clerk of courts denied bond on child abuse charges

9 hours ago

ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

12 hours ago

Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8

12 hours ago

Orlando Sentinel e-edition updated with election coverage

13 hours ago

Orange County commission races set for November

13 hours ago

More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

13 hours ago

'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say

14 hours ago

North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

12 hours ago

Prosecutors say bullet engraving shows Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics

15 hours ago

Democrat Nieves elected to Florida House, incumbents cruise to victory in primaries

23 hours ago

Incumbent wins in Kissimmee; Osceola Commission, 2nd Kissimmee seat, St. Cloud headed to runoffs

15 hours ago

Nixon stuns Vindman in Dem Senate race; Donalds, Jolly face off for governor

9 hours ago

Roberta Walton Johnson wins Orange Clerk of Courts race over Rick Singh

1 day ago

Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina advance to Orange County mayor runoff

1 day ago

Moskowitz beats back primary challenge for Congress, will face former Boca Raton Mayor Singer in November

1 day ago

Central Florida School Board Elections: Gallo wins countywide seat

1 day ago

Incumbent commissioners Campione, Parks win Lake GOP primary races

1 day ago

Tie vote ends impeachment case against Kissimmee mayor

1 day ago

Ryan Elijah, former TV anchor, defeats embattled Rep. Cory Mills

22 hours ago

Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

1 day ago

San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges

1 day ago

Wasserman Schultz secures overwhelming win in Broward's 20th Congressional District

1 day ago

Florida primary election results: Federal, state and county races

1 day ago

Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness

1 day ago

DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

1 day ago

US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

1 day ago

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine caught snooping inside home's mailbox

1 day ago

Trump making ballroom 'fait accompli,' foes tell Supreme Court

1 day ago

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the United States

1 day ago

Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

1 day ago

Primary elections draw Central Florida voters to polls for myriad state, local races

1 day ago

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

1 day ago

Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

1 day ago

Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

1 day ago

Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom project

1 day ago

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

1 day ago

Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can't legally serve in the role

1 day ago

Pictures: Candidates celebrate at election parties in Central Florida

1 day ago

Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now

1 day ago

Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say

1 day ago

Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex

1 day ago

Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions

1 day ago

Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say

1 day ago

DeSantis appointee for Clerk of Courts arrested on child sexual abuse charges

1 day ago

Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

1 day ago

South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

1 day ago

The CDC has zombie programs. Congress funds them, but few people are left to do the work

1 day ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

1 day ago

Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports

14 hours ago

Florida Primary recap: GOP Rep. Cory Mills loses primary; Orange mayor race goes to runoff

1 day ago

Kissimmee commissioners weigh mayor's impeachment today

1 day ago

Fewer Florida Republicans voted by mail but more opted to vote early

1 day ago

Election takeaways: Donalds joins historic field and progressive scores upset victory in Florida

1 day ago

Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

2 days ago

Watch: California lifeguard Ryder Williams honored at the White House

2 days ago

ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

2 days ago

Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools

2 days ago

Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

2 days ago

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

2 days ago

Florida GOP candidates for governor make closing pitch before primary

2 days ago

After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

2 days ago

Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows

2 days ago

Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

2 days ago

Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

2 days ago

Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza

2 days ago

Independent voters seek access to Florida primaries

3 days ago

Money pours into pivotal Orange County mayor, commission races

3 days ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

4 days ago

US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

4 days ago

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills' race could be 'toss up,' analysis says

4 days ago

Early voting slow across Central Florida ahead of Tuesday's primary

4 days ago

AI-generated content is flooding political campaigns. California lawmakers are trying to regulate it

5 days ago

Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says

5 days ago

House Democrats' PAC adds $6 million to Cleveland spending after Ohio's Miller opts to stay in race

5 days ago

In State of the City, Dyer argues Orlando taxpayers get a good deal on property taxes

5 days ago

Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico convicted in federal fraud case

5 days ago

Massachusetts mayor arrested, charged with pandemic loan fraud, money laundering

5 days ago

Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'

5 days ago

Son of former Mexican President López Obrador says US revoked his visa and appeals directly to Trump

5 days ago

In Republican-led Iowa, the GOP nominee for governor introduces an anti-establishment message

5 days ago

US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

5 days ago

Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza

5 days ago

US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia

5 days ago

Sanford's mayor's race pits Charles Davis against Christina Hollerbach

5 days ago