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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

1 hour ago

Platner's wife responds to reports of the Senate candidate's sexually explicit texts with women

2 hours ago

How an ambitious energy giant wielded political power in Florida

6 hours ago

DeSantis' property tax measure would strip power from local governments

7 hours ago

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

7 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

6 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

2 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Florida lawmakers pass $114.5 billion budget

1 day ago

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

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day 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

1 day 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

1 day ago

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

1 day 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

2 days ago

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

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Schools, police risk losing revenue under DeSantis property tax plan

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

2 days ago

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

2 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

2 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

2 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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 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'

3 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

4 days ago

Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

Redrawn Florida congressional map upheld ahead of midterms

4 days ago

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

4 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

4 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

4 days ago

Florida lawmakers reach final deal on state budget in special session

5 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

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