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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

2 hours ago

Trump's reflecting pool rehab jumps in cost as White House ballroom price tag sparks debate

5 hours ago

Mom of late Coral Springs vice mayor will seek City Commission seat

4 hours ago

NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

5 hours ago

AG Uthmeier issues investigative subpoena to NFL over Rooney Rule

6 hours ago

From 'The Hills' villain to LA mayoral contender: Spencer Pratt's viral video-fueled campaign

8 hours ago

Memphis residents claim harassment, arrest and abuse by Trump-ordered Memphis Safe Task Force

8 hours ago

FDA chief's resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation's health department

9 hours ago

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

9 hours ago

Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration

9 hours ago

Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

9 hours ago

Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

4 hours ago

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

8 hours ago

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

7 hours ago

US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall

9 hours ago

Watch: FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange

10 hours ago

Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

7 hours ago

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

11 hours ago

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

10 hours ago

Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

5 hours ago

How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights

12 hours ago

House stiffs Florida State Guard, job training fund in budget talks

11 hours ago

US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

1 day ago

Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security request

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Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat's bid for US Senate in Texas

1 day ago

Apopka mayor's records sought in Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case

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Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now

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Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

1 day ago

Democrats want Virginia Rep. Jen Kiggans out over 'cotton-picking' episode

1 day ago

Tony Ortiz joins 2027 race for Orlando mayor

1 day ago

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

1 day ago

Florida lawmakers open special session to resolve budget stalemate

1 day ago

West Virginia voters navigate new law requiring photo IDs at polling places in primary election

1 day ago

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang travel to China aboard Air Force One with Trump

10 hours ago

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump's immigration crackdown describes her detention

1 day ago

What to know about states' efforts to limit corporate donations in politics

1 day ago

Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules

1 day ago

What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda

1 day ago

A nonprofit sues to halt Trump's 'American flag blue' repaint of the Reflecting Pool

1 day ago

Trump's redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri's top court

1 day ago

Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

1 day ago

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

1 day ago

Democratic primary for Nebraska's 'blue dot' US House seat is too early to call

22 hours ago

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

1 day ago

Cherfilus-McCormick, who resigned from Congress under cloud, says she's running to regain seat

2 days ago

Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands

2 days ago

Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

2 days ago

Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center

2 days ago

Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 Black congressional districts

2 days ago

Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency

2 days ago

Congressional Dems probe immigration policies, tour jail in Orlando

2 days ago

Florida's county election chiefs told to retain old congressional maps

2 days ago

Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts

2 days ago

Venezuela's acting president defends country's territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks

2 days ago

Treasury Department tells US banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks

2 days ago

Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own

2 days ago

Bill Posey, longtime congressman for the Space Coast, dies

2 days ago

Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own

2 days ago

Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

2 days ago

Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats

2 days ago

A secret ICE directive is testing one of Florida's strongest traditions: open government

2 days ago

Some of Florida's biggest lottery winners are store owners, clerks who sell the tickets

2 days ago

Senate Republicans move ahead with $1B for Trump's ballroom security as Democrats pledge to fight

2 days ago

Iran war could make Trump's trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit

3 days ago

Are people with ties to stores that sell Lottery tickets gaming system?

3 days ago

Florida AG says surrogacy is human trafficking, with big implications for families

3 days ago

New congressional districts will reshape South Florida politics — for voters and candidates

3 days ago

Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commission

4 days ago

Some Florida Lottery winners beat the odds, repeatedly. Experts suspect cheating

4 days ago

Pentagon watchdog declines to probe Kid Rock flights

5 days ago

Here's a look at some of the Founding Mothers of our country

5 days ago

Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas

5 days ago

In legal dispute over 'The View,' ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

5 days ago

White House ballroom security upgrades become Democratic target

5 days ago

Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap

5 days ago

US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures

5 days ago

Trump's tariffs hit Toyota profit, though its global sales grew

5 days ago

Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

5 days ago

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

5 days ago

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win

5 days ago

Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case in bid to bring down grocery prices

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Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it

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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts

5 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Redistricting's impact on Central Florida

5 days ago

Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public

5 days ago

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

5 days ago

US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

5 days ago

US isn't looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say

6 days ago

Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court

6 days ago

Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

6 days ago

Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs

6 days ago

Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support

6 days ago

Second federal appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, deepening circuit split

6 days ago

Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine's Senate race

6 days ago

Comey seeks to cancel upcoming court appearance in North Carolina in Trump threat case

6 days ago

Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting

6 days ago

Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says

6 days ago

Frankel running for reelection in reconfigured Palm Beach County, faces primary challenger

6 days ago

FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking

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Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risks

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