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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

5 hours ago

Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions

6 hours ago

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project

7 hours ago

Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before DC grand jury in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say

8 hours ago

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking

10 hours ago

The US energy blockade on Cuba pulls the plug on Havana's legendary nightlife

11 hours ago

Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts

11 hours ago

Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

13 hours ago

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

13 hours ago

What to know as ceasefire in the Iran war hangs in the balance

13 hours ago

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea

14 hours ago

Tavares City Council approves four-year terms for November election ballot

7 hours ago

Loyal Trump prosecutor to lead Florida-based 'grand conspiracy' case into Trump foes

1 day ago

US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response

1 day ago

Trump's dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability

2 days ago

Orange commissioners could further limit ICE's access to jail next week

2 days ago

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world

3 days ago

Trump says he's going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states

3 days ago

Judge orders turbine manufacturer to stick with Massachusetts offshore wind farm project

3 days ago

White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology

3 days ago

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking detailed information about Rhode Island voters

3 days ago

In Orlando, Dem governor candidate Jolly promises insurance, education reforms

3 days ago

Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting

3 days ago

Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit

3 days ago

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

3 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don't show that

3 days ago

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

3 days ago

Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

3 days ago

Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine 'abortion' to exclude medical treatment

3 days ago

Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency

3 days ago

ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds

3 days ago

Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

3 days ago

Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed

3 days ago

About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo

3 days ago

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year

3 days ago

DeSantis admin hits Florida city over hyperscale data center proposal

3 days ago

Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House

3 days ago

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force

3 days ago

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

3 days ago

Trump approval plummets among Latino voters — except in Florida, new poll finds

3 days ago

Florida Senate race: Democrat Vindman outraised Republican Moody last quarter. Will it matter?

3 days ago

A look at investigations into federal officers months after immigration crackdown in Minnesota

4 days ago

Brazilian ex-intelligence chief Ramagem released after immigration arrest, thanks Trump

4 days ago

Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career

4 days ago

A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months

4 days ago

Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate scrutiny over financial holdings

4 days ago

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

4 days ago

John Eastman, former Chapman law dean turned Trump adviser, disbarred

4 days ago

Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area

4 days ago

House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump

4 days ago

Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

4 days ago

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

4 days ago

US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade

4 days ago

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out

4 days ago

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them

4 days ago

US strikes another vessel and kills 3 men it says were trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific

4 days ago

Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

4 days ago

House passes a bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to the Trump administration

4 days ago

Trump bets his tax cuts will please Las Vegas voters on his swing West

4 days ago

Progressive Analilia Mejía takes New Jersey US House special election, giving Democrats another win

4 days ago

DeSantis delays redistricting special session, revives vaccine exemptions and AI regulation

5 days ago

From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran

5 days ago

Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention

5 days ago

Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

5 days ago

No movement on congressional maps ahead of Florida's special session

5 days ago

Trump's budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

5 days ago

Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders

5 days ago

House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to gain traction against Trump

5 days ago

As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

5 days ago

DeSantis considers 'little tweak' to redistricting schedule

5 days ago

Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away

5 days ago

FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

5 days ago

After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy's Meloni over lack of support for Iran war

5 days ago

Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress

5 days ago

Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump's criticism continues

5 days ago

Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

5 days ago

Prosecutors sought access to Federal Reserve building as Trump threatens to fire Powell

5 days ago

Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

4 days ago

Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4

5 days ago

Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections

5 days ago

As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump's war, memes and feuds

5 days ago

Turning Point USA's high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns

5 days ago

In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading 'in the wrong direction'

6 days ago

Nick Nesta wins Apopka mayoral race in landslide

6 days ago

Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security 'the hard way' after end of talks

6 days ago

Trump again rejects Colorado amid accusations of playing politics with disaster aid

6 days ago

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

6 days ago

US sanctions 2 casinos and 3 persons over alleged links to Mexico's Northeast Cartel

6 days ago

Speaker Johnson predicts House will expel Cherfilus-McCormick; noncommittal about Cory Mills

6 days ago

Judge delays Cherfilus-McCormick criminal trial to February 2027

5 days ago

A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards

6 days ago

California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018

6 days ago

Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness

6 days ago

The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation

6 days ago

Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists

6 days ago

Mexico's Sheinbaum takes a firmer stance toward the US over migrant deaths and Cuba

5 days ago

Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland's congressional map to boost Democrats

6 days ago

Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights

6 days ago

Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method

6 days ago

The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

6 days ago