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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

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Pentagon watchdog to evaluate US military's boat strikes in Latin America

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Trump orders banks to take a closer look at clients' citizenship in new immigration enforcement move

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The White House push for $1 billion in security funds is facing GOP opposition

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Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools

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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending 'illegal' mail-in ballots to voters

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SEC to ready plan for trading crypto versions of stocks

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Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

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Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loans

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Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

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The Latest: Gallrein defeats Massie in Kentucky, furthering Trump's hold on GOP

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Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon's legal dispute with AI company Anthropic

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South Carolina Republicans press toward House vote on congressional redistricting plan

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Iranian family detained for relative's key role in 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis seeks release

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Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term

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Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

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Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go a step further

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Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

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Trump bought stock in drugmaker as his government boosted its obesity drugs

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NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

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The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

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Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision

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Democrats to pump resources into keeping Soto's imperiled Orlando-area seat

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Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries as Trump dislodges Massie in Kentucky

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Trump's tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

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Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

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RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters

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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

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US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

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FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming

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Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs

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New upgrades: $10 million headed to Donald J. Trump International Airport

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What to know about Trump's nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

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Orange Democrats fear state's election rules could put Republican in office

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If you're renewing your Florida driver's license, make sure you do this

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Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

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Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: 'Let's call the whole thing off'

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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

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Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court

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Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

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Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

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Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

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Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff

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Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge

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Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE's nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce

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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House

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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

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Trump's description of Taiwan as a 'good negotiating chip' with China raises anxieties

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Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation

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Democrats clash over where Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection, jeopardizing alliances

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Israeli strike kills Hamas' military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

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State officials demand transparency as businesses get billions in Trump tariff refunds

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Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement

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Colorado governor reduces Tina Peters' sentence, says she will be released June 1

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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

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Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say

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Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media's risks for children

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Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi

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Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor's case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is 'tough'

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Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

4 days ago

A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting

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Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

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Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm's length

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Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

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As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back

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Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

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Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation

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Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

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Talking Central Florida podcast: Migrant detention showdown and sloth deaths

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Built for MAGA appeal, Alligator Alcatraz leaves Gov. Ron DeSantis with big political bill

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New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

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DeSantis, House speaker carry on feud amid budget battle

5 days ago

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

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Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations

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Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

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Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

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Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

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Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trump's sanctions against them

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US pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid even as it's cut foreign assistance overall

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US Border Patrol chief announces his resignation in a Fox News interview

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This court became a symbol of Trump's immigration crackdown. Now it's at the center of a House race

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Kentucky Republicans love Trump. Will they ignore him and reelect Thomas Massie?

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New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that's both 'awesome' and awkward

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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

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Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

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Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily

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Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

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Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

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