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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

3 years ago

Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governor's races. Both could go to ranked tabulations

3 hours ago

Lockheed Martin to pay $29.5 million to settle federal claims it discriminated against white workers

4 hours ago

Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments

4 hours ago

Democrats' election rout is poised to dramatically reorder federal health policy

5 hours ago

FACT FOCUS: False claims of rigged elections are limited as midterm vote heavily favors Democrats

5 hours ago

Affordability concerns spurred Amendment 3 win, officials say — helping GOP in the process

6 hours ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis as defense secretary? Report says there's talk of it

6 hours ago

Florida Republicans narrowly avert blue tsunami, but still get splashed by voter anger

6 hours ago

El-Sayed says Michigan rejected 'hateful, spiteful campaign' after months of Republican attacks

8 hours ago

The 2028 election season begins as both parties navigate midterm fallout

9 hours ago

Mississippi election results: Hyde-Smith, Colom separated by only 43 votes. Now what?

9 hours ago

Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP's deep losses in midterm elections

10 hours ago

Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press

10 hours ago

Trump is ducking blame for Republican losses. It's a familiar pattern for him

11 hours ago

Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House

6 hours ago

Speaker Johnson won't seek reelection as House Republican leader after party's midterm losses

9 hours ago

Democrats usher in new era with sweep of the House and the Senate, and Johnson won't seek reelection as party's leader

12 hours ago

World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election rout

12 hours ago

Iranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trump's war

13 hours ago

Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didn't work

13 hours ago

Analysis: Trump has defied political consequences for years. The midterms changed that

13 hours ago

Democrats won back support from five key groups that shifted toward Trump in 2024, The AP Voter Poll finds

13 hours ago

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries poised to make history as the first Black speaker of the House

14 hours ago

Democrat David Crowley defeats Trump loyalist to become Wisconsin's first Black governor

14 hours ago

Democrat Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor's race

14 hours ago

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

14 hours ago

Democrats deliver a stunning rout in Texas to retake power for the first time in decades

15 hours ago

Nevada Democrat Aaron Ford defeats Republican Joe Lombardo to become state's first Black governor

15 hours ago

The political map is anyone's guess after a Democratic wave in the midterm elections

15 hours ago

Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means

16 hours ago

Sherrod Brown flips Senate seat in Ohio for Democrats by ousting Sen. Jon Husted

16 hours ago

In photos: Midterm election night unfolds with big wins and tough losses

22 hours ago

Democrat Rob Sand wins election to be Iowa's next governor, flipping the seat

22 hours ago

Pastor Adam Hamilton ousts GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, Democrats' 1st Senate win in Kansas in 94 years

23 hours ago

Democrat Gina Hinojosa elected Texas' first Latina governor, ousts Republican incumbent Greg Abbott

23 hours ago

Vote-scanning machine malfunction expected to delay counting in New York's Westchester County

1 day ago

Voters opt to not reelect suspended Florida official charged with child sexual abuse

1 day ago

Amendment 3: Florida voters approve proposal to reduce property taxes

1 day ago

Paul Pelosi prohibited from driving after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run charge

1 day ago

Central Florida Democrats flip six seats in state House, help end GOP supermajority

1 day ago

St. Cloud, Osceola see new leaders as incumbents in Osceola, Kissimmee win reelection

1 day ago

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as 1st Black woman to be elected Georgia governor

1 day ago

What motivated voters in the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

22 hours ago

Incumbents Campione, Parks re-elected to Lake Board of County Commissioners

1 day ago

Democrats win US Senate, on brink of winning control of both chambers of Congress

23 hours ago

Byron Donalds defeats David Jolly to become Florida's first Black governor

1 day ago

FACT FOCUS: False accusations and unverified claims quickly spread about Election Day voting

1 day ago

Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate seat, flipping a key GOP-held seat

1 day ago

Congressman Soto, newcomer Elijah declare victories in tight U.S. House contests

10 hours ago

Moody edges out Nixon in contentious U.S. Senate race

1 day ago

Lowndes defeats Brodeur for state Senate seat in Seminole and Orange

1 day ago

Democrat Santos defeats Republican Lockhart in Seminole commission race

1 day ago

Florida's three cabinet officers win their elections

1 day ago

Jared Moskowitz defeats Scott Singer, holding South Florida congressional district for Democrats

1 day ago

Susanne Peña wins District 3 seat on Orange County School Board

1 day ago

Roberta Walton Johnson wins Orange County Clerk of Courts race

1 day ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 20th District

1 day ago

Central Florida school districts easily win property tax approval

1 day ago

Tiffany Moore Russell elected Orange County mayor

1 day ago

Florida general election results: Federal, state and county races

1 day ago

Update: Sen. Chris Murphy improving; what to know about his condition

1 day ago

Florida Election Day updates: Early Tuesday reports

1 day ago

Midterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country

1 day ago

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

1 day ago

Pictures: Central Floridians head to the polls

1 day ago

Case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado comes before the Supreme Court

1 day ago

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat

1 day ago

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican survivor, tries to defend seat against Democrat Troy Jackson

1 day ago

Democrat James Talarico flips a US Senate seat in Texas and sends a shock through the GOP

1 day ago

Trump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware

1 day ago

Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results

1 day ago

Florida Election recap: Dems win locally but GOP keeps state offices

1 day ago

The Latest: Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trump's second term

1 day ago

Lawsuit alleges 'torture' at Indiana prison holding immigrants, many from Chicago area

1 day ago

California could become the first state to tax billionaires' wealth

1 day ago

Here's how your votes will be counted and verified in today's election

1 day ago

Trump's agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates

1 day ago

Democrats press to win a majority of governors' offices in midterms after power struggles with Trump

1 day ago

After Election Day, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him

1 day ago

This time, determining which party will control Congress didn't take days

17 hours ago

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

1 day ago

Election Day unfolded with relatively few problems, despite worries over Trump election interference

17 hours ago

Voters to decide Alaska Senate race roiled in final days by litigation, allegations of dirty tricks

1 day ago

2026 Voters Guide: Charity McClarty running for Mount Dora City Council At-Large

2 days ago

Judge complicates construction timeline on Trump's memorial arch project with multiple deadlines

2 days ago

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions data

2 days ago

Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over a failed protesters case, sues Justice Department

2 days ago

A clerk tried to remove voters from the rolls. How her county, and the state of Michigan, stopped her

2 days ago

Latino voters disapprove of Trump's presidency: Will that decide the midterms?

2 days ago

For unhoused people, ID laws go beyond voting. Without documents, 'you can't do anything'

2 days ago

Donalds, Jolly both make closing arguments in Polk County amid Dem gains

2 days ago

Trump spends the day before midterm Election Day promoting his Reflecting Pool makeover

2 days ago

El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats push to galvanize voters after stunning Senate race defection

2 days ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots

2 days ago

In Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking

2 days ago

Analysis: Republicans face a midterm reckoning of Trump's making

2 days ago

Voters fear the America they've known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree

2 days ago

Trump administration promised US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms

2 days ago

Judge cites 'weaponization' in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden

2 days ago