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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says

1 hour ago

Donalds dismisses Jolly's call for new Hope Florida investigation as 'politics'

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Sanctuary policies are keeping prisoners in local jails away from ICE

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Orlando activist Desmond Meade's withdrawal from governor race likely boosts David Jolly

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World War II hero's family objects to talk of Navy stripping his name from aircraft carrier

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Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

3 hours ago

Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading

3 hours ago

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

3 hours ago

US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina

3 hours ago

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

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DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans

4 hours ago

Angie Nixon rallies supporters, says Moody and DeSantis belong 'in jail'

4 hours ago

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

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Trump still teases seeking a third term. But he's now talking more about post-presidency life

6 hours ago

Vance to privately address Republican Jewish Coalition during tension over Israel and antisemitism

8 hours ago

US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

20 hours ago

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

21 hours ago

Easily elected, Apopka's new mayor finds tackling problems far tougher

1 day ago

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

2 days ago

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US

2 days ago

What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

2 days ago

Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump's attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges

2 days ago

The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

2 days ago

Palm Beach County seeks remaining $2.75M from Florida for Trump airport renaming

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Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading

2 days ago

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

2 days ago

Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's 'Lake America' executive order

2 days ago

Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

2 days ago

US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

2 days ago

Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September

2 days ago

FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

2 days ago

Wyoming governor requests investigation into activity of Justice Department monitors during primary

2 days ago

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration enforcement

2 days ago

National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on Washington's sightline

2 days ago

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

2 days ago

Barred from speaking, Trump to skip 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony in NYC

3 days ago

President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

3 days ago

US targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation

3 days ago

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

3 days ago

Will leaked Hope Florida report impact Florida's general election?

3 days ago

Democrats and Republicans draw battle lines for November's general election with primaries ending

3 days ago

Talking Central Florida: Rise of independent journalism

3 days ago

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated

3 days ago

Eswatini receives 2 more US deportees under a controversial third-country deal

3 days ago

Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

3 days ago

Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections

3 days ago

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

3 days ago

Attorney General Todd Blanche defends his record as political pressure mounts

3 days ago

Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed

3 days ago

Democratic leaders give Moskowitz role in Middle East policy — and potential election-season boost among Jewish voters

3 days ago

Mike Caruso's name will appear on the ballot despite his arrest on sex abuse charges

3 days ago

ICE operation in Connecticut highlights how arrests are rising even in blue states

3 days ago

Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings

3 days ago

Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building

3 days ago

Grand jury blasts DeSantis staff, Hope Florida board for lack of 'due diligence'

3 days ago

As midterm elections approach, Republican candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump

3 days ago

Public hospitals face cutbacks if Florida property taxes are reduced under Amendment 3, report says

3 days ago

North Carolina congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him

4 days ago

Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says

4 days ago

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States

4 days ago

Zelenskyy's direct plea helped unlock Russia sanctions in the Senate. What's next is uncertain

4 days ago

ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks

3 days ago

Michigan Democrats want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each other

4 days ago

California and the federal government battle over hospice fraud, as victims lose coverage and care

4 days ago

US goals have shifted after 6 months of Iran war. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern

4 days ago

Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are 'beyond critical' due to Iran war, officials say

4 days ago

Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised

4 days ago

RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

4 days ago

New Fed chair Kevin Warsh under pressure to clarify views on inflation, interest rates

4 days ago

Fed governor Lisa Cook slams Trump's renewed threat to fire her

4 days ago

How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legally

4 days ago

Hope Florida grand jury finds Medicaid money 'misused for political purposes'

4 days ago

A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's golf course with ammunition

4 days ago

'I'm here for the car wash': Mar-a-Lago checkpoint encounter ends with pursuit, dog killed

4 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely

4 days ago

DeSantis calls Flock license plate cameras 'out of control,' urges overhaul

4 days ago

Florida Democrats demand explanation for overdue emergency spending report

5 days ago

Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state

5 days ago

Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. America's economy says otherwise.

5 days ago

Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration

5 days ago

Sanctioned international court president says she asked Japan to help de-escalate tensions with US

5 days ago

The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

5 days ago

Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on opponent's past in Texas Senate race

5 days ago

Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot

5 days ago

How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do

5 days ago

In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers

5 days ago

Trump's new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: China

5 days ago

US-Canada animosity could impede an end to a trade war neither country wants

5 days ago

Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms

5 days ago

Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say

5 days ago

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean

5 days ago

Businessman Mike Mazzei wins the GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor with Trump's endorsement

5 days ago

Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary

5 days ago

Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas

5 days ago

San Diego Padres minor-league catching coach out of ICE custody one week after arrest

5 days ago

Trump and Vance will keynote the Republicans' midterm convention in Texas next month

5 days ago

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration

5 days ago

Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump's name, Justice Department argues

5 days ago

Florida father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

5 days ago

Inside DeSantis' $2 million quest to put up bronze American statues

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