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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

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Crime and Public Safety

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

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About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo

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

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DeSantis admin hits Florida city over hyperscale data center proposal

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Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after longer renewal collapsed in House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate scrutiny over financial holdings

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

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

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

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

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Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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DeSantis considers 'little tweak' to redistricting schedule

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nick Nesta wins Apopka mayoral race in landslide

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

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

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

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

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

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Judge delays Cherfilus-McCormick criminal trial to February 2027

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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California governor candidates see opening after Swalwell's exit

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Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says

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Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they're overpaying

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Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after acknowledging affair with staffer

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Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald's to Oval Office

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Byron Donalds ready to expel two colleagues from Congress, end daylight saving time in Florida

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How a US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work and the impact ahead for the global economy

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Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel

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3 contractors cited for violations in death of worker building major ICE detention camp

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Tax, voting records raise doubts whether Fishback may run for Florida governor

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Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations

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Trump administration agrees to return rainbow Pride flag to New York's Stonewall monument

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Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents to profit from office

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The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

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Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

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Republican Byron Donalds surges ahead in fundraising for Florida governor

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Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

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Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say

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Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says

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Failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan raise questions about fragile ceasefire

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Rep. Eric Swalwell ends campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations

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Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives

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Man running for Florida governor accused of battery in domestic altercation

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Cuba's president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him

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Moore and Nesta face off in Tuesday's Apopka mayoral runoff

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US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement

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DeSantis pushes ahead on redistricting, despite opposition

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US and Iran end 21-hour ceasefire talks without agreement before Vance departs Pakistan

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Democratic allies yank support for Swalwell's California governor run after assault allegations

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