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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim

5 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Florida case against federal higher education rules

7 hours ago

Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet

6 hours ago

State election workers contradict Stark's claims as she seeks ballot spot

10 hours ago

Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring 'a lot of love' with allies after a rocky start

11 hours ago

Transgender teen drops out of Irish Dance meet in Orlando

11 hours ago

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices

12 hours ago

What to know about Graham Platner and the Maine US Senate race

12 hours ago

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

12 hours ago

Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal

13 hours ago

Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a 'territorial pariah' in a blistering speech

14 hours ago

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

14 hours ago

Is an Iran deal 'over' and war back on? A timeline of the conflict and talks

16 hours ago

Analysis: Platner may be done. Voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain

16 hours ago

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant

13 hours ago

Trump made tens of millions from his Miami and Palm Beach properties. Here's how

17 hours ago

Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems

12 hours ago

US carries out another round of strikes on Iran after Trump says ceasefire is over

8 hours ago

It's (almost) official: Welcome to President Donald J. Trump International Airport

16 hours ago

Florida high court again rejects deal for Orange judge, wants her suspended

20 hours ago

Trump covets Greenland for its location. Here's why

20 hours ago

Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington

1 day ago

Federal immigration agent fatally shoots man in Houston during an enforcement operation

18 hours ago

McConnell speaks to Republican leaders as speculation swirls about his health, remains hospitalized

1 day ago

Federal court strikes down Florida's Stop WOKE Act in higher ed

1 day ago

Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

1 day ago

Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

1 day ago

Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost 2018 race for Florida governor, is arrested

1 day ago

They gave Uthmeier's campaign $25,000. Then his office stepped in to help.

1 day ago

Succession fight is already underway as calls mount for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

1 day ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist

1 day ago

Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

1 day ago

DeSantis allies break away, endorse Byron Donalds for Florida governor

1 day ago

Poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians

1 day ago

Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel

1 day ago

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

2 days ago

Ex-civil rights agency commissioner fired by Trump drops lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court ruling

2 days ago

Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration's role

2 days ago

Supreme Court won't block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification for app downloads

2 days ago

Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don't apply to DC pipe bomb suspect, judge rules

2 days ago

Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from mandatory detention

2 days ago

Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year

2 days ago

Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

2 days ago

Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

2 days ago

Red card furor puts Trump and Infantino's relationship under the spotlight again

2 days ago

ICE sent officers to a man's home over an email. Now he's suing

2 days ago

Trump says he's building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One

2 days ago

Sen. McConnell is 'continuing his recovery,' but details are scarce after a lengthy hospital stay

2 days ago

Guatemalan community leader in Palm Beach County self-deports to home country

2 days ago

Former Afghan ally who died in ICE custody suffered an allergic reaction, death certificate says

2 days ago

Filing reveals Fla. House Speaker's private client list, including Airbnb, Newsmax

2 days ago

Nonprofits and brands are navigating the partisan air of the 250th in search of a unifying tone

2 days ago

Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans in a Wisconsin congressional race

2 days ago

Trump rings Wall Street's opening bells as he ties his presidency to stock market gains

2 days ago

A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

2 days ago

Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane

2 days ago

Disney, Bloomberg open wallets as Orange County mayoral hopefuls rake in cash

3 days ago

Florida enters new era of AI policing, politically connected firm gets contracts

3 days ago

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing

3 days ago

Trump administration's interpretation of slavery under George Washington can be reinstalled

5 days ago

Trump reads a children's book on Usha Vance's podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself

5 days ago

Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring

5 days ago

Tribes hope Farm Bill can feed more people and preserve Indigenous culture

5 days ago

What now? Florida hospitality employers seek guidance after US Supreme Court upholds TPS terminations

5 days ago

Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?

5 days ago

Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

6 days ago

The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election

6 days ago

A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts

6 days ago

ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump's deportation push

6 days ago

Congresswoman describes 'inhumane' conditions at Miramar ICE facility

6 days ago

I-95 exit signs start to show 'President Donald J. Trump Int'l Airport' ahead of official rebranding

6 days ago

Report: Mitch McConnell was unconscious when he was hospitalized last month

6 days ago

Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

6 days ago

Democrats accuse Trump-linked fundraisers of fraud over diverted donations for America's anniversary

6 days ago

Analysis: Trump embraces 'Great Equivocator' role sending mixed signals that vex markets and allies

6 days ago

Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs

6 days ago

Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here's what to know

6 days ago

Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

6 days ago

Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

6 days ago

The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

6 days ago

Florida Supreme Court wants Orange judge who made political donations to pay fine

6 days ago

DeSantis designates groups as terrorist organizations

7 days ago

Singh sues to get Cordero removed from Orange Clerk of Courts ballot

7 days ago

Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws

7 days ago

Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate 'rent now, pay later' companies

7 days ago

Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year

7 days ago

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved

7 days ago

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

7 days ago

Florida's GOP candidates for governor hate taxes. These 2 didn't pay them

7 days ago

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

7 days ago

Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

7 days ago

Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

7 days ago

Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump's trip to North Dakota

7 days ago

The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact

7 days ago

How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

7 days ago

Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that journalists be accompanied by an escort

7 days ago

Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands

7 days ago

House GOP deadlocks over Trump's demands, sending lawmakers home early

7 days ago

US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions

7 days ago

Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails

7 days ago