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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

10 hours ago

US still wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite new agreement with Costa Rica

10 hours ago

Mullin pledges progress on disaster relief during his first official trip as DHS secretary

10 hours ago

Trump statements about Iran raise questions about international law

10 hours ago

Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detention

9 hours ago

Only Trump knows why he replaced Bondi as attorney general, new leader of Justice Department says

12 hours ago

Iranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump's deadline nears

12 hours ago

Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable'

13 hours ago

Pinellas County board poised to name Glen Gilzean its next CEO

13 hours ago

Donald Trump Jr. criticizes the European Union during a trip to Bosnia

12 hours ago

How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits

14 hours ago

GOP state House candidate Lincoln-McCreight arrested for misdemeanor battery

16 hours ago

US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats

3 hours ago

Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority

6 hours ago

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene's former House seat in Georgia

7 hours ago

How Trump's deadline delays and threats escalated leading up to 2-week ceasefire with Iran

7 hours ago

Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's power plants could be considered a war crime, experts say

1 day ago

Activists want Orlando to take tougher stance against rumored ICE 'warehouse'

19 hours ago

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

1 day ago

Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed

1 day ago

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools

1 day ago

DeSantis signs broad anti-terrorism law critics say targets free speech

1 day ago

2 US lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce island's 'economic bombing' under energy blockade

1 day ago

Trump endorses Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering wide-open race

1 day ago

Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction

1 day ago

Utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise

1 day ago

Nesta's push to charge Apopka mayor's wife in 2024 'poking' incident impacts mayoral race

1 day ago

Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal

2 days ago

Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction

2 days ago

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren't considering race in admissions

2 days ago

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot

3 days ago

Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill

4 days ago

President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

4 days ago

'Break down the door': 911 call shows plea to check on slain Coral Springs vice mayor | Listen

4 days ago

Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift

4 days ago

Justice Alito fell ill at a March event and was treated for dehydration, Supreme Court says

4 days ago

Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony

4 days ago

Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?

4 days ago

Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short

4 days ago

Trump's Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms

4 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Brightline, e-bikes and scooters

4 days ago

Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

4 days ago

Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines

4 days ago

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

4 days ago

A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general

4 days ago

A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general

4 days ago

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

4 days ago

Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets

5 days ago

Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash

5 days ago

Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on 'Liberation Day' anniversary

5 days ago

Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

5 days ago

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

5 days ago

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

5 days ago

White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds

5 days ago

Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal

5 days ago

Trump administration appeals ruling that blocked Pentagon action against Anthropic over AI dispute

5 days ago

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

5 days ago

Colorado appeals court throws out Tina Peters' 9-year prison term, orders resentencing

5 days ago

Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo

5 days ago

Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs

5 days ago

Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

5 days ago

Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots

5 days ago

Trump's White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

5 days ago

Trump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time

5 days ago

Trump says U.S. forces will 'finish the job' in Iran soon as 'core strategic objectives are nearing completion'

6 days ago

Media coalition seeks to unseal records in Riverside County, Calif., sheriff's election probe

6 days ago

DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts

6 days ago

Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy ahead

5 days ago

US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez

6 days ago

Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

6 days ago

Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown

6 days ago

Whispers in the Supreme Court as Trump takes a front-row seat for oral arguments

6 days ago

DeSantis signs election law implementing Trump proof-of-citizenship demand. Voting groups sue.

6 days ago

North Carolina's electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats

6 days ago

With no deal at deadline, Orange's negotiations over ICE reimbursement will continue, Mayor says

6 days ago

Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work

6 days ago

A speech from a British monarch returns to Capitol Hill as US-UK tensions simmer

6 days ago

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

6 days ago

US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war

6 days ago

Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says

6 days ago

DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

6 days ago

From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

6 days ago

Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

6 days ago

Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil

6 days ago

Rubio's and Vance's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election

6 days ago

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

6 days ago

Judge rules that HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful

7 days ago

Trump mostly cheered while attending opening night of 'Chicago' at the Kennedy Center

7 days ago

Thousands more US troops are heading to the Middle East

7 days ago

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado and Denver over immigration laws

7 days ago

Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats

6 days ago

Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe

7 days ago

Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi

7 days ago

Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock's home

7 days ago

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has no plans to scrap Rooney Rule, despite Florida AG pressure

7 days ago

Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething

7 days ago

Wisconsin judicial panel dismisses Democratic attempt to redraw congressional maps

7 days ago

Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

7 days ago

Here's a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms

7 days ago

JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, 'Communion,' coming out later this spring

7 days ago