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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

14 hours ago

Republican senators say they need more detail on $1B White House security request

16 hours ago

Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat's bid for US Senate in Texas

16 hours ago

Apopka mayor's records sought in Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case

16 hours ago

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now

16 hours ago

Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

18 hours ago

Democrats want Virginia Rep. Jen Kiggans out over 'cotton-picking' episode

15 hours ago

Tony Ortiz joins 2027 race for Orlando mayor

19 hours ago

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups

20 hours ago

Florida lawmakers open special session to resolve budget stalemate

19 hours ago

West Virginia voters navigate new law requiring photo IDs at polling places in primary election

12 hours ago

Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China

21 hours ago

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump's immigration crackdown describes her detention

21 hours ago

What to know about states' efforts to limit corporate donations in politics

21 hours ago

Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules

22 hours ago

What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda

22 hours ago

A nonprofit sues to halt Trump's 'American flag blue' repaint of the Reflecting Pool

22 hours ago

Trump's redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri's top court

16 hours ago

Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

1 day ago

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

1 day ago

Democratic primary for Nebraska's 'blue dot' US House seat is too early to call

9 hours ago

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

1 day ago

Cherfilus-McCormick, who resigned from Congress under cloud, says she's running to regain seat

1 day ago

Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands

1 day ago

Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

1 day ago

Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center

1 day ago

Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 Black congressional districts

1 day ago

Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency

1 day ago

Congressional Dems probe immigration policies, tour jail in Orlando

1 day ago

Florida's county election chiefs told to retain old congressional maps

1 day ago

Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts

1 day ago

Venezuela's acting president defends country's territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks

1 day ago

Treasury Department tells US banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks

1 day ago

Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own

1 day ago

Bill Posey, longtime congressman for the Space Coast, dies

1 day ago

Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own

1 day ago

Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

1 day ago

Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats

2 days ago

A secret ICE directive is testing one of Florida's strongest traditions: open government

1 day ago

Some of Florida's biggest lottery winners are store owners, clerks who sell the tickets

2 days ago

Senate Republicans move ahead with $1B for Trump's ballroom security as Democrats pledge to fight

1 day ago

Iran war could make Trump's trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit

2 days ago

Are people with ties to stores that sell Lottery tickets gaming system?

3 days ago

Florida AG says surrogacy is human trafficking, with big implications for families

3 days ago

New congressional districts will reshape South Florida politics — for voters and candidates

3 days ago

Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commission

3 days ago

Some Florida Lottery winners beat the odds, repeatedly. Experts suspect cheating

4 days ago

Pentagon watchdog declines to probe Kid Rock flights

4 days ago

Here's a look at some of the Founding Mothers of our country

4 days ago

Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas

4 days ago

In legal dispute over 'The View,' ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

4 days ago

White House ballroom security upgrades become Democratic target

4 days ago

Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap

4 days ago

US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures

4 days ago

Trump's tariffs hit Toyota profit, though its global sales grew

4 days ago

Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

4 days ago

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

4 days ago

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win

4 days ago

Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case in bid to bring down grocery prices

4 days ago

Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it

4 days ago

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts

4 days ago

Talking Central Florida podcast: Redistricting's impact on Central Florida

5 days ago

Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public

4 days ago

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

4 days ago

US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

4 days ago

US isn't looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say

5 days ago

Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court

5 days ago

Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

5 days ago

Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs

5 days ago

Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support

5 days ago

Second federal appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, deepening circuit split

5 days ago

Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine's Senate race

5 days ago

Comey seeks to cancel upcoming court appearance in North Carolina in Trump threat case

5 days ago

Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting

5 days ago

Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says

5 days ago

Frankel running for reelection in reconfigured Palm Beach County, faces primary challenger

5 days ago

FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking

5 days ago

Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risks

5 days ago

Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations

5 days ago

Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

5 days ago

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political

6 days ago

Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

5 days ago

Clarence Thomas becomes the second-longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

4 days ago

US Secretary Rubio arrives for audience with Pope Leo XIV to ease tensions after Trump criticized the pope over Iran war

6 days ago

Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks

5 days ago

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules

6 days ago

A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein's suspected suicide attempt is released

6 days ago

Trump's new conditions on DEI, immigration could cut off states' wildfire funding

6 days ago

Justice Dept. finds UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions

6 days ago

In Orlando, GOP governor candidate Donalds criticizes Demings, supports redistricting

6 days ago

Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case

6 days ago

Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz

6 days ago

California immigration judge sues over ouster amid what lawyer describes as purge of federal workers who don't support Trump

6 days ago

Why gasoline costs 52% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

6 days ago

Trump's new counterterrorism strategy makes targeting Western Hemisphere cartels the top priority

6 days ago

FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says

6 days ago

Man charged in DC shooting was following the path of Vance's motorcade, Secret Service agent says

6 days ago

How Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting everyday Americans, according to a new poll

6 days ago

Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests

6 days ago

Trump's success at purging Republican dissenters may not help in midterm elections

6 days ago