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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building

1 hour ago

Watch: California lifeguard Ryder Williams honored at the White House

3 hours ago

ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

3 hours ago

Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools

5 hours ago

Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

6 hours ago

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

5 hours ago

Florida GOP candidates for governor make closing pitch before primary

8 hours ago

After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

8 hours ago

Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows

11 hours ago

Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump's push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

11 hours ago

Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

13 hours ago

Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza

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Independent voters seek access to Florida primaries

1 day ago

Money pours into pivotal Orange County mayor, commission races

1 day ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

2 days ago

US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

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U.S. Rep. Cory Mills' race could be 'toss up,' analysis says

2 days ago

Early voting slow across Central Florida ahead of Tuesday's primary

2 days ago

AI-generated content is flooding political campaigns. California lawmakers are trying to regulate it

3 days ago

Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says

3 days ago

House Democrats' PAC adds $6 million to Cleveland spending after Ohio's Miller opts to stay in race

3 days ago

In State of the City, Dyer argues Orlando taxpayers get a good deal on property taxes

3 days ago

Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico convicted in federal fraud case

3 days ago

Massachusetts mayor arrested, charged with pandemic loan fraud, money laundering

3 days ago

Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'

3 days ago

Son of former Mexican President López Obrador says US revoked his visa and appeals directly to Trump

3 days ago

In Republican-led Iowa, the GOP nominee for governor introduces an anti-establishment message

3 days ago

US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

3 days ago

Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza

3 days ago

US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia

3 days ago

Sanford's mayor's race pits Charles Davis against Christina Hollerbach

3 days ago

Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions

3 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal

3 days ago

Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

3 days ago

Talking Central Florida: Officials talk Spanish-language voters, vote-by-mail, other election day changes

3 days ago

Trump focuses on violent crime reduction as he boosts GOP candidates at New York police academy

3 days ago

Florida AG Uthmeier rewrites property tax amendment language after lawsuit

3 days ago

Rashida Tlaib's visit to South Florida to campaign for her colleagues' challengers sparks controversy

3 days ago

CNN's Scott Jennings favorite to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary: report

3 days ago

Former mayor Kelley, longtime teacher Schwalbach face off in Lake schools race

3 days ago

Conservative Virginia group tries to sway Orange school board race

3 days ago

Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers

4 days ago

US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers

4 days ago

Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election

4 days ago

States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools

4 days ago

White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves as tools to avoid deadly force

4 days ago

Graham Platner to speak at labor rally, one of his first public events since ending Maine campaign

4 days ago

Homeland Security paid $464M for airplanes to deport immigrants. Then it parked them.

4 days ago

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

4 days ago

In the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service's mission is tested by Trump's demands

4 days ago

Blanche seeks to rally a depleted Justice Department workforce in first speech as attorney general

4 days ago

Trump White House says it's losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs

4 days ago

Democrats are gathering to give final approval to their 2028 presidential primary calendar

4 days ago

As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

4 days ago

Apopka enacts hiring freeze as new mayor focuses on restructuring city government

4 days ago

Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says

4 days ago

DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody

4 days ago

Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump's name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge's order

4 days ago

Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

4 days ago

Lake Commission Chair Campione faces GOP challenger Williamson in primary

4 days ago

Florida misses deadline to detail millions in immigration, disaster spending

4 days ago

Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax

5 days ago

Pelosi says Biden's inner circle should have acted: 4 takeaways from California political summit

5 days ago

Civil rights agency moves to drop subpoena action against Nike in DEI-related investigation

5 days ago

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

5 days ago

ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse

5 days ago

Law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children

5 days ago

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump administration

5 days ago

Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policy

5 days ago

US strikes targeting Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year, Pentagon review says

5 days ago

Everyone wants to 'tax the rich.' In New York City, it's getting complicated

5 days ago

Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change

5 days ago

After indictment and resignation, Cherfilus-McCormick asks voters to return her to Congress

5 days ago

Incumbent Commissioner Parks takes on challenger Liriano in Lake GOP primary

5 days ago

Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line

5 days ago

Governors and lawmakers say they're getting serious about states' rights

5 days ago

Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids

5 days ago

Orange County Clerk of Courts: Modernization, controversy mark Democratic primary

5 days ago

Cory Mills' lackluster fundraising worries fellow Republicans

5 days ago

Five vie for open Osceola commission seat, with growth key issue

5 days ago

Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

5 days ago

Researchers, advocates rail against government's efforts to end workforce data collection

6 days ago

Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors

6 days ago

Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

6 days ago

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

6 days ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines

6 days ago

Florida pediatricians denounce Trump vaccine order

6 days ago

Pediatricians and health departments sidestep Trump's CDC on vaccine guidance

6 days ago

Gambling money goes all in on Florida and Byron Donalds for the 2026 election cycle

6 days ago

Florida Chamber trolls New York: Mamdani named Sunshine State's 'Economic Developer of Year'

6 days ago

Government fights trade judge's order for tariff refunds to all importers

6 days ago

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

6 days ago

As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it's doubling down on Truth Social and the president

6 days ago

Groups sue the Trump administration over its targeting of the International Criminal Court

6 days ago

The Latest: Democratic socialist is neck and neck with moderate in Wisconsin governor primary

5 days ago

Former Air Force secretary says he'll sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance

6 days ago

Osceola school board District 3 candidates champion school safety, mental health

6 days ago

Tuesday's takeaways: No clear direction for Wisconsin Democrats

5 days ago

Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South Carolina

6 days ago

Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says

6 days ago