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Orlando Sentinel - Politics

Crime and Public Safety

2 years ago

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

30 minutes ago

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

30 minutes ago

Bill Posey, longtime congressman for the Space Coast, dies

2 hours ago

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

2 hours ago

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

4 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

2 hours ago

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

8 hours ago

Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom

8 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Pentagon watchdog declines to probe Kid Rock flights

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

White House ballroom security upgrades become Democratic target

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations

4 days ago

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

3 days ago

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political

4 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein

5 days ago

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific

5 days ago

US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

5 days ago

Trump says US to pause guiding ships through Strait of Hormuz while seeking Iran deal

5 days ago

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

5 days ago

Immigration street sweeps led to more 'collateral' arrests of noncriminals

5 days ago

South Florida man charged after online posts of threats against Trump, Rubio and Bondi, feds say

5 days ago

Moskowitz signals plan to run for reelection in new coastal South Florida congressional district

5 days ago

Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban

5 days ago

Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week

5 days ago

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test in US schools

6 days ago

GOP bill would fund $1B in White House security upgrades for Trump's ballroom

6 days ago

Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals

6 days ago

Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women

6 days ago

California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project

6 days ago

Vice President Vance woos Iowa Republican voters ahead of 2028

5 days ago

Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election

5 days ago

Voting rights groups sue state over Florida's new congressional map

6 days ago

Macron says US and EU are wasting time on tariff threats as Trump fumes over Germany

6 days ago

Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County

6 days ago

Trump's drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says

6 days ago

Tennessee Republicans target Memphis as South Carolina considers joining House redistricting battle

5 days ago

Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year

6 days ago

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean

6 days ago

Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate

5 days ago

Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in election win that offers clues about midterms

5 days ago

Ohio set for marquee races in the fall. US Senate contest seen as crucial for control of the chamber

5 days ago

Appellate judges seem skeptical of Trump administration's appointments of some top prosecutors

6 days ago

Beef processors in spotlight as DOJ confirms antitrust probe

6 days ago

Republicans have gained an edge in a US House redistricting battle. What states are taking action?

3 days ago

Judge asks why jail placed suspect in White House correspondents' dinner attack on suicide watch

6 days ago

Did the founders create a Christian nation? No, but religion did shape their thinking

7 days ago