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class="site-main" role="main"> <section class="tag landing"> <h1 class="tag-name">National Politics</h1> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="tag-content"> <div class='simple-top-zone'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14225894 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-florida-news category-latest-headlines category-national-news category-national-politics category-news category-politics" data-id="14225894" data-timestamp="1732374957" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/23/matt-gaetz-cameo-videos/" title="Got 5 Benjamins? After failed AG bid Gaetz selling Cameo videos for pep talks, weddings, whatever" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/23/matt-gaetz-cameo-videos/" title="Got 5 Benjamins? After failed AG bid Gaetz selling Cameo videos for pep talks, weddings, whatever"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Matt Gaetz" title="Matt Gaetz" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/matt.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/matt.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/23/matt-gaetz-cameo-videos/" title="Got 5 Benjamins? After failed AG bid Gaetz selling Cameo videos for pep talks, weddings, whatever"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Got 5 Benjamins? After failed AG bid Gaetz selling Cameo videos for pep talks, weddings, whatever </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/brian-niemietz/">Brian Niemietz</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-23 16:41:48">November 23, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The 42-year-old right-wing firebrand also said Friday that he wouldn’t try to return to Congress </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14224552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14224552" data-timestamp="1732302448" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-nominates-scott-bessent-for-treasury/" title="Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-nominates-scott-bessent-for-treasury/" title="Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, listens as investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy." title="Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, listens as investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24227790611973.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24227790611973.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-nominates-scott-bessent-for-treasury/" title="Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 20:29:00">November 22, 2024 at 8:29 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> If confirmed by the Senate, Bessent would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary. </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14224325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-donald-trump tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14224325" data-timestamp="1732296020" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-transition-vance/" title="Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-transition-vance/" title="Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="He's been helping Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet picks try to win confirmation in the Senate." title="He's been helping Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet picks try to win confirmation in the Senate." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Hegseth_76142.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Hegseth_76142.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/national-news/">National News | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-transition-vance/" title="Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 17:25:11">November 22, 2024 at 5:25 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> He's been helping Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet picks try to win confirmation in the... </div> </div> </article> </div><div class='load-more-wrapper'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223903 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223903" data-timestamp="1732287065" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/matt-gaetz-wont-return-to-congress/" title="Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/matt-gaetz-wont-return-to-congress/" title="Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Gaetz didn't lay out his plans now that he's out of office." title="Gaetz didn't lay out his plans now that he's out of office." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Transition_Gaetz_47737_7dc2a9-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Transition_Gaetz_47737_7dc2a9-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/matt-gaetz-wont-return-to-congress/" title="Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 15:31:12">November 22, 2024 at 3:31 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Gaetz didn't lay out his plans now that he's out of office. </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223545" data-timestamp="1732281089" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/mississippi-felony-voting-ban/" title="Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/mississippi-felony-voting-ban/" title="Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="This case is the second in recent years — and the third since the late 19th century — that asks the Supreme Court to overturn Mississippi’s disenfranchisement for some felonies." title="This case is the second in recent years — and the third since the late 19th century — that asks the Supreme Court to overturn Mississippi’s disenfranchisement for some felonies." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Election_2024_America_Votes_48111_011d1a.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Election_2024_America_Votes_48111_011d1a.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/mississippi-felony-voting-ban/" title="Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 13:14:22">November 22, 2024 at 1:14 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> This case is the second in recent years — and the third since the late... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223550 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-donald-trump tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223550" data-timestamp="1732281001" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-misconduct-nominees/" title="Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-misconduct-nominees/" title="Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable or if Trump's other picks could exceed Republicans' capacity to overlook red flags." title="Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable or if Trump's other picks could exceed Republicans' capacity to overlook red flags." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Transition_Gaetz_02536-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Transition_Gaetz_02536-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-misconduct-nominees/" title="Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees? </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 14:00:41">November 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable or if Trump's other picks could... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223534 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223534" data-timestamp="1732280776" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-smaller-faith-groups-amish-chabad/" title="Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-smaller-faith-groups-amish-chabad/" title="Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream." title="While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/APTOPIX_Election_2024_America_Votes-Amish_20842_468446-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/APTOPIX_Election_2024_America_Votes-Amish_20842_468446-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-smaller-faith-groups-amish-chabad/" title="Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 14:01:56">November 22, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223502" data-timestamp="1732280187" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-interior-nominee-directive-drill/" title="Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-interior-nominee-directive-drill/" title="Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="That dictate sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands and waters that helped define Trump’s first term." title="That dictate sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands and waters that helped define Trump’s first term." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Burgum_Public_Lands_79424-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_Burgum_Public_Lands_79424-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trump-interior-nominee-directive-drill/" title="Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’ </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-22 14:01:35">November 22, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> That dictate sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-14223509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-donald-trump tag-network type-of-work-news" data-id="14223509" data-timestamp="1732279520" > <figure> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trumps-transition-background-checks/" title="Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing?" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trumps-transition-background-checks/" title="Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing?"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Trump’s team still hasn’t signed the agreements required to begin the transition process to the White House." title="Trump’s team still hasn’t signed the agreements required to begin the transition process to the White House." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_SpaceX_30492-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_SpaceX_30492-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/national-politics/">National Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/22/trumps-transition-background-checks/" title="Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing?"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. 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