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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak in the Diplomatic Reception Room before a dinner, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Donald Trump to campaign in Florida next week

President Donald Trump will campaign in the Sunshine State next week, just as early voting is set to expand throughout Florida.

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

President Donald Trump will campaign in the Sunshine State next week, just as early voting is set to expand throughout Florida.

Donald J. Trump talks about the attempted assassination during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday, July 18, 2024. The President convinced election officials in Florida to remove his personal information from public voter registration records. (Ashleigh Lucas/Fresh Take Florida)

Florida removes Trump’s personal information from voter files, after president wrongly cites new law

The removal happened after Trump cited a new state privacy law that does not apply to him as the president.

by Angelique Rodriguez, Fresh Take Florida October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

Washington,DC, United States, May 8 2025, Vice President JD vance attends an event in the East room at the White House

JD Vance said Angie Nixon ‘doesn’t belong in America’ at Central Florida visit

Florida, he said, is “MAGA country”

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Trump says he’s the only ‘guardrail’ needed for AI data centers

Meanwhile, DeSantis wants more state control

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

Florida nurse could be fined for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt a “fourth-degree tear” on TikTok

“As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear,” Lawler said in her public video.

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida September 13, 2026September 13, 2026

Hemp entrepreneurs in Florida receive a reprieve at least for another month

“The delay is a relief,” said Michael Smith, owner of Herban Flow, who says about 80% of sales from his two stores come from hemp-derived THC products.

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix September 5, 2026September 7, 2026

Orlando Area News

Darren Soto one of eight House Democrats to denounce socialism, support Trump’s SAVE Act in Tuesday vote

Following redistricting that made his district redder, Soto is facing greater pressure to win over Republican and independent voters in Central Florida this November.

by McKenna Schueler September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

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Trump was secretly transported via catering truck amid Iran threats, report says

He was secretly taken to the back of a catering truck and shuttled to a nearby smaller Air Force C-32A plane

by Ashley Murray, Florida Phoenix August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests

“The focus is so much on the arrest numbers that the mission seems a little confused to the general public”

by Florida Phoenix August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

Florida pediatricians rebuke Trump’s vaccine order

“We go by evidence-based science, we don’t go by politics and politicians.”

by Ana Goñi-Lessan, News Service of Florida August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

Florida gas prices slide, but some areas still pay $4 per gallon

AAA put the average gallon of gas in Florida on Monday at $3.83, or 27 cents lower than the national average.

by News Service of Florida August 3, 2026August 3, 2026

Democrats urge Trump administration to rethink Endangered Species Act rollback

Florida manatees and panthers are suddenly much more vulnerable, environmentalists say

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

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ICE officers to wear body cameras at traffic stops, White House border czar says

In the wake of two fatal shootings, ICE officers will wear “at least one body camera” during traffic stops

by Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

‘Geopolitical tensions’ pump up gas prices in Florida

The average gallon of gas in Florida breached $4 as oil market trading increased due to escalating fighting between the U.S. and Iran.

by News Service of Florida July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

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‘Leave DNA’: Grim Haiti warning issued as Trump pushes to deport TPS recipients

The U.S. State Department is now urging anyone who travels to Haiti (willingly or not, if deported) to prepare for their untimely demise.

by McKenna Schueler July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

RFK Jr. comes to Florida to roll out ‘Make Hospital Food Healthier’ pledge

“It’s really incredible that we’ve been feeding patients this pudding and Jello with sugar drinks when 50% of them are pre-diabetic or diabetic”

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

One day after man is killed running from ICE in Florida, Trump says traffic stops should continue

Trump wants ICE stops to continue despite a recent string of ICE-involved deaths across the country.

by Chloe Greenberg July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Environmental group drops ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ pollution suit after it shuts down

Because the nation’s first state-run migrant detention center is fully closed, the environmental nonprofit says, its goal has been accomplished

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

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Florida gas prices are up as Trump declares peace deal with Iran ‘over’

AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins cautioned that oil prices have “nudged” upward due to concerns that fuel supply disruptions will be renewed.

by News Service of Florida July 13, 2026July 13, 2026

Federal court rejects DeSantis-backed ‘Stop WOKE Act’

UCF history professor Dr. Robert Cassanello described the decision to Orlando Weekly as a “huge victory for academic freedom in Florida.”

by Gray Rohrer, News Service of Florida July 7, 2026July 7, 2026