Politics

Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It remains to be seen how this latest indictment will affect the former president's campaign to return to the White House. A political science professor at the University of Central Florida shares his analysis of what this could mean for the 2024 election, and whether this hurts or helps the chances of other republican candidates who are seeking the nomination.

Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. The indictment, the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024, follows a long-running federal investigation into schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the peaceful transfer of power and keep him in office despite a decisive loss to Joe Biden.

Vice President Kamala Harris said she will not hold a debate, a round table, or a lecture over education changes in Florida, essentially rejecting Gov. Ron DeSantis' offer to hold a debate.

Special counsel Jack Smith has announced that Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment focuses on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss to Joe Biden. It's the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation by Gov. Ron DeSantis to “discuss” controversial standards for African American history instruction. The State Board of Education approved the wide-ranging standards last month, with part of the middle-school curriculum sparking a heated debate.

Kamala Harris arrived in Orlando on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a convention at which she was scheduled to speak. The vice president delivered remarks at the African Methodist Episcopal 20th Women's Missionary Society Quadrennial Convention, part of Harris' summer travel itinerary that includes meeting with key voters throughout the U.S.

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Orlando on Tuesday afternoon. She's scheduled to deliver remarks at the African Methodist Episcopal 20th Women's Missionary Society Quadrennial Convention.

The Smart & Safe Florida campaign, funded by Trulieve, says it has collected more than one million signatures to legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana in Florida. That's more than enough signatures to get on the 2024 ballot, assuming the ballot language is approved by the heavily conservative-leaning state supreme court.

The Republican presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is cutting more staff as it attempts to "streamline" operations, top aides confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.

New state academic standards guiding schools’ instruction about African American history have ignited heated debate nationally, bringing Vice President Kamala Harris to Florida to condemn the guidelines and prompting a defense from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had one of his first one-on-one, sit-down interviews with a major network since announcing his presidential candidacy. During an interview on Tuesday with CNN's Jake Tapper, DeSantis was asked about concerns that voters may view him as "less electable" than former President Trump based on his conservative record in the Sunshine State. DeSantis responded by saying "The proof is in the pudding."

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he could soon be charged by U.S. prosecutors.

The battle between Walt Disney World and a tourism oversight board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to Orange County Circuit Court. Disney wants the case dismissed, but the board argues that it's important that the case move forward.

A judge will hear Disney's request to throw out a lawsuit that was filed earlier this year.

Florida lawmakers are searching for solutions after Farmers Insurance announced it would be leaving the state.

Several major conventions have canceled their plans to come to Orlando — and organizers say politics and Gov. Ron DeSantis are to blame.

Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back. He addressed supporters Tuesday night at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, where he threatened to go after President Joe Biden and his family if elected.

Donald Trump made a first appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. We talk to John Hanley, a professor in the Political Science department at the University of Central Florida, to look at the charges, the special counsel's investigation, and how Trump's case could play out in the 2024 presidential election.