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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.

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.

Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a signature thumbs up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal charges. He then headed to a local Cuban restaurant where he warmly greeted waiting supporters in a camera-ready scene that resembled a campaign stop. In the largely unseen moments on Tuesday - his attorney entering his plea, Trump sitting grim-faced with arms folded across his chest - the gravity of being the first former president charged with a federal crime was apparent.

Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get them back.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state?s decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the state had essentially invited the migrants with its welcoming policies toward immigrants.

A new poll is showing how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is stacking up against former President Donald Trump in the Sunshine State.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday to commemorate the 155th National Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.

Dr. Kelly Smith, assistant professor of political science at Stetson University, joined Good Day Orlando to discuss the obstacles that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may face as he continues his role as governor while also running a presidential campaign.

Florida governor and now running a presidential campaign, Ron DeSantis will be busy over the next several months. How will he be able to do both? Kelly Smith, assistant professor of political science at Stetson University, tells FOX 35 that it's not unheard of -- and other elected officials have done it before -- but, DeSantis will be busy.