Running in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in November, former state Rep. Carl Domino looked to score points off the incumbent by attacking the Democrats on immigration.

The border crisis is out of control. And we can thank the failed policies of Obama, Pelosi, and Murphy for this, Domino wrote supporters on Thursday. This crisis isn't about immigration. This is about a full-scale invasion of the American border.

Domino directed his fire on Murphy.

The state unemployment rate dropped in June to 6.2 percent, down from 6.3 percent in May, as almost 37,000 private-sector jobs were added to the economy.

Florida experienced a record-setting month for private-sector job creation in June with 36,900 new jobs over the month and a total of 620,700 private-sector jobs added since December 2010, Gov. Rick Scott said on Friday. This news is great for Florida families, and Florida continues to have great success in our states economic recovery. Lets keep working so that every person who wants a job can get one here in Florida.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, took to the Senate floor on Thursday and called for President Barack Obama to stand behind Israel during the latest crisis in the Middle East.

Excerpts from the speech are below: