From his perch on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio ripped into Islamic extremists for the terrorist attack in Paris at the Charlie Hebdo magazine office.

Even as former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., draws closer to running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, he is drawing heavy fire from the right. Bush announced last month that he was exploring a presidential bid. On Tuesday, Bush launched the Right to Rise leadership PAC to prepare for entering the fray.But the former Florida governor was attacked on the right on Wednesday as Constitutional Rights PAC, a libertarian-leaning group, launched petitions and an End Jeb 2016 website.

U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., voted on Tuesday for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to be speaker of the House. Clawson explained his vote after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner kept the gavel.

After his last-minute bid to oust U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, fell short on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., insisted he launched his effort to ensure Republicans pushed a principled agenda in Congress.

Five Republican congressmen from Florida were at the center of the conservative attempt to oust House Speaker John Bohener, R-Ohio, from leadership and two of them are now paying the price. Boehner moved swiftly against U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., tossing the two Florida Republicans off of the Rules Committee. Webster had emerged as the chief threat to Boehner, winning 12 votes against the speaker. Politico has the details.

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, will keep the gavel but his continued efforts to lead the House drew the opposition of 25 Republican congressmen on Tuesday, including five from the Sunshine State.

The two leaders of the Florida Legislature -- Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island -- weighed in on Tuesday, offering their takes on Gov. Rick Scotts inaugural and looked ahead to the legislative tasks to come.

Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., was sworn in for a second term and called for an increased commitment to job creation and fiscal conservatism on Tuesday. Following the state constitutional revisions of 1968, Scott is only the fifth governor in Florida history to serve a second consecutive term, joining former Govs. Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush. Scott defeated former Gov. Charlie Crist in November.

Ready to take over the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., slammed President Barack Obamas plans to normalize relations with Cuba. On Tuesday, Rubio sent a letter to Obama noting more than 50 political prisoners held by the Castro regime and calling for the White House to end normalization efforts.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., will file the paperwork to create a federal leadership PAC on Tuesay as he continues exploring running for the Republican presidential nomination. Bush will launch his new Right to Rise PAC on Tuesday according to a report from Fox News.

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Tuesday morning looking at how the Sunshine States economy will do in the new year. The report shows economic growth across the state, particularly in Naples-Marco Island and Palm Coast. The report also finds Floridas housing market is making a comeback.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who won a second term in November, is challenging U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to lead the House on Tuesday. Yoho made his final pitch in an email to supporters sent out on Tuesday morning. I didn't come to Washington for a job, Yoho insisted. I came for a cause and love of country. I believe members who feel the same way cannot in good conscience accept the status quo. As such, I along with others have stepped forward to offer an alternative.

Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel ruled Monday that same-sex couples in Florida could begin getting marriage licenses immediately, paving the way for same-sex marriages to begin in the Sunshine State. Miami-Dade County Clerk Harvey Ruvin said gay marriage ceremonies could begin taking place as early as Monday afternoon.

Gov. Rick Scotts team released excepts from the governors second inaugural address on Monday. Scott, only the fifth governor in Florida history to win a second term, will be sworn in again on Tuesday. In the speech, Scott will focus on fiscal conservatism, calling for lower taxes and smaller government, highlighting how they help the economy. Scott also will promise to hit other states, looking to recruit jobs and new residents. Here are some excerpts from the speech:

With a federal judge striking down the state constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2008 recognizing only traditional marriage in the Sunshine State, same-sex marriage is set to start in Florida on Tuesday. Conservative attorney John Stemberger of the Florida Family Policy Council has been fighting against same-sex marriage efforts and weighed in on the situation on Monday. Insisting not much can be done currently, Stemberger emailed supporters offering his take on where things stand.