Noting that the Audit the Fed" bill overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, called on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to let the Senate vote on the bill. Paul, who ran for president three times, was the chief backer of Audit the Fed during his years in Congress. The Senate version is currently being championed by his son, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., continued his political activities on Thursday as buzz continues to build that he could run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Bush sent out a fundraising email for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican and Conservative Party of New York State (CPNYS) candidate looking to upset Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., in November. Bush played up Floridas economic strengths and contrasted them with the Empire State.

Roll Call released its latest list of the most vulnerable congressmen and U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., who is facing a major challenge from Democrat Gwen Graham, made the top 10. Roll Call ranks the lists as tilts Republican" in its look at the race:

Former President George W. Bush appeared on Fox News on Thursday morning and said he is encouraging his brother, former Gov. Jeb Bush, to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. The former president said he does think his brother has made up his mind on whether to run but added the former Florida governor understands the responsibilities of sitting in the White House. I think he wants to be president, George Bush said. I think [Jeb would] be a great president. He understands what its like to be president.

With U.S. VA Secretary Robert McDonald touring Florida on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., met with him and had kind words for the new VA secretary. McDonald took over the VA when Eric Shinseki resigned after reports of altered waiting lists at VA medical facilities across the nation.

If you missed "Live with Lori, Political Food for Thought" Wednesday morning, then you missed Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, aboard Royal Carribean's Allure of the Seas preparing shrimp-crab cake with a creamy remoulade sauce -- all the while talking politics with host Lori Halbert.

Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist have taken on two new and unexpected forms in the latest ad from the College Republican National Committee -- they're wedding dresses. Paying homage to the hit TLC Show "Say Yes to the Dress," where brides try on, scrutinize and (hopefully) fall in love with potential wedding dresses, the ad contrasts the two politicians as if they were haute bridal couture.

Thad Hamilton, the Democratic candidate running against Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, disagrees with his Republican rival on Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State. On Wednesday, Putnam strongly attacked the proposal. Hamilton talked to Sunshine State News on Wednesday and said he backed Amendment 2.

State CFO Jeff Atwater, a solid favorite over Democrat William Rankin in November, showcased a new Web video on Wednesday in which he talks about how his parents have shaped his life. My mother and father taught my siblings and me that we have a duty a responsibility to God, to family, and to country, said Atwater on Wednesday. They led by example every day and he expected us to live it out every day, too.

Republican congressional candidate Carol Platt went on the attack on Wednesday, launching a new website attacking U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., on a host of fronts, from domestic violence allegations to his record on foreign policy. Alan Grayson tries to say that he's a congressman with guts, Platt said on Wednesday. The reality is, he's a congressman without honor. His behavior, language and complete disrespect for our district is embarrassing. The voters of our district need to know the truth.

In Central Florida on Wednesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and the Florida Chamber of Commerce came out swinging at Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana use in the Sunshine State.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) waded into one of the most competitive congressional races in the nation on Wednesday when it backed Miami Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., in November.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., a member of the U.S House Intelligence Committee, ripped President Barack Obamas handling of Islamic State (IS) terrorist forces in the Middle East on Tuesday. Congress has known for months that IS poses a significant national security threat, and that it needs to be destroyed, Rooney said on Tuesday. If Congress knew that IS was a serious threat, and the media knew, and the American people knew, then why didnt the president? Why did he insist that IS was a JV squad?

Facing a challenge from Democratic challenger Gwen Graham, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland is getting help from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). On Tuesday, the NFIB unveiled an online election site to help Southerland and began a digital ad campaign on his behalf.

On Tuesday, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, named former state Rep. Jerry Melvin to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Council. Melvin is currently the resident of the Okaloosa Elder Services board.