John Bolton, whom former President George W. Bush appointed as ambassador to the United Nations for 16 months (despite never winning confirmation in the U.S. Senate), is considering running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, according to a report from Robert Costa over at National Review.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional Section 4 of theVoting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965; five Florida counties --Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, and Monroe -- will no longer need to receive federal preclearance before implementing new voting laws. Catch the scoop!

During her tenure as chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., joined ranking Democrat U.S. Rep. Howard Berman of California to ask the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate relief efforts in Haiti which is still recovering from a major earthquake in 2010. On Tuesday, after the GAO released a critical report of efforts led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ros-Lehtinen released a statement on the lack of progress.

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services and General Government, weighed in on Monday after receiving the IRSs 30-day report on targeting conservative and tea party groups. Crenshaw also spoke with IRS Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Monday.

Appearing on Greta Van Sustrens show on Fox News on Monday night, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the Senates approval of the Hoeven-Corker amendment to the immigration reform bill will improve border security.

Rick Santorum going Hollywood? Well, not exactly, though the former senator from Pennsylvania and Republican presidential hopeful is taking over as CEO of EchoLight Studios which makes movies for Christian families. "This is the right place and right time, and I've jumped in with both feet," Santorum said. "I often say that culture is upstream from politics, and I know entertainment also can be strength and light for people who want to be uplifted and reinforced in their values."

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Flightstars Hangar 935 at Cecil Airport on the First Coast and said this development would lead to new jobs. With room to expand services and add 250 new employees, Flightstar will shine brighter than ever into Northeast Floridas economic future, said Crenshaw about the Jacksonville-based company that supports commercial airlines. Thats a win-win for the regions economy and the commercial airline industry that Flightstar serves.

A three-judge panel ofFlorida's 1st District Court of Appeal has denied the appeal of the Broward Police Benevolent Association (PBA) from a decision by the statePublic Employees Relations Commission, upholding the right of the city of Hollywood to declare a state of "financial urgency" more than once during a fiscal year. The court did not accompany its ruling with a written opinion.

On Monday, in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott announced Deutsche Bank will expand on the First Coast, creating 300 new jobs over the next three years.

Gov. Rick Scotts trade mission to Chile continues to produce results for Florida. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott noted that he met with Bci Bank, one of the largest banks in Chile, when he was there in May. Bci recently bought City National Bank of Florida, which, at more than $880 million, is the largest Chilean investment ever in an American company.

Republicans should not be counting on a second Massachusetts miracle on Tuesday. Suffolk University unveiled a poll on Monday showing Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Ed Markey with a solid lead over Republican hopeful Gabriel Gomez in the battle for the U.S. Senate seat vacated when John Kerry became secretary of state. Markey takes 52 percent in the poll while Gomez gets 42 percent of those surveyed.

Last week, the Tampa Port Authority held board officer elections and, on Monday, it was announced that the current officers were unanimously selected to continue in their positions. William Hoe Brown will continue as chairman while Stepehen Swindal remains vice chairman and Carl Lindell is the secretary/treasurer. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, past chairman Lawrence Shipp, Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman and Patrick Allman will also remain on the board.

The Republican leadership in Tallahassee continues to rally behind Republican Party of Florida Vice Chairman Blaise Ingoglia who is running for the Florida House in 2014. Ingoglia is running for the seat currently held by Rep. Rob Schenck, R-Spring Hill, who faces term limits next year. The seat represents parts of Hernando County and, currently, Ingoglia is the only candidate in the race. On Monday, Rep. Dan Raulerson, R-Plant City, announced he was backing Ingoglia.

President Barack Obama and his administration have been putting pressure on Russia to send the National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden back on a plane to the U.S., but it appears Snowden is headed to Ecuador to seek political asylum instead. Russia remained defiant against U.S. pressure to send Snowden home. A spokesperson for President Vladimir Putin said Russia has no intention of intervening in the matter by keeping him in Russia or sending him back to the U.S.

Melbourne-based Florida Institute of Technology has announced it will turn a former NASA tracking site in Vero Beach into a marine research center. The private college is raising money for the $10 million, 20,000-square-foot project planned for completion within four years.