Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus said former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination shows how the Democrats have drifted to the left. 

Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, weighed in on Tuesday after the Liberal Party triumphed in the Canadian parliamentary elections on Monday. Rubio said he looked forward to continuing efforts to launch the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair punched the ticket for state Rep. Dennis Baxley’s, R-Ocala, bid for a Florida Senate seat in 2016.  

State Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, a favorite of the tea party movement, endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in 2016. 

Former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday that more than 50 current and former African American mayors are backing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. 

The Senate Higher Education Committee will hear a bill to allow concealed weapons on college campuses on Tuesday.

With U.S. V.A. Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey announcing her resignation, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, is glad to see her go. 

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., who sits on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, said on Friday she backed Israel as Palestinian violence is on the rise. 

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., introduced the “Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Improvement Act” which ensures bonds can be included in backing federal water projects. 

Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., is trying to raise funds for his underdog Republican presidential bid off of LSU beating the Florida Gators 35-28 on Saturday. 

With the Washington Times reporting that the Obama Administration believes Israel is using excessive force against the latest wave of Palestinian violence, even comparing it to terrorism, from his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., ripped into the White House on Friday. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, presidential hopefulU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned on Friday that Iran could not be trusted after reports that it had ramped up its missile testing. 

Former Gov. Charlie Crist is set to “make a major announcement Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg around 10:30 AM” his team announced on Friday. 

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in September as 8,700 new jobs were created. In August, the unemployment rate was 5.3 percent. 

State Rep. Jimmie Smith, R-Inverness, who is running for the Florida Senate in 2016, announced on Friday he is backing Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year.