U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is taking to the TV airwaves during the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night. 

Ballard Partners announced on Tuesday that attorney Justin Sayfie, well known across the Sunshine State for his work for former Gov. Jeb Bush and his Sayfie Review and other new media projects, will take over as managing partner of its new Fort Lauderdale office. 

State Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, announced on Tuesday morning that he will not run for Congress next year. 

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will use the Sunshine Summit in Orlando in November to showcase the candidates running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate come 2016. 

At the end of last week, the U.S. House voted to pass the “Adapt to Changing Crude Oil Market Conditions” ending the ban on exporting crude oil.

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott turned his attention to Florida technical centers, calling for $20 million in next year’s budget to expand current programs and create new ones. 

Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Carolyn Colvin is headed to Florida this week for a townhall event with U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. 

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., held a moment of silence on Friday to remember the 33 lives lost when the El Faro sunk in Hurricane Joaquin last week. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, held a hearing on the crisis currently engulfing Syria on Thursday.

Running to replace state Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, in the Florida House, businesswoman Monique Miller announced this week that she had raised almost $10,100 for her bid for the Republican nomination. 

With the Democratic presidential candidates holding their first debate on Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) showcased the last of its six scheduled debates on Thursday night. 

On Friday, state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced two more presidential candidates--U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and businesswoman Carly Fiorina--will attend the RPOF’s Sunshine Summit in Orlando next month. 

Three Republican state representatives--Dennis Baxley of Ocala, Elizabeth Porter of Lake City and Jay Trumbull of Panama City--backed Dr. Neal Dunn for Congress on Thursday. 

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ended his bid to replace outgoing U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday as the GOP caucus postponed voting for a new speaker. 

The Florida Senate Rules Committee unanimously backed a proposal to remove the Confederate flag from the Senate’s logo.