U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the chairman of the Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, wrote U.S. Sec. of State John Kerry, urging him to lower Cuba’s ranking in the  State Department’s 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Rubio also asked for Kerry to turn over to the Senate records to see how the administration made that decision. 

With children returning to school across the Sunshine State, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is showcasing an app from the state government on nutrition. 

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., doubled down on his attacks against primary rival U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., as the battle to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate heats up. 

Holding a rally in the early caucus state of Nevada on Wednesday, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., announced two members of the U.S. Senate were behind his campaign. 

So long, words. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now asking voters for feedback in the form of emojis.

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., slammed the Obama administration for not inviting dissidents to the opening of the American embassy in Havana on Friday. 

On Wednesday, state CFO Jeff Atwater highlighted the current back-to-school sales tax holiday going on through Florida. 

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announced on Wednesday that his office will expand concealed weapon permit. Fasano said the Gulf Harbors branch in New Port Richey will start issuing those permits on Aug. 20. 

Liberal PAC Emily’s List announced on Wednesday it was backing former Miami Dade Democratic Party Chairwoman Annette Taddeo against U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., in what is expected to be one of the most competitive congressional elections in Florida next year. 

The Greenwich, Conn., mansion, first of many sweepingly luxurious homes Donald Trump bought in the last 33 years, was built on a peninsula -- a home that catered particularly to his wife Ivana. Its price in 1982 was $4 million; now the owners want $54 million for it.

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton's Twitter accounts became reminiscent of an Internet message board's comments section Monday evening as the two politicians argued with one another via image macros. 

With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Cuba later this week as the Obama administration continues to push normalization with that nation, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, is urging him to meet with activists fighting for democracy and against the Castro regime.

Martin County School Board member Rebecca Negron unveiled the support of several Republican leaders as she continues her bid for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate. 

This week, Inside Gov ranked U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., as one of the least effective representatives in Congress, leading the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) to fire away as he continues his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016. 

With news that the U.S.  Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has denied more than 35,000 combat veterans their benefits due to a clerical error, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., now running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, doubled down on his calls for reform.