The U.S. Humane Society gave U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., the highest marks of any Republican in Congress for his record on animal protection issues in 2015. 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., a leading congressional Republican voice on foreign affairs, weighed in late on Wednesday night as reports emerged that President Barack Obama was planning a trip to Cuba.

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., announced on Wednesday that her office was sending $150,000 back to the federal government. The money was unspent funds from her office budget. 
 

With the South Carolina primary looming on Saturday, news broke of a major endorsement on Wednesday as Gov. Nikki Haley, R-SC, is backing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Continuing his bid for the Republican nomination in this year’s U.S. Senate race, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera announced the support of more than 200 grassroots supporters on Wednesday. 

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the congressional leadership as senior deputy majority whip, tore into President Barack Obama on Tuesday, insisting the White House had not released a plan to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism despite Congress passing the National Defense Authorization Act which required just that. 

Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter left no room for doubt that it plans to be a factor in the 2016 legislative elections across the Sunshine State. 

On Sunday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags across the Sunshine State to half-staff in honor of U.S. Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away over the weekend.

Former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination, had kind words for President Barack Obama’s call for $1.8 billion from Congress to fight the Zika virus and praised efforts to battle it in Florida. 

From his perch as chairman of the Citrus Caucus, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., held a meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday over the impact of citrus greening which has devastated Florida’s orange industry.