With the U.S.-France Agreement on Compensation for Certain Victims of Holocaust-Related Deportation from France Who Are Not Covered by French Programs taking effect, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., urged Holocaust survivors and surviving spouses to reach out to the State Department to see if they are eligible. 

While he won the Iowa caucus last time out, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., is lagging in the polls behind U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, businessman Donald Trump and other Republican presidential hopefuls in the Hawkeye State. 

Businessman Donald Trump unveiled his first TV ad on Monday as he continues his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. 

On Monday, conservative group Madison Project announced its support for Tallahassee lawyer Mary Thomas as she looks to topple U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in November. 

On Sunday, as he continues his bid for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., named Brad Harold his campaign manager. 

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that there were 35,600 new private sector jobs in Florida last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.0 percent. 

Florida TaxWatch released a report on Friday which shows state and local governments across the Sunshine State are taking less of a share out of the pockets of Florida residents. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla., praised both chambers of Congress for squashing President Barack Obama’s effort to fund the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Cissy Proctor is moving up at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and will take over as executive director on Jan. 9. 

Running for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race in 2016, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera came out swinging at President Barack Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba.