Americans are expected to hit the roads for Thanksgiving holiday this week, ensuring record numbers of travelers across the nation. There will be even more travelers in Florida due to the largest college football rivalry in the state being renewed on Saturday as the Florida State Seminoles head to Gainesville to play the Florida Gators.

On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol announced it would be monitoring highways across the Sunshine State over the holiday, including bringing up reserve troopers from Thursday until Sunday.

The C-SPAN bus will be coming to the First Coast in early December. On Monday, Flagler College announced the C-SPAN bus will be arriving in front of the Ringhaver Student Center in St. Augustine on Dec. 5.

The C-SPAN bus showcases various C-SPAN shows and website, including the cable stations coverage of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.

From his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, freshman U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., said he welcomed the major powers agreement with Iran over its nuclear program but did urge some caution.

Florida commands the top two spots on the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and chairwoman U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and ranking minority member U.S. Rep.Ted Deutch, D-Fla., offered cautious words about the nuclear deal with Iran announced over the weekend.

After managing Bill De Blasios dark-horse triumph to be the next mayor of New York City, Bill Hyers is one of the hottest names among Democratic strategists. Hyers will be headed to Florida as he attempts a follow-up, guiding former Gov. Charlie Crists bid to defeat Gov. Rick Scott.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) opened the short Thanksgiving week with a jab at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the ex-Republican running for governor in 2014 as a Democrat. RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry looked to tie Crist to the increasingly unpopular federal health care backed by President Barack Obama.

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made the case for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday. Yoho is one of the chief supporters of Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Olsons efforts to impeach Holder.

The National Womens Political Caucus of Florida (NWPC/FL) announced on Friday it would back former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich for governor in 2014.

Republican congressional hopeful David Jolly took aim at former state CFO Alex Sink on President Barack Obamas federal health-care law on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Obama apologized for the health care law rollout and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) bashed Sink for supporting the law.

A new poll from Gravis taken for conservative publication "Human Events" finds Attorney General Pam Bondi starts off with a solid lead over her Democratic rivals as she looks for a second term in 2014 but most voters remain undecided.

Bondi takes 30 percent when matched against House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, who takes 14 percent, while the remainder of voters are undecided. Bondi takes 29 percent against former Deputy Attorney General George Sheldon who garners 11 percent.