Republican congressional hopeful David Jolly has been running for Congress less than a week but claimed major momentum on Tuesday. Jolly is seeking the Republican nomination in a special election for the seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. Jolly served on Youngs staff and has the endorsement of his widow.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., penned an op-ed over at the Miami Herald to warn about how con men can exploit President Barack Obamas federal health-care program to commit fraud. A fierce critic of the program, Rubio has called for its delay to protect Americans privacy and to iron out the continued problems plaguing www.healthcare.gov.

Rubio wrote:

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) released a Web video on Tuesday morning attacking former Gov. Charlie Crist who entered the 2014 gubernatorial race as a Democrat last week. In the new spot, the RPOF slices a Crist video and injects stats showing how Floridas economy suffered under his watch.

The video can be seen here.

Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is riding high after his big re-election win last week and a poll released Monday shows he would be a formidable presidential candidate for Republicans come 2016.

Rasmussen Reports released a poll of likely voters on Monday which shows 43 percent backing former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, with Christie right on her heels with 41 percent.

While the Venezuelan government released Miami Herald reporter Jim Wyss over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ripped the leadership of that South American nation. Rubio urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to investigate Venezuelas treatment of the media.

While reports are flying that Tim Tebow could be headed to the broadcasting booth if a National Football League (NFL) team doesnt sign him, a Jacksonville city councilman is pushing the Jaguars to sign the Gator legend.

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Its also beginning to look a lot like 2016.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., will be in Iowa on Monday to screen The Christmas Candle. Since his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Santorum took over EchoLight Studios to promote family and Christian entertainment.

Running in the special election for the congressional seat formerly held by his old boss, David Jolly, a former aide to the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., won the support of former Mayor Rick Baker of St. Petersburg on Sunday. Baker had been mentioned as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination.

With the U.N. expected to vote on which countries should be on its Human Rights Council on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on Friday, arguing violators of human rights -- including Russia, China and Cuba -- should be excluded. Rubio sits on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.