U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, scored a big endorsement as conservative U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, announced he was backing his presidential bid. 

On Monday, following the Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., wrote President Barack Obama, urging him to deny allowing refugees from Syria to immigrate to the U.S.

Now running for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., called for more action against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists after the attacks on Paris on Friday. 

On Sunday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags across Florida to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, Nov. 22 to honor the victims of Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris.

After speaking at the Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine Summit on Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, unveiled his immigration plan at a rally in Orlando. 

Businessman Randy Fine formally kicked off his bid for the Florida House on Thursday. 

State Rep. Jose Felix Diaz will lead the Miami Dade delegation in the Florida Legislature in 2016 with Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami, as vice chairman. 

Priorities USA, a PAC with ties to former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, is going after Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. 

With Veterans Day on Wednesday, a new report from Florida TaxWatch looked at services the Sunshine State offers the 1.6 million veterans who call Florida home. 

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, pointed to higher airline baggage fees imposed for the holidays on Friday.