U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., went to bat for the First Coast on Tuesday when he wrote U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., urging him to include funds to clear the Mile Point cross currents in the St. Johns River in the reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Shuster is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Mile Point currents impact schedules for when ships can enter the St. Johns and port in Jacksonville.

As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on Tuesday to express his opposition to President Barack Obamas nomination of Samantha Power to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Despite Rubio voting against her, Power easily cleared the committee and is expected to win a full Senate confirmation vote in the days to come.

A group affiliated with former Congressman Ron Paul is warning that House Republicans could be supporting legislation imposing a national ID card. John Tate, the president of the Campaign for Liberty which Paul chairs, sent out a message to supporters on Tuesday to sound the alarm.

After losing a Florida Senate primary battle to Aaron Bean last year, former Rep. Mike Weinstein, currently serving as the CEO of Volunteers in Medicine, turned his focus back to local politics. On Wednesday, Weinstein announced he was running for the Jacksonville City Council seat currently held by Stephen Joost who faces term limits in 2015.

Another poll finds Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, way behind as she looks to defeat U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., in the Republican primaries in 2014.

Last week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that the writings of Ernesto Che Guevara, one of the leaders of the Communist Revolution in Cuba, would be included in the Memory of the World Register -- and a congresswoman from Florida is not happy about it. Less than 300 collections of documents and manuscripts are listed under the Memory of the World Register.

The Campaign for Liberty, which is chaired by former Congressman Ron Paul, continues to sound the alarm that Democrats in Washington are planning to ramp up gun control measures -- and that Senate Republicans are enabling them. The Campaign for Liberty sent out a follow-up email late Monday, much like one they released on Friday on the topic.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubios, R-Fla., support of immigration reform in the Senate is hurting his chances for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Robert Costa over at National Review headed out to Iowa, home of the first caucus, and asked conservatives what they thought of Rubio and found increasing disenchantment with the junior senator from Florida due to his stance on immigration reform.

Neal Freeman over at National Review looks at former Gov. Charlie Crists plans to run for governor again in 2014 but this time as a Democrat. Freeman argues Crist is more concerned with running for office than governing but also notes that Gov. Rick Scotts team hopes the former governor emerges as their opponent next year.

Scott tipped his cards a little to Freeman:

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced BRS Aerospace will take over what had been the Parachute Repack Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), bringing in more than $7 million to the Space Coast in capital and creating 34 new jobs.