Vice President Joe Biden ended weeks of speculation on Wednesday and announced that he will not run for the Democratic presidential nomination. 

Even with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., opening the door to replacing U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, U.S. Rep. Dan Webster insisted on Wednesday that he will continue his bid for the gavel.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., dismissed calls from Hispanic groups to protest Donald Trump’s upcoming appearance on “Saturday Night Live” on Tuesday. 

A PAC out of Colorado continues to send fundraising emails in support of former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., even as he shows no interest in running for the U.S. Senate in 2016. 

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus said former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination shows how the Democrats have drifted to the left. 

Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, weighed in on Tuesday after the Liberal Party triumphed in the Canadian parliamentary elections on Monday. Rubio said he looked forward to continuing efforts to launch the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair punched the ticket for state Rep. Dennis Baxley’s, R-Ocala, bid for a Florida Senate seat in 2016.  

State Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, a favorite of the tea party movement, endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in 2016. 

Former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday that more than 50 current and former African American mayors are backing her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. 

With U.S. V.A. Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey announcing her resignation, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, is glad to see her go.