U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., who sits on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, said on Friday she backed Israel as Palestinian violence is on the rise. 

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., introduced the “Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Improvement Act” which ensures bonds can be included in backing federal water projects. 

Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., is trying to raise funds for his underdog Republican presidential bid off of LSU beating the Florida Gators 35-28 on Saturday. 

With the Washington Times reporting that the Obama Administration believes Israel is using excessive force against the latest wave of Palestinian violence, even comparing it to terrorism, from his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., ripped into the White House on Friday. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, presidential hopefulU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned on Friday that Iran could not be trusted after reports that it had ramped up its missile testing. 

Former Gov. Charlie Crist is set to “make a major announcement Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg around 10:30 AM” his team announced on Friday. 

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in September as 8,700 new jobs were created. In August, the unemployment rate was 5.3 percent. 

State Rep. Jimmie Smith, R-Inverness, who is running for the Florida Senate in 2016, announced on Friday he is backing Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year. 

Thursday marks the start of the Association of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Colleges and Universities national meeting at Jacksonville University (JU).

U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla.,  announced on Thursday that, after the third quarter of 2015, he had more than $658,000 on hand for his U.S. Senate bid. His campaign noted Jolly had almost $893,000 raised by the end of September but this includes money--around $440,000--moved over from his previous congressional campaign.