The American Conservative Union announced on Tuesday that it is backing U.S. Rep. Connie Mack for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November.

While he is backing Newt Gingrich in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, businessman and former candidate Herman Cain told Fox News on Tuesday that its time the GOP starts to rally behind Mitt Romney.

In response to his praise of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, the Miami Marlins announced on Tuesday that manager Ozzie Guillen would be suspended for five games starting with Wednesday night's game in Philadelphia.

The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of the comments attributed to Guillen, the baseball team announced in a statement released on Tuesday. The pain and suffering caused by Fidel Castro cannot be minimized, especially in a community filled with victims of the dictatorship.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, came out swinging on Tuesday, attacking Nelson, Barack Obama and his main rival for the Republican nomination -- U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.

With 155 delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa, some of the Republican presidential candidates have the Lone Star State on their mind even though it doesn't hold its primary until May 29.

Despite his decades on the Texas political stage, Ron Paul did not exactly shine in the 2008 Republican primary when he took less than 5 percent. The maverick Texas congressman is looking to change that this week as he is running a new commercial in the Lone Star State and is making campaign stops there.

With his large lead in the delegate count for the Republican presidential nomination, prominent Republicans continue to jump on Mitt Romneys bandwagon. On Thursday, three Texas congressmen did just that -- Pete Sessions, who is best known for leading theNational Republican Congressional Committee, John Carter and Mac Thornberry.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has taken the lead in Rick Santorums home state of Pennsylvania according to a poll released Thursday from Public Policy Polling, a firm with connections to many prominent Democrats.

Romney leads the poll of likely Pennsylvania Republican primary voters with 42 percent, followed by Santorum with 37 percent. Ron Paul takes third with 9 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich with 6 percent.

With 94 delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa, New York is the biggest prize on the table on April 24 when five Northeastern states have their say in the latest round of presidential primaries -- and Empire State Republicans appear to be solidly behind Mitt Romney.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney should not face much of a challenge for the Republican nomination, though Joe Arnold --a teacher who has served on the Okeechobee County School Board --is taking him on in the primary. Rooney unveiled the support of some of the leading Republicans in the state on Wednesday -- U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S. Rep. Allen West and state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in the Republican primary to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, announced Wednesday that he has won the endorsements of state Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, and four Republican state representatives -- Larry Ahern of Seminole, Jim Boyd of Bradenton, Steve Crisafulli of Merritt Island and Erik Fresen of Miami. The latest endorsements mean LeMieux has the backing of 31 of the almost 110 Republicans in the Florida Legislature.