With five weeks to go until voters take part in the first caucus, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is surging in Iowa, leading two new polls released on Tuesday.

Two polls released on Tuesday found that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has surged to take command of the South Carolina Republican primary.

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will be speaking at the iconic American Conservative Unions Conservative Political Action Conference event in Washington come February.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will enjoy a bit of the national limelight on Saturday night as she co-hosts a forum for the Republican presidential candidates. The forum will be on Mike Huckabees show on Fox News at 8 p.m. and Bondi will be joined by two other state attorneys general -- Scott Pruitt of Virginia and Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia.

On Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts unveiled the endorsements of three prominent Cuban-American politicians based in South Florida: U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz Balart and his brother former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Romney named the three of them as foreign-policy advisers to his campaign and as part of his Latin American Working Group.

Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported early on Tuesday that his sources told him the Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Jack Del Rio after a 3-8 record so far this season. The Jaguars will make an official announcement later in the day.

Del Rio was the second coach in team history, taking over from Tom Coughlin in 2003, but won only one playoff game in that stretch. Del Rio guided the team to 68 wins and 70 losses.

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is continuing to gain momentum in New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary. On Sunday, Gingrich received the endorsement of the iconic conservative newspaper the New Hampshire Union Leader, and on Monday picked up the support of eight members of the state House of Representatives.

With U.S. Rep. Connie Mack announcing late on Monday that he is entering the crowded Republican primary to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, he drew heavy fire from another GOP hopeful -- former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner.

With the Democratic National Committee releasing a new ad against Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday, the Romney team responded by bringing out leaders from the states in which the ad is being aired to defend their candidate. In Florida, the Romney camp turned to former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez who is serving as chairman for the campaigns National Advisory Council.

In a widely expected move, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack announced on Monday night, on an appearance on Sean Hannitys show on Fox News, that he was entering the Republican primary to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. Mack took aim at Nelson in a statement released on Monday night, arguing that he and President Barack Obama have been lockstep liberals.