Businessman Ron Rushing, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, in the Republican primary, said, if he is elected, he will push back against the federal government -- which he maintains has exceeded its powers.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in a crowded Republican primary field to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, unveiled his team in Palm Beach County on Thursday.

From his perch on the Foreign Relations Committee, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered a bill to reform the United Nations.

Rasmussen Reports released a poll of likely Republican presidential primary voters in Florida on Wednesday. Despite allegations of sexual harassment, businessman Herman Cain continues to lead in the Sunshine State with 30 percent. Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts stands in second with 24 percent. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich comes in third place with 19 percent. None of the other candidates in the race break double digits.

The poll of 788 likely Florida Republican primary voters was conducted on Tuesday and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.

Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday at 3 p.m. I will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard online here and on two stations in South Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.

Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS), part of American Crossroads, a conservative political organization with ties to many prominent Republican leaders including legendary strategist Karl Rove, released an ad in Florida taking aim at President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The ad follows a tactic Crossroads employed last month, using a quote from Bill Clinton to bash Obama for raising taxes.

The White House contacted Sunshine State News with a statement late Tuesday regarding Florida Republican U.S. Rep. David Riveras battle against Cuban efforts to drill in international waters off the Sunshine State.

The team behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched a new television commercial that will be hitting the airwaves in Iowa, the first state to hold a presidential caucus. The ad stresses Perrys biography and ignores the other hopefuls for the Republican presidential nomination.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in a crowded Republican primary field to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, unveiled the backing of former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Tom Slade on Wednesday.

Chairman Slade has committed decades of his life to public service, helping countless Republicans get elected at the local, state, and national level, LeMieux said in a statement released on Wednesday. Tom serves the Republican Party with distinction and it is an honor to receive his endorsement.

Businesswoman and Republican congressional hopeful Karen Harrington unveiled the endorsements of two state representatives as she continues to build for a rematch with South Florida Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Harrington announced on Tuesday that she had won the backing of Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, and Rep. Jeannette Nunez, R-Miami.