With reports out that President Barack Obama is encouraging business leaders to urge Congress to back lifting the embargo on Cuba, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., doubled down on her support of the embargo on Wednesday.

Who won and who lost the undercard bout as four dark horses running for the Republican presidential nomination?

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged President Barack Obama to reconsider the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision over declaring five counties in the Tampa Bay region disaster areas due to last month‘s flooding. 

Continuing his bid for an open Florida Senate seat in 2016, state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, continued to nail down his home base on Tuesday as Marion County Commissioner Carl Zalak endorsed him. 

From her perch on the U.S. House Agricultural Committee, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., joined U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo’s, R-Fla., letter urging U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack to ramp up efforts against the Oriental Fruit Fly in South Florida. 

Running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., pointed to a report from  Cato Institute which showed the federal debt now stands at $107,000 per household.

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., ripped into U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., as they continue to run to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., teamed up with two Democrats in the Senate--Mark Warner of Virginia and Ron Wyden of Oregon--to allow students have more information on colleges and universities. 

State Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, came out swinging at President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran over its nuclear program on Monday. La Rosa has opened the door to running for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.

From his perch as chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., wants answers from the Pentagon over charges that intelligence about military operations Islamic State (IS) terrorism had been altered.