Running for the Democratic nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., cheered President Barack Obama for nominating federal Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Continuing to make his bid for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, businessman Carlos Beruff urged the GOP majority in the Senate to reject President Barack Obama’s appointment of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. 

After businessman Donald Trump won the Republican primaries in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina on Tuesday night, and had a lead in Missouri, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), called him the “presumptive Republican nominee” and came out swinging at him. 

With U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on  Tuesday, one of the remaining presidential contenders praised him. 

After he beat out Donald Trump in his home state of Ohio in a winner take all primary, Gov. John Kasich’s, R-Ohio, team thinks it has momentum as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ended his presidential bid. 

As U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., bowed out of the presidential race, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who hopes to replace him in the Senate, offered a tip of the cap. 

State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), congratulated businessman Donald Trump for winning the Florida primary on Tuesday. 

Despite the Legislature shooting down much of Gov. Rick Scott’s top priorities,  Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli R-Merritt Island, had kind words for him on Monday. 

Trying to catch businessman Donald Trump in the Sunshine State, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., made his final pitch to Florida Republicans on Monday. 

Continuing his bid for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera jabbed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for having kind words for the Castro regime in Wednesday night’s presidential debate.