With buzz growing that he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota headed to the Sunshine State Tuesday to back GOP candidates in Novembers elections.

In an onslaught of last-minute political spending, conservative political action committees tied to Republican strategist Karl Rove have paid out more than $2 millionin the past three weeks to boost Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle heard arguments challenging Floridas campaign finance laws Monday as part of a lawsuit brought by four activists who want to air ads against Amendment 4.

Did the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pull the plug on Rep. Suzanne Kosmas when it pulled its advertising commitment?

Kendrick Meek is trailing in the polls, and has been since the primaries. Though he's got the support of the White House, former President Bill Clinton, and a host of other Democratic powerhouses in the state, he hasn't been able to move the needle and make progress against Charlie Crist, let alone Marco Rubio, in the race for a U.S. Senate seat.

Seven months ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent a busy week rounding up votes to pass the Senate version of the Democrats' health care legislation.

U.S. Rep. Ron Klein and Republican challenger Allen West got a chance to clarify their records and positions during a live, web-streamed debate Monday morning. WPTV Channel 5 hosted the debate and reporters from the Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach Daily News asked the questions.

Setting the stage for one of the biggest U.S. House upsets of 2010, Republican Steve Southerland has built a double-digit lead over seven-term Rep. Allen Boyd in Florida's 2nd Congressional District, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.

Florida and 19 other states cleared an early court hurdle last week in their fight against the federal health-care law. But attorney general candidate Dan Gelber isn't applauding.