It was deceptive. At a White House dinner with Muslims celebrating Ramadan, Barack Obama finally weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque controversy. Incredibly, he lectured Americans about the religious freedom of Muslims "that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan."

Balking at Arizona's tough immigration-enforcement law, Florida Democrats appear out of step with national sentiment while Republicans wholeheartedly support the measure, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.

A poll released by Quinnipiac University Wednesday finds that the tide has turned in the favor of politicians running against wealthy businessmen in both the Republican gubernatorial primary and the contest for the Democratic U.S. Senate nod.

"Undecided" is still the leader in the Republican race for attorney general, but the three GOP candidates are each making inroads -- especially Jeff Kottkamp, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.

A former RNC chairman and possible presidential candidate in 2012 is being dragged into the latest round in the tight and hotly contested Republican gubernatorial primary contest between Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum.

Within less than a week of Sunshine State News pressing Rick Scott about his lack of Spanish-speaking ads on South Florida TV, the campaign launched its first spot.

Likely Democratic nominee for governor Alex Sink announced Tuesday that former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Rod Smith will be her running mate for the general election contest.

Oil that dispersed in the Gulf of Mexico is still out there, coating deep-water spawning grounds and potentially resurfacing on Panhandle beaches, University of South Florida researchers say.

Jeff Greene and Kendrick Meek make for a dynamic contrast in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate.