Gov. Rick Scott picked up his pom poms and cheered on his home teams -- Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida -- in a series of roundtable panels held Monday.

President Donald Trump could be making a third trip down to his “Winter White House” this weekend, and Floridians are already gearing up to make their dissatisfaction over his presidency and policies known.

Drawing on her background in national security, including working in the Defense Department for the George W. Bush administration, freshman U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., expanded her portfolio on defense issues at the end of last week. 

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., named a South Florida congresswomen to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. 

Protesters nationwide have vowed to “Bash the FASH” in the wake of Donald Trump’s controversial presidency, and in keeping with their promise, a spirited group of left wing “social extremists” at the University of Central Florida have taken the phrase literally. On Friday, UCF’s Knights for Socialism gathered to physically bash President Donald Trump’s face in, using baseball bats and inviting children to join in.

At another time, it might not be unusual for the governor to accuse the House speaker of being more concerned about politics than jobs. It would be notable, though not altogether shocking, for the speaker to respond like Clint Eastwood to talk of the Senate suing the House.

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced he would be stepping down from his Cabinet position on Friday, and the rumor mill is already working overtime on who will be his replacement. 

While state CFO Jeff Atwater came up short in his bid to be president of Florida Atlantic University (FAU), he will be bowing out of political life to join that school as vice president of strategic initiatives and CFO after the upcoming legislative session. 

The two Florida congressmen in charge of the Climate Solutions Caucus announced this week that its ranks continue to grow. 

This week, two congressmen from South Florida renewed their fight to ensure lionfish do not take over Florida waters. 

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., brought out the “Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies (FILET) Act” with U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., as the primary co-sponsor.  Last year, Curbelo and Hastings brought out the bill with the help of then U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., who decided not to seek a full second term and retired from Congress.