From his perch as chairman of the U.S. House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., is signaling that he is willing to work with the incoming administration even as he never quite embraced Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
A Florida congressman wants the U.S. Department of Education to investigate anti-Semitism in American schools, including higher education institutes.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be offering his years of political insight to lawyers and lobbyists by joining a consulting firm with several offices throughout Florida.
At the end of last week, the U.S. House passed the Defense Appropriations Act, which included an amendment from a Florida Republican to increase aid to military families with autistic children.
Retiring U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., who sits on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, showcased her proposal to fund anti-tunnel defenses for Israel as part of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House supported the proposal on a 375-34 vote on Friday.
Last week, the full U.S. House passed on voice vote a proposal from two Florida congressmen to increase access for congressional staffers to have access to help clear the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) backlog.
Former presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, who moved to the Sunshine State after ending his celebrated medical career at Johns Hopkins, will serve in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, a former rival back in the presidential primaries.
President-Elect Donald Trump’s Florida campaign manager Susie Wiles is going all in for Republican Party of Florida chair Blaise Ingoglia, officially endorsing his re-election bid for the job Monday morning.
Some of the biggest whales among Democratic donors -- millionaires like Orlando's John Morgan -- say they need a break after Hillary Clinton's loss. A long break. Nearly a month after Donald Trump's shocking upset, they still "feel like they just set their money on fire."
Another name is circulating around political circles to run for governor in 2018. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s name is floating around as a possible contender to take the state’s top job in politics, and some say it wouldn’t be a bad pick for the Democrats in two years.
