The U.S. Senate rejected four proposals to limit guns on Monday in the wake of an shooting at an Orlando nightclub which left 50 people dead and dozens injured. 

Dozens of candidates formally stepped into races for state offices across Florida on Monday, but the most closely watched possible campaigner remained silent about his plans.

The FBI released an excerpt of the 911 call from the shooter who killed 49 people at Orlando gay nightclub last Sunday, and Gov. Rick Scott is criticizing the Justice Department for a series of redactions made in the transcript.

While he might be packing up to leave the White House at the start of next year, President Barack Obama is looking to shape this year’s elections in Florida by taking sides in the Democratic primaries. 

The Sarasota City Commission will be voting on a resolution to ban high capacity assault weapons on Monday and the vote is already making waves among gun rights activists who say it's merely a way for elected officials to push an anti-gun agenda.

Since the announcement of the high-speed rail train project, All Aboard Florida (AAF) has been outflanked by its opponents when it comes to public relations. But on the legal front, AAF is winning the battle.

Two days before the horrific massacre in Orlando, Kim McDougal said one of the biggest challenges in her new job as Gov. Rick Scott's chief of staff is that "if it happens in Florida, I feel it … because I care about everything."

McDougal, 53, replaced Melissa Sellers as the governor's top aide in April, after serving as deputy chief of staff, legislative affairs director and education policy coordinator in Scott's administration. McDougal has a lengthy resume covering her time in state government, beginning in 1989.

Terrorism hit home this week.

Floridians woke up Sunday morning to the unthinkable. On Saturday night, young people crowded into an Orlando club for music, dancing and the simple joys of being with friends. Hours later, 49 clubgoers were dead and dozens more were wounded.

Mayor Buddy Dyer described Sunday as "probably the most difficult day in the history of Orlando." For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Floridians, it carried the extra weight of knowing that a gay club had been targeted.

Washington Democrats are calling for stricter gun control measures after a mass shooting in Orlando left 50 dead and dozens others wounded, and the National Rifle Association is calling on its members to oppose any legislation that might infringe on Second Amendment rights.

In an email sent this week to supporters, the NRA slammed Congress for trying to reinstate the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms, which is commonly referred to as the “assault weapons ban.”

Even as David Jolly heads to the sidelines, a new poll shows Marco Rubio is a clear favorite for the Republican nomination if he wants a second term. 

St. Leo University released a poll on Friday showing Rubio in control if he runs for another term in the Senate. Rubio has opened the door to running for another term and has until next Friday to  make up his mind to run again. Prominent Republicans including Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and the NRSC leadership have urged Rubio to run for a second term.