A congresswoman from Florida wants the U.S. to provide aid, including arms,  to the Kurds as they continue to battle Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism. 

It was a little over a week ago last that self-proclaimed anarchist Cara Jennings made headlines for her vicious encounter with Gov. Rick Scott at a Gainesville Starbucks, catapulting her way into national headlines. News outlets like Vice lauded Jennings for her rant where she called Scott an “a**hole.” The Miami New Times deemed Jennings a “Florida Hero.” 

Florida has created nearly 40,000 private-sector jobs since January, but the state’s unemployment rate dipped slightly for the month of March at 4.9 percent.

Three Florida Republican congressmen are in the vanguard of the effort to impeach the IRS commissioner. 

State Sen. Dwight Bullard put the kibosh on rumors that he'll bow out of his race in a newly drawn Miami-Dade County district that could pose an uphill battle for the incumbent.

Bullard, an heir to a political dynasty founded by his late mother, Larcenia, told The News Service of Florida on Thursday that he has no intention of stepping away from what is expected to be one of the most contentious Senate battles this year.

"I plan on qualifying in June. I'm not going to pull any bait-and-switch," Bullard, a Miami Democrat, said.

Gov. Rick Scott’s put his lawmaking pen to work Thursday, signing 20 bills into law, five of which honed in on education in the Sunshine State.

Former Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson threw his support to U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate. 

Former U.S. Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., is looking to make a political comeback, setting his sights on a return to Congress. 

Millions of dollars poured into Florida's political system during the first three months of 2016, with huge chunks coming from business groups and industries such as utilities and insurers.

But much of the money didn't go directly to candidates or to the state Republican or Democratic parties. Instead, it landed in the accounts of political committees --- often known by motherhood-and-apple-pie names --- that will play a major role this year as voters elect all 160 members of the Legislature and decide the fate of high-profile ballot initiatives.

Immigration reform protesters are preparing to descend upon Washington, D.C. next week to protest when the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments over President Barack Obama’s executive orders on immigration.

The policies in question are two executive orders signed by President Obama which would have widespread impact on immigration in the United States.