On Tuesday, state Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Destin, took a pass at running for Congress but another member of his family as well as another state senator could be interested.

After losing to businessman Donald Trump in his home state of Florida, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., bowed out of the presidential race on Tuesday. 

After losing in an upset in Michigan last week, former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton won the Democratic presidential primary in Florida on Tuesday. 

Businessman Donald Trump defeated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Florida Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, winning all 99 delegates on the line in the Sunshine State. 

With time running out in the legislative session and a gambling deal all but dead in the Senate, industry lobbyists and the Seminole Tribe scrambled to put together a new deal that included major concessions from the tribe regarding slot machines.

Although the talks never resulted in a piece of legislation, or even a draft bill, they marked the first time in recent history the Seminoles and pari-mutuel operators, traditionally at odds, have worked together to nail down an agreement palatable to the tribe, the pari-mutuel industry and the Legislature.

Gov. Rick Scott is ready to sign Florida’s $82 billion “Florida First Budget” into law for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., thinks closing a federal loophole can help add to the number of doctors across the nation. 

Two Florida congressmen teamed up on Monday to showcase a bill they hope will encourage boating safety. 

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., brought out the “Austin and Perry Safe Boating Incentive Act.” The bill, which was named after Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, two teenagers who went missing this past summer while boating, creates new tax credits for purchasing safety beacons for boating. 

President Obama predicted during a CNN en Español interview Monday that Congress will lift the 5-decade-old Cuba embargo sometime during the administration of the next president.

It should be no surprise presidential candidate Marco Rubio spent the final days of Florida's Republican primary campaign visiting places like Melbourne and The Villages. Or that former President Bill Clinton was campaigning for his wife, Democrat Hillary Clinton, in places like Tallahassee.

After all, a big part of winning primaries involves turning out the base.

Voter registration for the presidential primaries closed last month. And here are seven party takeaways from numbers compiled by the state Division of Elections: