As U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ended his bid to replace outgoing U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday, a congressman from the Sunshine State offered a few paths forward after the GOP caucus postponed voting for a new speaker.
President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Scott are upside down in Florida but the Sunshine State’s two U.S. senators are keeping their necks above water.
Qunnipiac University released a poll early Thursday showing what Florida voters think of their political leaders.
With more than a year to go in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., around a third of Florida voters remain undecided between some of the candidates. Rubio is currently running for the Republican presidential nomination and has said he will not run for a second term in the Senate.
A new poll shows Floridians support medical marijuana options but are far more divided when it comes to legalizing it for personal use, with major divisions between the sexes and age groups.
Florida is gearing up for 2016, with the state’s two major political parties ramping up efforts to raise cash as they enter another big election year in the Sunshine State.
Two key lawmakers Wednesday proposed allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medical marijuana to help grapple with pain, the latest twist in a nearly two-year debate about how to address the high-profile --- and emotionally charged --- issue.
One of the leading conservatives in Congress and the wife of a presidential candidate will hit the Sunshine State this week as the Florida Federation of Republican Women (FFRW) holds its annual meeting in Orlando. The event will also feature a forum with candidates hoping to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016.
A new poll shows Florida retains its position as the ultimate swing state in presidential politics even as the favorites in the polls -- former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side and businessman Donald Trump for the Republicans -- are not the strongest general election candidates.
As Vice President Joe Biden nears a decision to enter the 2016 presidential race, a new poll of Florida Democrats shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead regardless of what he does.
On Wednesday morning, Quinnipiac University released a poll of Florida Democrats showing Clinton in charge of the Democratic primary.
When Biden is included, Clinton leads with 43 percent. Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., tie for second with 19 percent each.
Businessman Donald Trump continues to hold the lead over the large field of Republican presidential hopefuls in Florida, according to a poll released Wednesday.
