A Florida congressman wants answers on why American military personnel faced pressure from higher ups when they tried to report on sexual crimes from allies in the war on terror. 

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, looks closer to keeping the gavel but he will still face opposition from members of the Florida delegation. 

Former Gov. Gary Johnson, R-N.M., looks set to make another run at the White House on the Libertarian line. 

Gov. Rick Scott will fly to Kentucky early Tuesday for two days of private meetings in Lexington and Louisville with unidentified business owners about moving or expanding to Florida.

There won't be any warm welcome from the top executive of the Bluegrass State for Scott, who has already has lined up at least one Kentucky company to say it's bringing jobs to Florida.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, will be busy the next two days, said his spokesman Terry Sebastian.

Florida lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over allowing concealed weapons on campus -- and supporters of the legislation are honing in on what they say is a “lack of evidence” proving concealed carry permit holders would engage in violence if the legislation was passed in the Sunshine State.

With Florida moving its presidential primary back to the middle of March from the end of January, as was the case in 2012, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is considering a motion for candidates attending the RPOF’s Sunshine Summit in November to file their paperwork in person to make the primary ballot. 

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is drawing fire as activists want more debates between the candidates running for the party’s presidential nomination. 

Even with congressional redistricting up in the air until the state judiciary making a final ruling on new maps, the contest is heading up between U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and former Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairwoman Annette Taddeo. 

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is shrewd enough to know the best way to deflect criticism of herself among Democratic Party leaders is to do something praiseworthy.

The first project in Gov. Rick Scott's restoration strategies for the Florida Everglades -- in fact, one of the main components -- is only a few months from completion and the start of operations.