Looking to trip up former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Florida, largest swing state in the 2016 presidential election, the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Monday fired away at the Democratic presidential front-runner over President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law.
Floridians will join soccer fans across America this evening when the U.S. women's national soccer team begins its quest for a third World Cup championship. It's U.S. vs. Australia, first game for both teams. USA is ranked No. 2 after Germany; The Matildas of Australia are No. 10.
Gov. Rick Scott continues to haggle with the federal government in court, filing a motion on Monday to compel mediation in U.S. district court.The motion is another action in the long, ongoing lawsuit between Florida and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the state’s Low Income Pool funding.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., made a big announcement on Monday -- but it wasn’t the one the political world has been waiting for.
Bush announced back in December that he was exploring running for president in 2016 and formed the Right to Rise PAC to help his efforts to follow in his father’s and brother’s path to the White House. Next Monday, at an event in Miami, Bush is expected to formally launch his presidential bid.
Vowing to fight for a “conservative agenda” in Washington, D.C., former New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer kicked off his bid for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in Congress. With DeSantis running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, the GOP is expected to have an easy time holding onto this seat in a solidly Republican district.
Two Republican candidates on Monday jumped in the 2016 battle for the open congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla. Murphy is running for the U.S. Senate.
A second day of negotiations between House and Senate lawmakers over a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1 seemed to highlight longstanding divisions between the two chambers even as legislators tried to come to agreement.
The Florida House drove the stake through the heart of Medicaid expansion on Friday but Andy Gardiner and his crew in the Senate had to take their chances. Things will only get harder for them in the months to come.
Steve Crisafulli and Richard Corcoran held the line in the House. Even if Democrats pick up a few seats next year, Corcoran should preside over enough of a Republican majority to continue to ensure Medicaid expansion goes nowhere.
American Pharaoh, who became the first horse in 37 years to win thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown, spent his early training days at Florida's McKathan Brothers Training Center near Ocala.
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) staked the Sunshine State's claim soon after the colt's acclaimed victory in the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes Saturday evening.
With the Florida House rejecting Medicaid expansion on Friday at the close of the first week of a special session, groups across the Sunshine State reacted to the vote.
