U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is on the way out in Congress and that’s good news for Republicans in the Florida delegation who have opposed his leadership. 

With U.S. House Speaker, John Boehner, R-Ohio, now on the way out, U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., could stand at the center of the congressional stage even as he faces questions about his future in the Sunshine State. 

Businessman Donald Trump is leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in Florida but there’s a battle for second place in the Sunshine State, according to a new poll. 

A PAC with ties to Republican strategist Karl Rove waded into the U.S. Senate race in Florida on Thursday, demanding Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., back more presidential debates. 

State Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach, has been in the news this week for calling on more inmates to be included in U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s, D-Fla., district and the congresswoman fired back on Thursday. 

Earlier this week, Politico broke the news about Adkins’ comments to a closed door GOP meeting held last month as she talked about the continued congressional redistricting and how to deprive Brown of African-American voters. 

The stakes are getting higher in South Florida as U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., went to bat for the Democratic candidate running against U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., on Wednesday as both sides looked to fundraise off the former House speaker. 

After more than 30 year of service, the USS Simpson (FFG 56), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, will leave the Navy at the end of the month. 

The war of words is heating up between businessman Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as the two Republicans continue running for the Republican nomination. 

The two Florida congressmen running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate next year continue to exchange attacks against each other as they maneuver for position. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is gaining ground in his home state of Florida and is now in second behind Donald Trump in a new survey of the GOP primary in the Sunshine State, while former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads on the Democratic side.