Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination, is struggling against the top Republican candidates in a new poll of the pivotal swing state, Florida.
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.
Ranking as one of the biggest flops in recent presidential elections, Scott Walker ended his presidential bid on Monday. Walker should have soared in this political climate after becoming something of a folk hero to Republicans for his battles with government employee unions. When he entered the race, Walker was in the top tier. With his time in the national limelight in Wisconsin and his appeal as a conservative who won in a generally blue state, Walker looked like someone who could go the distance. As a leading Midwest Republican, Walker also looked set to play well in Iowa, home of the first presidential caucus.
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.
After recent economic turbulence in China and on Wall Street, the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates last week.
Despite St. Augustine, the nation‘s oldest city, marking its 450th anniversary earlier this month, it’s fitting that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are in St. Augustine this week as Sunday marks the 450th anniversary of Spain establishing its hold over Florida.
While it’s not often included in the history books, Sept. 20, 1565, was one of the pivotal days in American history because of French efforts to colonize the American Southeast
