With buzz increasing that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio could end up on the Republican presidential ticket, the junior senator from Florida looked to highlight his conservative credentials this week on foreign and domestic policy, even as a prominent figure from Florida politics said he did not have the necessary experience to be vice president.
Foreign policy took center stage in the presidential race on Thursday, as former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican nomination, took aim at the policies of President Barack Obama -- leading Vice President Joe Biden to fire back for the administration.
Move over, Florida -- theres another Sun Belt state popular with retirees that is looming as one of the chief battlegrounds between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
With Newt Gingrich expected to announce next week that he is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, he becomes the latest congressional insider to stumble in his pursuit of the White House.
Fox News reported on Wednesday morning that Gingrich will suspend his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday. With five primaries this week in the Northeast, Gingrich hoped to slow down Mitt Romney, the heavy favorite for the GOP nod, and the former congressional leader focused on Delaware -- where he still placed a distant second.
While he has been on the Texas political stage for more than three decades, Ron Paul has not fared well there when he has made his two previous presidential bids -- but he hopes the third time will be the charm as he ramps up operations in the Lone Star State this week.
Now making his third try for the White House -- and second attempt at the Republican presidential nomination -- Paul has turned his eyes to Texas, which will bring 155 delegates to the GOP convention in Tampa come August. Texas holds its primary May 29.
The two leading Republicans aiming to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November looked to advance their campaigns on Tuesday in very different ways.
Congressman Connie Mack, whose father held the Senate seat for 12 years before stepping down in 2000 when Nelson won it, released a radio ad on Tuesday that will run across the Sunshine State.
In the ad, Mack takes aim at President Barack Obama and Nelson on gas prices, slamming the two Democrats for opposing the Keystone XL Pipeline which would bring oil into America from Canada.
After ripping into the GOP over the weekend, former presidential contender Jon Huntsman on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to backing Mitt Romney -- but remained critical of the near-certain Republican nominee.
Appearing on Americas Newsroom on Fox News on Tuesday, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty talked up U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to be Mitt Romneys running mate.
Having come close to ending up on the 2008 ticket as John McCains running mate, Pawlenty, who had been in the Republican presidential race before pulling out after a disappointing third-place finish in the Iowa GOP straw pollin August, insisted he has no interest in being paired up with Romney.
With the General Services Administration under fire for a costly event held at the M Resort in Las Vegas back in 2010 on the taxpayers dime, a congressman from Florida introduced a measure on Tuesday to slash federal travel funds.
From his perch on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and as chairman of the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and Labor Policy Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a freshman Republican, unveiled the Government Spending Accountability Act.
Florida has been the largest swing state in recent presidential elections and a new poll from Fox News shows the Sunshine State -- and its 29 Electoral College votes -- will be up for grabs in November.
The poll of registered Florida voters has President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney, the almost certain Republican presidential nominee, by a slim margin. Obama takes 45 percent of those surveyed while Romney, who won the Florida Republican primary at the end of January, takes 43 percent.
