Officials at the federal and state levels continue to go to bat for the Panhandle and other parts of the state impacted by Hurricane Michael a month after that storm hit Florida.

Over this weekend and with a federal holiday on Monday, the nation honors Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, to mark the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.

Gov. Rick Scott did not just defeat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in a key race; the governor was able to claim a prize that only a handful of Florida politicos have achieved: moving from the Governor’s Mansion to the U.S. Senate.

News broke on Tuesday that political activist Jack Gargan, best known for his support of third party candidates and calls for term limits, passed away at the age of 88. 

Democrats are hopping to flip the U.S. House on Tuesday and how they do in races across Florida could determine if they are successful on Election Day. 

While the White House is looking for a new ambassador to the United Nations, two Florida Republicans are backing the Trump administration’s continued push for sanctions on the Cuban regime. 

Blake Burman joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as a Washington correspondent in April 2015. But even before that, Burman was well known in Florida for his work at WBBH in Fort Myers and WSVN in Miami where he covered politics.

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC connected to the Republican leadership in the U.S. House, is launching a new TV ad as U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., hopes to win a third term in a swing district in South Florida. 

After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh on Saturday, when an Anti-Semite killed 11 people, Gov. Rick Scott announced additional security for religious institutions across the state.

This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., scored a win as President Donald Trump signed his bill adding more sanctions on Hezbollah.