With spring break around the corner, Florida is set to shine as the state is host to the two most popular destinations for Americans looking to get away from the cold weather.

On Monday, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio--teamed up with a South Florida congressman to urge the federal government to reimburse the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for its work in the Parkland school shooting. 

After wins in special elections across the country, Democrats are claiming momentum as they head into November. Certainly if history is any guide, Donald Trump and the GOP should expect to face major losses in the general election.

Congresswoman Lois Frankel can breathe a little easier after her top Republican challenger announced this week that he was getting out of the race.

With U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., expected to be a top target in November, both parties are already getting busy in South Florida.

At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., the vice chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, teamed up with four other members of Congress to introduce a proposal giving veterans more access to health-services outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Democrats in the Sunshine State have often opted not to offer serious challenges to Republicans representing red districts across Florida. But things have changed this year as several Republican incumbents are actually facing serious challengers. These GOP incumbents are favorites but they’re going to have to work this year to keep their seats.

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., is calling on the federal government to make the birthplace of civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville a national landmark. 

Civil War aficionados, sporting both the Union Blue and the Confederate Gray, will be gathering this weekend some 15 miles east of Lake City, in the middle of the Osceola National Forest and right off of I-10, to re-enact the battle of Olustee -- the largest Civil War battle in Florida. 

U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., turned her attention to election security this week as she went to bat for her party on Capitol Hill.