Freshman U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., took his name out of contention in the race to replace Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who faces term limits in 2018, and threw his support to Ashley Moody, a former judge based in Hillsborough County.

With Hurricane Maria striking Puerto Rico this week, members of the Florida congressional delegation are urging the federal government to step up and offer assistance. 

According to a Florida congressman, the U.S. Department of Justice will soon start compensating the victims of  fraudster Bernie Madoff.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio--are calling for creating a new federal committee to tackle how to “better prepare and care for our nation’s seniors during a disaster.”

On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) increasing the size of the Defense Department’s budget to almost $700 billion. 

The brother of one of a former Florida congressman is looking to make a political impact of his own. 

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Florida is facing the highest gas prices it has seen in three years, a new study from AAA finds. 

Businessman, former CIA officer and Army veteran Todd Wilcox, who ran for the U.S. Senate in Florida, won’t be running for office in 2018 but that doesn’t mean he’s headed for the political sidelines. 

This week, freshman U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., was named to a leadership role for Democrats in the U.S. House. 

From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called on the Trump administration to remove all Cuban diplomats from the U.S. and consider closing the American embassy in Havana after American diplomats suffered acoustic attacks in that Caribbean nation.