The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on Thursday calling for an end to federal funding of NPR -- a favorite GOP target these days, especially after an executive made a comment calling tea party activists racists.
While the measure is not expected to pass the Senate, the Florida delegation broke on party lines, with every Republican voting to defund NPR and all the Sunshine State Democrats on the other side.
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As he continues to ponder taking on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack called out President Barack Osamas leadership on Thursday.
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A House plan to split the Supreme Court into two five-member panels was approved Thursday by the House Civil Justice Committee, with its Republican sponsor saying the measure will speed up a justice system that currently moves at a crawl.
Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, the chairman of the committee, said he believes the current Supreme Court works hard to get through its docket but simply takes too long.
Immigration reform is gearing up for a fight.
One of the interesting footnotes to this week's ouster of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez was the huge turnout of low- and middle-class Hispanic voters.
Hispanics, especially Cubans, were a big part of the 88 percent who voted to give Alvarez the boot. Their chief complaints: He spent too much money and raised taxes.
Each year, Floridians and the nation are treated to wishful stories about how more of Miami's historically Republican Cubans are poised to bolt for the Democrats. Indeed, Hispanics voted out a Republican when they recalled Alvarez.
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Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio released a video on Thursday, stressing his opposition to continuing resolutions to keep the federal government funded.
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