State lawmakers kicked off yet another special session Monday, and they’re ready -- albeit without a full roster in each chamber -- to unleash a new set of congressional maps with weighty implications for Florida’s political landscape.
The liberal group FloridaStrong is back at it with attacks against the Florida Legislature, this time criticizing state lawmakers for their "blatant disregard for the state constitution."
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Donald Trump has opened the door to leaving the GOP ranks and running in the 2016 presidential election on another line, but he’s not the only Republican politician mulling over the possibility.
For the first time Fox News’ Megyn Kelly talked publicly about the criticism she received over Thursday night's GOP presidential debate.
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Lawyers trying to stop congressional redistricting in Florida decided to withdraw their motion on Monday, which means it’s back to the drawing board for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla.
Four members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republican U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, David Jolly and Dennis Ross and Democrat U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor--wrote Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on Monday, asking for FEMA to declare Tampa Bay a disaster area after recent flooding.
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With a Republican incumbent in jeopardy due to redistricting, Florida Sen. Geri Thompson, D-Orlando, is considering a run for Congress in 2016. Thompson said Saturday she was thinking of running against U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., next year and has talked to key Democratic officials, including Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant.
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., took aim at U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s, D-Fla., support of federal funding of Planned Parenthood on Monday. Both DeSantis and Grayson are running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
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The Florida Republicans looking to take Marco Rubio’s place in the United States Senate continue to showcase their conservative credentials as they maneuver for position. Rubio is running for the Republican presidential nomination and has said he will not run for a second term in 2016.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the House leadership as deputy majority whip, announced on Monday he was backing U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., in next year’s race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
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