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A lot of attention was focused, deservedly, on last week's congressional race in New York's 23rd District, where a conservative revolt against the anointed Republican nominee helped elect a Democrat to that seat for the first time since the 1870s.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek ,a Miami-Dade Democratc running for the U.S. Senate,just released astatement in response to todaya s shooting: a oeThe tragic shootings in Fort Hood yesterday and in Orlando today will forever change the course of life for scores of innocent people and their families.

The conservative Club For Growth formally endorsed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio Monday over the Republican Party's choice of current Gov.

I have full faith in the local authorities as they work to bring the responsible party or parties to justice, and I offer whatever support my office has available if needed.' >> CONGRESSMAN ALAN GRAYSON 'For the second time in as many days, this country must deal with a heinous act of violence.

It's always dangerous to draw broad conclusions from a small data set, but pundits always try.

Republicans say it's not a problem that they lost a New York special congressional election this week that was widely compared to Florida's U.S. Senate race.

Florida's python problem took center stage Friday in Washington D.C. U.S Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla. and Kendrick Meek addressed the issue during a Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on Capitol Hill.

Today a U.S. House Subcommittee will consider H.R. 2811 a bill that could determine the fate of much of the reptile trade in the United States.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Alachua County Republicans will have a front-row seat tonight at the fight for the future of their party.

Republican Recruiting and the National Environment Getting Mike Castle is the latest in a series of recruitment successes for Senate Republicans.

After Tuesday's elections, Florida looms as the next front in a war between moderates and conservatives that's dividing a Republican Party trying to surge toward the 2010 election.

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist attempted Wednesday to distance himself from a Fort Lauderdale attorney accused of raiding and swindling his way to what could be a $500 million payday.

In what could be a nightmare scenario for Republican Party officials, conservative activists are gearing up to challenge leading GOP candidates in more than a dozen key House and Senate races in 2010.

The HME industry is running every play in the playbook--calling and visiting legislators; planning press conferences and rallies; and even holding contests--to collect more co-sponsors for a bill that would eliminate national competitive bidding.

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant House seat in New York on Saturday.

With the opinion polls tightening in the U.S. Senate election a year from now, there are legitimate questions surrounding each of Florida's major candidates: Gov.

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the troops, both military and the Democratic party faithful, during a trip to Florida.

Most every time you read about the U.S. Senate race, it's all about the fiery primary between Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist .

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has endorsed U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek for the U.S. Senate. Nelson joined Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and fromer Senator Bob Graham as statewide elected leaders supporting Meek's campaign.

A recent string of bad press is haunting Governor Charlie Crist and could hurt his chances at the U.S. Senate.