U.S. Senate

The Plant City native, a former federal prosecutor and judge in Hillsborough County, will be the first woman in nearly 40 years to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio focused much of his confirmation hearing for secretary of state warning that without a swift and substantive policy shifts, China will remain the “biggest threat” to American prosperity in the 21st century.

During Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing, Democrats pressed her on whether she could maintain the DOJ's independence from the White House while Republicans welcomed her as a course correction for a department that unfairly pursued Donald Trump.

Lara Trump said she decided to remove her name from consideration for the United States Senate. She promised a big announcement to share in January.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott launched an uphill bid to be minority leader. Sen. Mitch McConnell was handily reelected but many rank-and-file senators are frustrated at party leaders following the 2022 elections.

In a letter to Senate Republicans, Florida Sen. Rick Scott said: “If you simply want to stick with the status quo, don’t vote for me."

Val Demings traced her background from growing up as a Black child in Jacksonville to becoming Orlando police chief to getting elected to Congress.

He is widely rumored to be a potential presidential candidate in 2024.

The deal means Congress could be close to passing a deal, and it comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Republicans and Democrats had closed the gap on their differences.

Governor Rick Scott is sweeping through Tampa this week, making a final appeal to voters ahead of next Tuesday's midterm election.His first stop was a…

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to impose new sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran — over threats from the White House to veto the measure.

A bill to increase mental health funding for law enforcement officers has passed the U.S. Senate.