Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

McConnell joined Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, moderates from Maine and Alaska respectively, in creating what would have been a tie had Vice President JD Vance not broken it, in his first such vote as President of the Senate.

Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

Senator Rick Scott released his weekly update Friday on efforts to tackle the nation's debt crisis and combat rising inflation under the Biden-Harris administration. The report comes as recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed increases in both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) for December,

The bills include measures to repeal out-of-state college fee waivers for DACA recipients and the expansion of the state's "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to include deportation.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Senator Rick Scott has filed a bill that would exempt tips from being taxed. The legislation would allow employees to claim a 100% deduction for filing tipped wages, not exceeding $25,000.

“No Tax on Tips,” a proposal championed by President-elect Donald Trump during last year’s campaign, is being given legislative wings by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan and Byron Donalds.

Republicans in particular are looking at this weekend as an opportunity to celebrate what they perceive as the greatest political comeback in history.

Among the first executive orders signed by President Trump was an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America."

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for immigration reforms in Florida, including cutting in-state tuition for undocumented students.

The hottest soirees in town celebrated crypto, Florida and the Black voters who helped Trump return to the White House.