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Florida freshman Senator Marco Rubio has been in office since January, but will finally make his first speech on the Senate floor where he will say that "a new American century is within our reach," according to Politico.com.
Freshman U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is sharing his expertise with students at Florida International University as a visiting fellow at the university's School of International and Public Affairs, the school announced Thursday.
With 2012 around the corner a new poll released earlier today indicates that President Barack Obama may be sitting pretty in the crucial swing state Florida.
The news of Osama Bin Laden's death Sunday at the hands of U.S. forces caught South Floridians by surprise Sunday night, leaving many with questions about possible retaliation, even as elected officials praised the end of the Bin Laden era.
Don't look for first-term GOP Sen. Marco Rubio to throw his hat in the ring for the Republican presidential ticket in 2012.
Florida Representative Erik Fresen, a Republican who represents District 111 in west Miami-Dade, is the target of an ethics complaint filed by a Leon County woman who claims he voted on charter school legislation without disclosing his sister's connection to a for-profit charter school company.
Freshman Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio put himself in the company of just a few other senators Wednesday when he announced he would not vote to raise the U.S. national debt limit next month.
Freshman Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio rode to victory on the back of the tea party, and in a new plan Thursday; he joined with tea party senators to effectively bring the business of the Senate and the federal government to a halt.
Minutes after Florida Governor Rick Scott won the right to refuse federal money for a high-speed rail line, the governor announced the state would fully fund plans to dredging in the Port of Miami to allow larger ships to enter the port.
A legislative effort by Sen. Marco Rubio to block President Barack Obama's planned expansion of travel to Cuba has been stopped.
Florida senator Marco Rubio is condemning the possibility that a U.S. government subcontractor jailed in Havana for 14 months may be given a 20-year sentence.
A plurality of Floridians gives both U.S. Senators from the Sunshine State positive job approval numbers in a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
Florida's junior U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will return to Florida Tuesday after he spent the weekend in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) called Saturday's assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona a tragedy, but said he did not feel a need for additional personal protection.
Marco Rubio, the Republican senator-elect from Miami will be sworn into office Wednesday.
Within view of the brilliantly lit U.S. Capitol Tuesday night the political star power of Marco Rubio helped attract hundreds of people to a reception at the Florida House.
Florida's newest U.S. Senator is set to take office Wednesday when Vice President Joe Biden officially swears in Republican Marco Rubio.
Miami Republican Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart is one of the highest profile voices pressing for a free Cuba.
Marco Rubio headed to Washington, D.C. Monday, perhaps the brightest new star in a political universe filled with new faces.
Even though the game was in Texas, people are celebrating the Canes' victory here at home.
"Some victims were randomly shot in the streets by unknown gunmen," the police said of the incident.
Saturday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million, Powerball said. It's the game's seventh-largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.
The St. Louis Blues got a pair of goals from Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas in a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff.
Even though the game was in Texas, people are celebrating the Canes' victory here at home.
Saturday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million, Powerball said. It's the game's seventh-largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.
Officials say an address in Northeast Miami-Dade County is connected to the Brown University shooting suspect.
The St. Louis Blues got a pair of goals from Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas in a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik's decision to drop out came after President Trump signaled he would not make an endorsement in the race at this stage.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
A federal judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor who secured the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed to her role as interim U.S. attorney.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.