New Florida Sen. George LeMieux's first foray into foreign relations has drawn brickbats from former high-ranking State Department officials who say his effort to block the Obama administration's new ambassador to Brazil is damaging U.S. relations with Latin America.

10 That's the number of points separating Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in their Republican primary fight for the seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R), according to anew survey conducted by Research 2000 for the liberal Daily Kos blog. Crist leads Rubio 47 percent to 37 percent in the survey, a huge change from January when Crist held a wide 57 percent ...

By KIM HACKETT Wide-ranging federal audit was prompted by a complaint

It was the first visit to the Chamber for U.S. Sen. George Lemieux, who discussed his top two Jacksonville federal issues of 2009 — NAS Mayport and the Jacksonville Port Authority — which also happen to be the issues he’s carrying forward in 2010.

Former Sen. Tom Daschle is leaving Alston & Bird to join DLA Piper in a deal that was finalized late Tuesday, Daschle and DLA Piper officials confirmed. Daschle will join the firm as a senior policy adviser, and will become a member of DLA Piper's governing global board. His official start day is Dec. 1. The former majority leader was President Obama's first pick for secretary of the Department ...

U.S. Sen. George LeMieux on Friday made his first trip to Jacksonville since being appointed two months ago and said dredging the Jacksonville port and bringing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be high on his agenda. LeMieux will serve only the remainder of the unexpired term of former Sen. Mel Martinez, but LeMieux said he intends to  make the most of his time in the Senate. “I’m going ...

Tom Daschle on Wednesday huddled with Vice President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to strategize. Read more...

The Alzheimer's Association picks up Matthew Baumgart and Mary Richards.

The obscure Senate procedure that is getting in the way of governance.

(AP) -- Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's campaign ads.