By: Kevin Derby
| Posted: February 2, 2011 6:48 PM
On Wednesday, the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate rejected Republican efforts to push a measure repealing the federal health care law enacted in 2010 with the backing of President Barack Obama. The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a repeal measure last week.
By: Kevin Derby
| Posted: January 29, 2011 3:55 AM
A day after announcing his committee assignments, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio named conservative stalwart Cesar Conda, a veteran of Beltway politics and policy, as his chief of staff.
By: Kevin Derby
| Posted: January 27, 2011 3:10 PM
Newly inaugurated Republican Sen. Marco Rubio announced his committee assignments in Washington Thursday, setting the stage for the issues he will focus on in his first years on the national stage.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, and according to tradition, Marco Rubio walked down the aisle of the Senate floor with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on his left and retired Sen. Mel Martinez on his right.
By: Kevin Derby
| Posted: December 15, 2010 4:05 PM
Despite opposition from a handful from each party, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday on a tax deal that extends tax cuts initially backed by George W. Bush for all Americans. The measure passed 81 to 19 with both of Florida’s senators -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican George LeMieux -- voting in favor.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: November 2, 2010 8:30 PM
Riding a wave of tea party support and anti-Obama angst, Republican Marco Rubio crushed independent Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek to become Florida's newest U.S. senator.
By: Lane Wright
| Posted: October 30, 2010 4:05 AM
While some believe a shift of votes from Kendrick Meek to Charlie Crist could mean a win for the governor, Marco Rubio says the 'secret deal' is another example of why people should vote for him.
By: Lane Wright
| Posted: October 29, 2010 5:40 PM
In mid-August, former President Bill Clinton pumped up Democratic crowds at three back-to-back rallies in South Florida. It was an unusual offering of political star-power to support the party's U.S. Senate hopeful, Kendrick Meek.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: October 28, 2010 6:26 PM
According to Sunshine State News' nightly tracking poll, in the U.S. Senate race independent Charlie Crist has lost 2 percentage points since the surveys began Oct. 13. Meanwhile, Republican Marco Rubio has padded his lead by 4 points and Democrat Kendrick Meek has picked up a point.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: October 27, 2010 4:05 AM
Challenging Charlie Crist's credibility, NBC News' David Gregory hammered away at the independent Senate candidate's "evolving" positions on a host of issues Tuesday night.
By: Lane Wright
| Posted: October 23, 2010 4:05 AM
In the final throes of a long battle for a U.S. Senate seat, some are doubting Gov. Charlie Crist has any realistic chance of pulling out a win. But that isn't stopping the no-party candidate from projecting an air of confidence.
By: Gray Rohrer
| Posted: October 22, 2010 12:31 PM
Bringing up the rear in a three-way race for U.S. Senate, Kendrick Meek, the Democratric U.S. representative from Miami, is not giving up the fight with little more than a week to go before Election Day.
