U.S. Senate

Calling Gov. Rick Scott's likely bid for the U.S. Senate an "open secret" would be a misnomer — there's no secret there, open or otherwise.Scott continues…

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is optimistic a St. Johns River dredging project will bring big business into JAXPORT. The Florida Democrat’s support for the…

A health care replacement plan is expected to be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate after the July 4 holiday.In Jacksonville Friday, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson…

A new University of North Florida poll could spell trouble for one potential Republican candidate next year.But UNF Public Opinion Research Laboratory…

Reginald Luster, 52, a former assistant U.S. attorney, has filed to run for the Senate and will be on the Florida Democratic primary ballot in…

TALLAHASSEE — Congressman Alan Grayson has long mocked his U.S. Senate primary opponent Patrick Murphy as not being a true Democrat.Lately, as Murphy has…

Florida could be a key state next year in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.But first, Florida voters will have to figure out who is running.A…

By changing the Senate rules to require a simple majority instead of a supermajority for most nominations, Democrats acted on a threat each party has aimed at the other for nearly a decade.

Hours after the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) cleared a crucial vote in the U.S. Senate, state lawmakers called for passage of a bill with…

the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday, asking a panel of U.S. Senators to amend Stand Your Ground self-defense…