Florida's U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez announced this week that he won't seek a second term. His announcement left a lot of political players scrambling to position themselves for the prized seat. We believe whomever lands his seat in 2010 will be an improvement over Martinez. ...more

December 4, 2008

Florida's Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez announced Tuesday that he won't run for re-election when his first term ends in 2010, setting off what's likely to be a political donnybrook to replace him. ...more

December 3, 2008

President Elect Barack Obama continues to select those who will comprise his staff and cabinet. ...more

November 19, 2008

Even today, two years after Mark Foley's very public fall from grace, the former congressman can't explain why he sent lurid, sexually explicit computer messages to male teens who had worked as Capitol Hill pages. ...more

November 13, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, amid speculation she'll run for president in four years, blamed Bush administration policies for the defeat last week of the GOP ticket and prayed she wouldn't miss "an open door" for her next political opportunity. ...more

November 10, 2008

A violation of the American democratic form of government, those that the American people have elected or appointed for a two- or four-year term of office, have violated their oaths of office and their contract with the American people. ...more

November 5, 2008

With only three days left before the Nov. 4 general election, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is making campaign stops in New Port Richey, Polk City and Ocala today. ...more

November 1, 2008

I can think of 40 million reasons why Barack Obama could win. Here's the first one: Jimmy Carter. It was a little more than 30 years ago since this country elected a liberal Democrat to the highest office in the land. And the country soon entered a period of economic malaise and weakness. ...more

November 1, 2008

Presidential candidate John McCain isn't happy about having to explain why the Republican Party has had to spend $150,000 on clothes, hairstyling and accessories for running mate Sarah Palin. ...more

October 23, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain will hold a rally at 3 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Sports Arena. ...more

October 20, 2008