Senate
Senate committee to vote on Scott’s shark-related bill
A U.S. Senate committee met on Wednesday morning, and the agenda included a bill related to shark interactions with fisheries.
House Republicans work on final approval of bill with cuts to SNAP, Medicaid after VP’s Senate tie-breaking vote
Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote President Donald Trump needed for the Senate to pass his “big, beautiful” bill 51-50 on Tuesday and send it back to the House with some changes.
Republican senators stand divided before final vote on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill
Republicans aimed to meet President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July deadline on the 940-page “big, beautiful” bill.
Republicans make up Senate majority; Scott aims to replace McConnell
Even with election results pending, Republicans were the majority in the U.S. Senate after Tuesday’s election.
Florida Senate passes controversial bill that dictates lessons about race
The bill, named "Individual Freedom" is what Gov. Ron DeSantis calls the Stop Woke Act. It passed along party lines Thursday and now heads to the Governor's desk for approval.