Corrine Brown

by Mark Silva and updated with clarifications at 2 p.m. President Bush is bound for Florida today to do what he does best: Raise money. For someone in need. He will be raising it this afternoon for two of......

South Florida Democratic members of Congress, including U.S. House members from Palm Beach County, today wrote Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning to seek an extension of early voting hours. The request is led by......

by Mark Silva Air Force One is "a sweet ride,'' as White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs allowed this week - aboard Air Force One - during a run of trips the president is making. President Barack Obama has allowed,......

The U.S. Justice Department may investigate the death of Torey Breedlove after all — at least if a local congresswoman has her way. Two weeks after a federal judge raised serious questions about the 2010 shooting — 137 rounds fired by Orange...

 I often hear from readers who are frustrated they can't get straight answers from the people who represent them in Washington. Residents who can't get calls returned, positions explained — even one guy so desperate to speak with his congressman...

AS HE pursued his doomed merger with United Airlines earlier this year, US Airways chief executive Rakesh Gangwal said "there is no Plan B" if regulators were to block the deal. Thank goodness, then, for Plan C: Using the terrorist attacks in New York...

One thing about politics in Florida: They're never boring. This past week, we saw everything from Rick Scott trying to make nice with the media inTallahassee to legislators making off with your money in New Orleans. Throw in debt-ceiling debate and even...

Does the NBA lockout have you blue? Are you longing to cheer for the Magic? Well, fear not. You may soon have the chance to cheer for the Magic against one of their weakest opponents — the Central Florida Taxpayers. It might not be much of a...

My question seemed simple enough: Whose money was it? Sure, I knew the names of the politicians who opposed the fair-districting amendments, which we overwhelmingly approved at the polls earlier this month. I knew that Dean Cannon and Mike Haridopolos...

In today's Friday Files, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi strikes back against the former investigators who say Bondi's office ousted them for too aggressively going after fraudulent — and deep-pocketed — foreclosure firms in this state....

TALLAHASSEE – Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was being facetious when she described her meandering congressional district stretching from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Sanford and the outskirts of Orlando as the "most popular" in America. But...

First of two parts Feeling overwhelmed by all this talk of redistricting? Well, the topic may sound complex, even boring. But you have a lot at stake. That's why I've produced: "Lies, secrets and shenanigans: The top 10 ways redistricting affects...