Congress

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was given the chance to tour the controversial Immigration Detention Center in the heart of The Everglades. She has introduced legislation to defund the facility.

When reports of inhuman conditions at the Everglades Immigration Detention Center were revealed, Rep. Maxwell Frost was one of several congressional leaders who demanded access to inspect the facility.

Republican Greg Steube is seeking a fourth term serving Florida's 17th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives while Democrat Manny Lopez and Ralph Hartman, a write-in candidate, challenge.

Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work.

Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker desperate to unite their fractious majority and end the chaos, just hours after an earlier pick abruptly withdrew in the face of opposition from Donald Trump.

Many politicians took to Twitter to express their feelings about the violent mob that overtook the U.S. Capitol, interrupting the certification of the electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden. Here is how Southwest Florida's U.S. Representatives and Florida's U.S. Senators responded to the pro-Trump extremists who stormed the capitol building.

Florida House Majority Leader Dane Eagle, R-Cape Coral, formally announced his candidacy Wednesday for Florida’s 19th Congressional District, in Lee and…

Congress missed a deadline at the end of September to reauthorize funding for the country’s community health centers, which provide access to primary care…

An executive order signed by the Trump Administration in late April seeks to expand oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, with many in the…

The AARP was among the groups who applauded last week's failure of the U.S. House of Representatives' healthcare overhaul. The AARP vocally opposed the…