The Republicans representing Florida in the U.S. Senate voiced a sense of loss following U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death. U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott both quickly posted on social media about their Democratic colleague. Rubio now serves as the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee that Feinstein once chaired. Florida’s senior Senator held the gavel on that committee himself when Republicans held a majority at the start of 2021. “Senator Feinstein was a political pioneer with a historic career of public service,” the Miami Republican posted on...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) hit back at the NAACP's travel advisory with a warning of his own — for socialists coming to Florida. "Florida is openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by Socialists and others who work in the Biden Administration," Scott's advisory warned. WHO'S IN, WHO'S OUT, AND WHO'S STILL WAITING TO ANNOUNCE FOR SENATE IN 2024 On Saturday, the NAACP advised "African Americans...

As the NAACP targets Florida’s current Governor with a travel advisory, his predecessor is mounting a defense, and offering a travel advisory of his own. During a radio interview on WDUN-AM of Georgia, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott ripped the NAACP for issuing a warning against travel to the Sunshine State in the wake of Ron DeSantis’ policies, suggesting the prominent civil rights group was just headline-hungry. “Wouldn’t you think the NAACP wants to bring people together? I guess, maybe they weren’t getting enough news because this is just fearmongering. It...

Florida’s most recent former Governor is backing clarification of the state’s resign-to-run law. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said Thursday that he supported an amendment to an elections bill (SB 7050) in the Senate removing all doubt surrounding Ron DeSantis and Florida’s resign-to-run law. “I think that if citizens want you to … run for an additional office while you’re in office, I think it’s great,” Scott told radio host Brian Mudd on Thursday. “I came to the Senate after I finished my time as Governor,” Scott added. “But (if) the...

Elected officials often come to know loved ones of mass shooting victims following a tragedy. But U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said he was friends for years with one of the men murdered in Louisville, Kentucky. The Naples Republican revealed on social media that he knew Thomas Elliott, one of five people identified as victims killed at Old National Bank on Monday. “My friend Tommy Elliott was killed today in Louisville,” Scott posted on Twitter. “He was my banker for many years. This news is very shocking and sad for Ann...