Most Insiders see Irma as boost to Scott

Gov. Rick Scott received generally high marks for his handling of the hurricanes hitting Florida and its sister territory, Puerto Rico, but his PR team lately has been working ferociously to push back against assorted reports raising questions about his emergency management record before and after the storms hit. Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio joined calls for a congressional investigation into the deaths of 14 Floridians in a sweltering Broward County nursing home.

Trump leaves Republicans with heavy lift on Iran deal

Republicans demanded a major say on the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago and never got it from Democrat Barack Obama. Now that President Donald Trump has directed Congress to make the international pact more stringent, the GOP is finding that having that voice won't be easy.

Gov. Brown declares state of emergency amid deadly hepatitis A outbreak

California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Friday that will allow the state to increase its supply of vaccines amid a hepatitis A outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people. The outbreak involves more than 570 of cases in San Diego, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles counties.

GOP demanded say on Iran deal, but changing it won’t be easy

Republicans demanded a major say on the Iran nuclear agreement two years ago and never got it from Democrat Barack Obama. Now that President Donald Trump has directed Congress to make the international pact more stringent, the GOP is finding it won't be easy.

Ex-Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon takes aim at Republican…

President Donald Trump 's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has declared war on the Republican establishment, and now he's amassing his troops. They include a convicted felon, a perennial candidate linked to an environmental conspiracy theory and a Southern lawmaker known for provocative ethnic and racial comments.

Bannon on Republican establishment: ‘Nobody’s safe’

In this Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, former state Sen. Kelli Ward concedes to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during her primary election night party in Scottsdale, Ariz. President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon is boosting multiple challengers to GOP incumbents and the party's preferred candidates in next year's midterm elections /The Arizona Republic via AP) FILE - In this March 7, 2017, file photo, Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, speaks about one of his amendments during floor debate to the creation of the Asbestos Transparency Trust Act in Senate chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

Top Republican senator: Trump is ‘castrating’ Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Friday that his biggest worry is that President Donald Trump is rendering Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ineffective at his job. Corker, who has been a vocal critic of Trump since announcing in September that he would retire before the 2018 election, told The Washington Post that although he worries about the possibility that Trump will provoke a nuclear war with North Korea and further stoke the conflict with Iran, his biggest worry centers on Trump's relationship with Tillerson.

Corker hits Trump for his ‘castration’ of Secretary of State Tillerson

Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who has been trading barbs with the president, is now hitting President Trump for his "castration" of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who has been trading barbs with the president, is now hitting President Trump for his "castration" of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Collins rules out Maine governor’s bid, will stay in Senate

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that she won't run for governor because she believes she can do more good by remaining in Washington, where she serves as an important swing vote. Her announcement was welcomed by supporters who view her as an important check on President Donald Trump, with whom she was at odds on the GOP's health care proposals.

US Republican Senator Bob Corker: – The greatest diplomatic activities we have are with China’

US Republican Senator Bob Corker stepped up his public feud with Donald Trump, saying the US president's undermining of his top diplomat was like castrating him in public. Corker told The Washington Post inan interview that Trump had undercut Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's efforts to enlist China in reining in North Korea's nuclear programme by denigrating the diplomat.

Republican Senator Corker blasts Trump for ‘castrating’ Tillerson

Republican Senator Bob Corker stepped up his public feud with Donald Trump on Friday, saying the US president's undermining of his top diplomat was like castrating him in public. Corker told the Washington Post in an interview that Trump had undercut Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's efforts to enlist China in reining in North Korea's nuclear program by denigrating the diplomat.