As Florida delegation unites on Zika funding, Gov. Rick Scott stirs up fight in Washington

Florida lawmakers made their most coordinated effort yet to call for urgent action to combat the Zika virus, but even as they stressed bipartisanship, politics were on display Tuesday, overshadowing the possibility of a breakthrough on funding. Less than a minute into a news conference demanding action, Republican Gov. Rick Scott lashed out at Sen. Bill Nelson for voting against a funding bill last week that Democrats say is an attack on Planned Parenthood.

Obama to meet with leaders of Congress

President Barack Obama is meeting with the top four leaders of Congress ahead of a month's-end deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown, and with money all but gone to address the worsening Zika crisis. The White House meeting Monday afternoon is likely to focus on an emerging legislative compromise to address both issues.

Women officeholders find making change slow

JULY 30: Sen. Kristen Gillibrand embraces End Rape on Campus co-founder Andrea Pino, a survivor of sexual assult at the University of North Carolina, during a news conference about new legislation aimed at curbing sexual assults on college and university campuses at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. With strong bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill would require schools to make public the result of anonymous surveys about campus assaults and impose significant financial burdens on universities that fail to comply with some of the law's requirements.

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flag being investigated by the EEOC as

AUGUST 11: William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., a member of the Golden Isle Tea Party, waves a flag outside of Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University before the Republican presidential debate in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011. The debate will feature eight Republican candidates.

Clinton admits she may have a short circuiteda answers on email controversy

Democratic presidential nomiee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists August 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. Clinton took questions following her remarks.

The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus is having a huge year

In this Jan. 6, 2015 file photo, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Butterfield is at the helm of the black caucus during a critical presidential year, increasingly marked by racially-charged violence and protests, and divisive political debate over gun control and national security. House Democrats ended their more than 26-hour sit in on Thursday afternoon with demands for a vote on gun control.

Few at GOP convention rally behind D.C. statehood cause

In the street outside, a small demonstration by a scruffy band of communists demanded "actual revolution." Inside one of the country's most elegant clubs, in a formal drawing room, the mayor of the nation's capital asked for something less radical: voting rights and statehood for the District of Columbia.

Canadian refugee response touted in D.C.

A Canadian politician offered a positive view of the country's experiences with Syrian refugees during a briefing session Monday in Washington, where the current political climate is far less welcoming of migrants. Arif Virani shared some observations about his country's experience during a briefing session on Capitol Hill attended by a number of U.S. congressional staffers and moderated by the Washington bureau chief of The Economist magazine.

Sanders’ campaign is over, yet Secret Service remains

Bernie Sanders is back to his old day job, trading the booming applause of his campaign rallies to the far more tedious work of the Senate. "I have a parliamentary inquiry!" Sanders shouted on the Senate floor one night last week, testing the patience of his colleagues, who were eager to leave the Capitol and start their holiday break.

Top StoryCongress clears Puerto Rico rescue bill, sends to president

Congress delivered relief to debt-stricken Puerto Rico on Wednesday, sending President Barack Obama a last-minute financial rescue package to help the U.S. territory of 3.5 million Americans. The Senate passed the bill on a bipartisan 68-30 vote, three weeks after the House overwhelmingly backed the measure .

Forget new gun control: Citing Orlando, House may roll back existing D.C. gun laws

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform members Tom Massie , left, and Ron DeSantis talk on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 15 during a committee hearing. The mayor of the District of Columbia argued last week that assault rifles are "only meant to devastate humans," and that following the massacre in Orlando, Congress must "finally do something" about guns.

Clinton wins final Washington DC primary Hillary Clinton has won the…

Democrat Hillary Clinton has won the District of Columbia primary, CNN projected on Twitter, capturing the party's last presidential nominating contest as Democrats turn their focus to the November 8 election against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Clinton, who secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination last week, will meet in private later on Tuesday with rival Bernie Sanders as the sometimes bitter political combatants search for common ground in the race against Trump.

The Latest: 3 Woman Launch New Super PAC for Trump

Three of Donald Trump's female supporters are starting a new super political action committee to help the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Women Vote Trump is at least the fourth super PAC backing Trump, who has repeatedly called such groups "corrupt" because they can accept large checks from donors seeking to curry favor with candidates.

How Clinton and Sanders Backers Are Trying to Come Together On Party Platform

A panel of 15 party leaders and policy experts - - six chosen by the Clinton campaign, five from the Sanders campaign and four from party leadership - has tried to woo Sanders supporters by scheduling multiple forums for discussion about the party's platform, which Sanders backers are trying to push to the left over the coming weeks. Sanders has made clear he will push a progressive platform at the convention, regardless of his candidacy's fate.

Report: Campaign chair says Trump’s “behavior can be changed”

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's senior campaign adviser Paul Manafort answers a question from a reporter as he walked into a reception with former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, , at the Republican National Committee Spring Meeting at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida, April 21, 2016. Courting congressional Republican aides and other GOP operatives, Donald Trump's newly-named campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Thursday that Trump's "behavior can be changed," according to a report by Politico.