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Mark Sanford took a picture with family on the Capitol steps on Wednesday, the day his swearing-in to the House of Representatives punctuated his remarkable political comeback.

An initiative to consolidate federal data centers has yielded minimal savings so far and the government is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Tuesday.

U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., the top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is reintroducing legislation today that would prevent the EPA's overreach in the Clean Water Act permitting process.

As lawmakers from both political parties urge President Obama to assume a more aggressive stance toward the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, several of Florida's Republican congressmen are warning that interference in that country's civil war is not in the U.S.' best interests.

When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the ban - while still in effect - has done little to curb the appetite of Florida legislators looking to steer millions ... (more)

Miami Dade College has rescued, restored and preserved three emblematic historic buildings that are part of the city's cultural heritage: the Freedom Tower, the Tower Theater and the Koubek Center.

A series of new reports uncovered by Channel 2 Action News is raising questions about whether the government agency that protects America's airports is using every dollar wisely.

Sen. Andy Gardiner , R-Orlando, and Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, discuss the recent Florida Legislative Session on "Central Florida Spotlight." Greg Warmoth moderates the program at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on WFTV-Channel 9. Thompson gives the session a C grade, but Gardiner doesn't hand out any marks, Warmoth said.

Leading up to yesterday's House Oversight Committee hearing on Benghazi, the conservative media worked diligently to drive home the idea that the "whistleblowers" who testified had been silenced and were unable to make their voices heard to Congress or other investigative authorities.

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counterterrorism Mark Thompson, a Benghazi whistleblower and "primary player" at the State Department was not interviewed by their Accountability Review Board regarding the Sept.

Clearing is under way for a new overpass on County Road 210 at the intersection of U.S. 1, which officials say will decrease travel times and streamline the trip to Interstate 95.

Fox News' Megyn Kelly worried that the network's extensive live coverage of the House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi was providing "lopsided" airtime to questions from Democrats -- though Fox had actually devoted over twice as much airtime to Republican questions.

A former top official at the U.S. Embassy in Libya gave lawmakers a riveting moment-by-moment review of the attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, as he sternly disputed the idea that an anti-Muslim video on the internet had been the cause for the violence.

Seemingly without any provocation, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly told her audience this afternoon that the network's coverage of the testimony of three Benghazi whistleblowers has been "lopsided" because of what she believed was a disparity in how many Democratic and Republican legislators' remarks were being cut off by commercial breaks.

The President and the FAA pulled a good one on us last week. The FAA, like all other federal agencies faced a 4% cut in this year's budget increases because of the sequester originated by the President.

Thomas Ponce couldn't stand by while a baby shark caught by a Florida fisherman lay dying on a pier.

Rep. John Mica is far from the first congressman to tackle the problem of wasted taxpayer dollars, but few lawmakers can match his commitment to fixing government or his general suspicion of the way agencies are currently managed.

The most significant water and wastewater story in 2012 lies at the federal level, and concerns new legislation that could revolutionize how water and wastewater infrastructure is financed in the United States.

The Florida Legislative Session, which ends Friday, will be a major topic in local public-affairs programming this weekend.

The Obama administration doesn't need to be sure that Syria 's leader has used chemical weapons against his own people before establishing a no-fly zone and arming rebel forces, U.S. Senator John McCain said.