Rick Scott

Tensions were high at an early voting site in West Kendall on Sunday, where supporters of two Senate candidates clashed before police had to intervene.

Tensions were high at an early voting site in West Kendall on Sunday, where supporters of two Senate candidates clashed before police had to intervene.

In this week’s Impact, Jackie Nespral sits down with Republican Senator Rick Scott as he seeks a second term in Washington.

Candidates in Florida’s U.S. Senate race talk about their message to voters. NBC6 anchor Jackie Nespral spoke with Sen. Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

Florida Democrats have been boldly proclaiming that Florida is in play for this year’s November elections, but their campaign spending hasn’t matched those claims. In the state’s U.S. Senate race, incumbent Sen. Rick Scott has outspent his Democratic challenger, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, by a 4-to-1 margin. Democrats hope ballot amendments on abortion rights and marijuana legalization will help boost turnout on...

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction. Roger Scott died in April at the age of 67. The senator told The Associated Press in an interview that the cause wasn’t...

Florida lawmakers reacted swiftly to the news that former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his criminal hush money case in New York on Thursday.

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty Thursday on all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial over concealing hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.

Three GOP legislators issued a harsh rebuke of the Biden administration on Friday in response to a visit from a Cuban delegation to Miami International Airport earlier this week. 

A TSA agent is expressing outrage over a Cuban delegation’s tour of Miami International Airport.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he will run for Senate Republican leader when Mitch McConnell steps down from the post, becoming the third Republican in the race. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the current No. 2 Republican in the Senate, and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have already announced they are running. McConnell said in February that he would step down...

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Taking a look at the history of cannabis in Florida ahead of a major vote in November on whether to make recreational marijuana legal.

With Senate minority leader Mitch McConnel stepping down from the post after being the longest-serving leader in history, Sen. Rick Scott joins Jackie to talk about the possibility of taking the spot and also to talk about other legislative priorities.

The Republican Party of Florida chairman is facing mounting pressure to resign as police investigate a rape allegation. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joins Gov. Ron DeSantis in saying Christian Ziegler should step down rather than be a distraction during an important election year. Sarasota police are investigating a claim that Ziegler raped a woman with whom he and his...

The Florida Senator joined Jackie to discuss the Israel-Hamas War.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024. Mucarsel-Powell announced her candidacy Tuesday in what will be a test to see if Florida Democrats can fare better during a presidential election in a state that has become increasingly Republican. Mucarsel-Powell defeated a Republican incumbent to win her only term in...

Senator Rick Scott is extremely critical of the indictment against the former president, calling it a dangerous government overreach.

NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports live from Doral to discuss Sen. Rick Scott’s criticism of the Trump indictment.

Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, making him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw.