A pair of Trump-endorsed Republicans easily won a pair of special House primaries Tuesday in Florida, setting them up to fill two vacant, deep-red seats and pad the party's slim House majority.
Randy Fine shortly after polls closed in the district at 7 p. ET; he easily outpaced a crowded field of candidates. Fine and Patronis notched endorsements not only from President Donald Trump but also from House Republican leaders as they sought to succeed former Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz. Waltz resigned from the House this month to become Trump's national security adviser, while Gaetz resigned last year after Trump picked him to be attorney general. But Gaetz dropped out of the running amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
Fine and Patronis will be heavy favorites against the Democratic nominees in the special general elections after both districts went Republican by plus points last year. But House Republicans will still have the April 1 special elections circled on their calendars, as adding members would give them a bit more breathing room in a tightly divided chamber.
After Waltz and Gaetz resigned, the GOP has a edge in the House β meaning only two defections could sink a bill with every member voting. This article was originally published on NBCNews. In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building blocks of life like amino acids. Some Democrats are cautious about reading too much into the results.
A transgender soldier has been forced to deny that she was the pilot of the helicopter that fatally collided with a jetliner after she was falsely accused by social media users. Jo Ellis, who is an Army Black Hawk pilot, confirmed in a video posted to Facebook that she is alive and had no involvement in the tragic Wednesday night crash near Washington, D. President Donald Trump had more questions than answers in his first social post following a mid-air collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night outside of Washington, D.
