Florida GOP keeps House seat in special election as Trump-backed Randy Fine overcomes pre-voting jitters

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican state Sen. Randy Fine easily won the first of two crucial special elections for the US House in the Sunshine State Tuesday, temporarily bolstering the GOP’s razor-thin majority. Fine was projected to defeat Democrat Josh Weil, an Orlando teacher, and succeed former Rep. Mike Waltz, who represented Florida’s 6th District for...