Trump gives last-minute nod in race that has GOP 'concerned': 'Nail-biter for Republicans'

President Donald Trump tossed an endorsement to a Republican state senate candidate ahead of a special election seen as a bellwether for the midterm elections.

The president backed GOP candidate Leigh Wambsganss in the Saturday special election runoff in the once reliably conservative suburbs of Fort Worth that has turned in to what the New York Times described Thursday as a "nail-biter for Republicans," who are reportedly worried that even a narrow win could be a bad sign for November.

"Leigh Wambsganss...