WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Congressman Rich McCormick will serve as the new GOP co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the U.S. House of Representatives, joining Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna in leading the bipartisan group in the new Congress.

Sources say President Donald Trump asked Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida representative, to be his national security adviser

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and state Sen. Randy Fine are projected to win the special primary elections to fill the two vacant House seats in Florida.

Republican primary voters in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts will pick the likely successors to former representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, respectively.

Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to Afghanistan’s Tagab Valley in 2006. He was an officer in the National Guard who served in Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group. (Michael Waltz via The Washington Post)

Voters in parts of northeast Florida have until 7 p.m. to cast a ballot in a special primary election to replace Rep. Michael Waltz. Waltz resigned from Congress on Jan. 20, to join the Trump administration as national security advisor.

The National Security Council began a “full review” of aides as President Donald Trump clears its ranks to align the White House team with his “America First” agenda.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter and a massive search and rescue operation is now unfolding in the Potomac River.

Two Florida Republicans endorsed by President Trump won primaries Tuesday to advance in congressional special elections.

If Trump’s team wants to place tariffs on Chinese-built ships, the Biden administration has made that easier, with then-US trade representative Katherine Tai concluding a recent sector review by saying Beijing “unreasonably” supports its yards to the detriment of America.