Why would you put a department impacted by immigration in charge of immigration?” one Florida GOP member asked during a conference call Thursday.

The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District to replace former GOP Rep. Michael Waltz.

The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special congressional election to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida.

The winner of the GOP Primary will likely score an easy win in next November’s General Election, given the district’s strong conservative lean. In his final campaign for the seat, Chuck Brannan defeated Democrat Bobby Brady 74% to 26% last fall.

Emotions are clearly raw. And with the two-month legislative session set to begin March 4, hard feelings are likely to endure.

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Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

Two Republicans endorsed by President Donald Trump will win their special primaries Tuesday, moving one step closer to bringing Speaker Mike Johnson a little breathing room for the GOP’s narrow majority in the House.

Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is often considered an institutionalist who has insisted upon the importance of Congressional power. “I don’t think putting a hold on things is extraordinary.”

Upping the ante in an increasingly acrimonious feud with House and Senate Republican leaders over immigration issues, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vowed to channel “huge sums" of money to candidates he backs in next year’s GOP gubernatorial and legislative primary elections.

Republican and Democratic voters across the US are reeling from climate-fueled disasters, with thousands of homes and businesses destroyed and damaged by the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, as well as major hurricanes in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia last year.