By Laura Garcia and Sarah Kinosian TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras' presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in a tight contest drawing close attention from Washington.

Florida governor urges Republicans to be bolder and draw sharper contrasts with Democrats to keep Trump-aligned voters engaged in future elections.

Democrats have inched into Trump's 2024 margins in several off-cycle elections.

By Laura Garcia and Sarah Kinosian TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras' presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in the tight contest drawing close attention from Washington.

President Donald Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes from the Azerbaijan government.

Trump claims efforts in Honduras to "change the results" of an election in which he's backed the party of an ex-president convicted of trafficking cocaine to the U.S.

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said last-minute interference from U.S. President Donald Trump in the country's closely fought election had damaged his chances of winning and left him trailing as vote counting dragged on.

Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election by nine percentage points Tuesday.Republican nominee Matt Van Epps on Tuesday defeated Democratic rival Aftyn Behn,