Trump Is Expected to Endorse Cornyn  —  President Trump's political advisers expect him to endorse Senator John Cornyn in Texas's May 26 Republican-primary runoff election following the incumbent's better-than-expected finish against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the first round of voting yesterday …

Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats … The results provide some much-needed hope for Democrats that they can compete not only in Texas as they have long dreamed, but in Latino districts across the country that could determine control of the House in November.

Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden  —  Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department's increasing inability to follow through on the president's desire to indict his rivals.

Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion  —  The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.  —  Pro-American, Iranian Kurdish forces based in Iraq are preparing armed units that could enter Iran …

House Oversight panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein files  —  The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday took the remarkable step of issuing a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to appear to answer questions about the Epstein files.  —  The resolution to subpoena Bondi …

‘Substantial reason to believe’ Tony Gonzales had sex with his staffer, House probe finds … Gonzales has denied wrongdoing and resisted calls from within his own party to resign as details of his relationship with the former staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, continue to emerge.

White House: Spain has agreed to cooperate with US military  —  Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid over its stance against the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Dem Candidate for Rep. Eric Swalwell's Seat Donated to Far-Right Republicans — Including Laura Loomer  —  A new Democratic candidate in California's 14th Congressional District primary raised eyebrows when she announced she raised $2 million in the first two weeks of her campaign.

Iran's Underground ‘Missile Cities’ Have Become One of Its Biggest Vulnerabilities  —  U.S. and Israeli aircraft are circling over the subterranean bases, destroying missile launchers as they emerge to fire  —  Iran spent decades constructing underground bunkers to shield its vast missile arsenal from destruction.

Trump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations  —  The Justice Department has proposed a regulation seeking to authorize Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend state bar ethics investigations into current and former DOJ lawyers—a step outside attorneys quickly criticized as an illegal intervention into state-run processes.

Jim Jordan grills Tim Walz on Minnesota fraud scandal: 'Why didn't you tell the truth?'  —  Rep. Jim Jordan grilled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday on his alleged misstatements about why his administration resumed funding to the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam — arguing Walz allowed …

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide's Role in DHS Contracts  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials.

Sri Lanka rescues 30 people on board distressed Iranian ship, foreign minister says  —  A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

US launches military operations in Ecuador … Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. has taken aggressive steps to curb the flow of drugs from the Southern hemisphere.  The administration has conducted about 45 strikes against suspected smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, killing more than 150 people.

Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch  —  What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.  —  If you're new here, I'm Eliza Orlins, career public defender for 15 years in Manhattan.  —  Here's the story, and I need you to follow the chain of events carefully, because the order matters.

RFK Jr. wants Dunkin' to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe  —  The health secretary put the Canton-based chain on notice for its sugary beverages  —  AUSTIN, Texas — As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ticked through a list of ways the Trump administration is trying to clean …

Florence ICE detainee dies after untreated tooth infection, official says  —  A Haitian asylum seeker held for four months at Florence Correctional Center died Monday at a Scottsdale hospital due to complications from an infected tooth, a local official in Chandler said Tuesday.