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7:00 AM ET, May 27, 2026

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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
South Carolina's redistricting effort fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition  —  Some Republican lawmakers changed their stance on enacting a new map before the midterms when early voting for the June primary began on Tuesday.  —  The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted …
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Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Why some Republicans are worried about Ken Paxton as a Senate nominee  —  Few politicians have garnered as much scandal in Texas as Paxton, but he has ignited the MAGA base, who see him as a fighter.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican Senate primary in his state Tuesday night, ousting incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The Texas Senate election is a tossup  —  I'm breaking my rule of not covering breaking news to write about tonight's election results in Texas, my home state.  (And hey, with a baby on the way, who knows how much longer I'll get to stay up late and write when I should be resting?)
Discussion: New York Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Donald Trump's revenge tour might not end in 2026 … Cornyn backed Trump in January 2024 and went to great lengths to win Trump's favor once Trump secured the 2024 Republican nomination for president — after initially running lukewarm on his comeback bid.  Trump's decision to seek retribution anyway …
Discussion: MS NOW
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A Blue Texas May Be More Than a Dream for Democrats  —  Paxton's victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach.  —  Could Texas really turn blue in 2026?  —  While it's tempting to be skeptical, a blue Texas is increasingly easy to imagine.
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and Straight Arrow
Punchbowl News:
5/27/26☀️ AM: … The advertising price tag for this Republican primary alone: $130 million.  But the general election price tag will make the primary look like child's play. … Trump has now ousted Cornyn and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), as well as veteran GOP Rep. Thomas Massie …
Discussion: Axios and NBC News
Associated Press:
Texas live updates: Ken Paxton wins Senate primary runoff, defeats incumbent Sen. John Cornyn
Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:   As Republicans Battled in the Runoff, Talarico Sought to Unify Democrats
Bloomberg:
Paxton Trounces Cornyn in Texas Runoff After Winning Trump Nod
NBC News:
Texas Senate Primary Runoff Results 2026
Discussion: NPR, Blaze Media and Mediaite
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Ken Paxton defeats GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Texas primary runoff
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Paxton wins Texas Senate runoff, defeating longtime incumbent Cornyn
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday's Runoffs in Texas
Discussion: Axios, Newsweek, NOTUS and Breitbart
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Rep. Chip Roy loses runoff for Texas attorney general to a MAGA challenger
NBC News:   10 Texas counties to watch in the Cornyn-Paxton clash: From the Politics Desk
Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race
Jennifer Radcliffe / New York Times:
Democratic Incumbents Run Against Each Other After Republican Redistricting in Texas
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Florida judge blocks effort to halt new GOP House map
Discussion: Townhall
Siddhi Mahatole / Reuters:
US to set up quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, WSJ reports  —  The Trump administration is expected to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility there amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Reuters:
US CDC seeks staff for Ebola screening as outbreak response expands  —  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked staff to volunteer for urgent deployment to support Ebola screening at the country's entry points, according to an email seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Discussion: The Japan Times and CBS News
Ramsey Khalifeh / Gothamist:
Exclusive renderings of Penn Station overhaul show Trump's name with presidential seal  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations  —  The winning plan to rebuild Penn Station features renderings of a new train hall with American flags at the entrance, gold-accented railings …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Join the Abraham Accords?  US allies scoff at Trump's demand. … Trump's assertion, nonetheless, injected uncertainty into an already volatile situation.  A spate of new U.S. military strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats suspected of placing mines as well as Israel's escalating offensive …
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NBC News:
Deal or no deal? Trump's social media posts add confusion to Iran conflict
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump appoints Bondi to White House AI panel  —  President Trump has appointed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to an advisory committee focused on AI policy, Axios has learned. … - The panel is chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios.
NBC News:
Trump administration floats requiring all federal workers to sign NDAs  —  The non-disclosure agreement is necessary because of “unauthorized disclosures” about government activities to the press, according to the draft notice.  —  The Trump administration is proposing a rule requiring federal workers …
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Tony Blair Institute:
The Labour Party Is Playing With Fire Over Its Future and the Future of the Country  —  The Labour Party is playing with fire; or, more accurately, with its future, and that of the country.  —  I led the Labour Party for 13 years and through three general elections.
Discussion: Politico, HuffPost and Bloomberg
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
FBI fires analyst who worked 2017 case of shooting at congressional baseball practice  —  FBI Director Kash Patel last week fired a senior intelligence analyst who played a role in the FBI's 2017 assessment of the motives of the gunman who attacked a House Republican baseball practice …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
'I'm not going to cower': Josh Shapiro on Antisemitism, 2028 and a Democratic Reset … It was over 90 degrees outside Angelo's Pizzeria, a South Philly takeout-only storefront that somehow is equally adept at pizzas and cheesesteaks.  The Phillies had a weekday matinee …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. is now handling snakes.  What does this mean?  —  Decoding the latest manly video from our secretary of health and human services.  —  Summary  —  It is time to stop whatever you are doing, take off your shoes, leave on your dress socks, and wrestle two snakes on the patio of a house owned by Mehmet Oz.
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
UK spy chief: Time is running out for the West to confront threats from Russia and China … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Associated Press and Reuters
 
 
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Trump-backed Air Force veteran wins GOP runoff in newly-redistricted House district
Discussion: New York Times and IJR
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat
Torrence Banks / NOTUS:
Republican Rep. Mike Flood Jeered at Another Contentious Nebraska Town Hall
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Iran deal progress is murky after US says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Court blocks Alabama Republicans' congressional map
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
Discussion: HuffPost and Reuters
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news for federal workers
Rick Wilson / Rick Wilson's Against All Enemies:
Trump Is Dying  —  This post is brought to you free by Incogni.  —  Let me say what the …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘The avalanche of slime has been unbelievable’: E Jean Carroll shares life post-Trump in new film
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops
 

 
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