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12:20 AM ET, May 27, 2026

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Associated Press:
Texas live updates: Ken Paxton wins Senate primary runoff, defeats incumbent Sen. John Cornyn  —  EDITED BY NELL CLARK, SAM BURDETTE AND LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayes Middleton wins Republican primary for Texas attorney general  —  Crypto Super PAC touts Democratic Rep. Al Green's loss
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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
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat  —  Mr. Allred beat the incumbent, Representative Julie Johnson, and is now favored to win the general election in a heavily Democratic Dallas-based district.  —  Former Representative Colin Allred of Texas won …
Bloomberg:
Paxton Trounces Cornyn in Texas Runoff After Winning Trump Nod
NBC News:
Texas Senate Primary Runoff Results 2026
Discussion: Mediaite, Blaze Media and NewsMax.com
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Paxton wins Texas Senate runoff, defeating longtime incumbent Cornyn
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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Nick Reynolds / Post and Courier:
Redistricting effort in SC Senate dies as 12 Republicans cross party line on 1st day of early voting  —  [+] Add Post and Courier News on Google  —  COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate effectively killed an effort to redraw the state's congressional lines to eliminate longtime Democratic …
NBC News:   10 Texas counties to watch in the Cornyn-Paxton clash: From the Politics Desk
Associated Press:
Early voting begins in South Carolina as senators weigh scrapping primary for congressional races
Jennifer Radcliffe / New York Times:
Democratic Incumbents Run Against Each Other After Republican Redistricting in Texas
Joshua Keating / Vox:
Trump still thinks he's winning in Iran  —  There's an old line, sometimes attributed to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that the best way to solve a difficult problem is to make it bigger.  That might be the most generous interpretation of how the Trump administration is approaching its ongoing peace talks with Iran.
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New York Times:
Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say  —  Organizations that track online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday, as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown.  —  Iran began restoring internet access for tens …
New York Times:
Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S. Amid Push for Diplomatic Deal
Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers  —  The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is planning a government-wide …
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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
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Court blocks Alabama Republicans' congressional map  —  A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans' congressional map that would've given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the midterms.  —  The judges ruled the Supreme Court's recent blockbuster decision narrowing …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters
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: CBS News and The Japan Times
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.
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump to make rare trip to Camp David as Iran tensions rise over US strikes  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David Wednesday to hold a cabinet meeting as peace talks with Iran near crunch time, The Post has learned.
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ABC News:
Trump expected to hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Revisionist History Of Trump's Impeachments  —  No, they did not help him.... but they could've hurt him more.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democrats remain favored to win back control of the House in November, but after state-level GOP officials stole several seats on Donald Trump's orders …
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Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race
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.
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 White House press corps cannot bring itself to say, what the Sunday shows have agreed to murmur around rather than at:  —  Donald John Trump is dying.  —  He is dying in the ordinary biological sense …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
UK Spy Chief Warns China Is Closing Cyber Gap With West  —  The UK and other western nations are running out of time to maintain their technological edge over China, the UK's top cyber spy is set to warn Wednesday, urging businesses to work with intelligence officials in order to stay ahead.
Discussion: Reuters
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
GOP senators press intelligence officials to assess China AI capabilities
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news for federal workers  —  Remember DOGE, the Elon Musk-led “government efficiency” project that spread chaos during President Donald Trump's first few months back in office, fired tens of thousands of federal employees, and then vanished almost as abruptly as it began?
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘The avalanche of slime has been unbelievable’: E Jean Carroll shares life post-Trump in new film  —  In the documentary Ask E Jean, the journalist and author provides an unflinching account of her life, career and groundbreaking legal victories  —  The Guardian's journalism is independent.
Discussion: Raw Story
NOTUS:
Biden Sues to Halt Release of Interview Tapes With Ghostwriter  —  The 70 hours of partially redacted audio recordings were obtained during a 2023 probe into Biden's handling of classified documents.  — Copy  —  Former President Joe Biden is suing the Justice Department to block …
 
 
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