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Senator John Cornyn lost the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Paxton’s win makes the general election more competitive, as Democrats see an opportunity to appeal to voters unhappy with Paxton and Trump-aligned politics.
Key Facts
Senator John Cornyn, a long-time Republican incumbent, lost his primary runoff in Texas.
President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, who won the Republican nomination.
Paxton has faced multiple controversies, including impeachment battles in Texas.
Texas has traditionally been a safe Republican state, but Paxton’s vulnerabilities may make the race closer.
Democratic nominee James Talarico may attract progressives, moderates, independents, and some Republicans.
Trump has previously backed controversial candidates who lost in general elections in other states.
Cornyn’s defeat reflects Trump’s strong influence within the current Republican Party.
Democrats see a chance to win a Senate seat in Texas, which has been difficult in past elections.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supported by President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary run-off against Senator John Cornyn. Paxton will now face Democrat James Talarico in the November Senate election.
Key Facts
Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary run-off.
President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton, influencing the outcome.
John Cornyn has been a Texas senator since 2002 and was considered the favorite.
Cornyn had criticized Trump and supported bipartisan gun laws, which hurt his support among Trump’s base.
Paxton has faced legal and ethical controversies, including a 2023 impeachment and bribery allegations, but was acquitted.
Paxton will compete against Democrat James Talarico in the November Senate race.
Some Republicans worry Paxton could lose the general election, making Texas more competitive for Democrats.
Talarico called Paxton “the most corrupt politician in America” and invited Cornyn’s supporters to back him.
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Colin Allred, a former member of Congress from Texas, is expected to win the Democratic primary runoff against current Representative Julie Johnson for Texas’s new 33rd Congressional District. Johnson took Allred’s old seat when he left to run for Senate but is now challenged by him again.
Key Facts
Colin Allred previously represented Texas in Congress.
Julie Johnson is the current representative for Texas’s 33rd Congressional District.
Johnson won the seat after Allred left to run for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Allred lost the Senate race to Senator Ted Cruz.
Allred and Johnson faced off in a Democratic primary runoff for the 33rd District.
Decision Desk HQ projects that Allred will defeat Johnson in this runoff.
The 33rd District boundaries were recently redrawn.
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Rep. Jim Clyburn said South Carolina saw a record number of early voters because many people were upset about a new redistricting plan by Republicans. He explained that anger often motivates people to vote, which helped increase turnout.
Key Facts
South Carolina experienced a record-breaking number of early voters.
Rep. Jim Clyburn spoke about this high turnout on Tuesday.
He linked the increased voting to anger over a Republican redistricting plan.
Redistricting means changing the boundaries of voting districts.
Clyburn believes people vote more when they feel angry about political issues.
He cast his own early vote in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
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Johnny Garcia is expected to win the Democratic runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District after Maureen Galindo faced criticism for comments seen as antisemitic. Democrats have strongly criticized Galindo's language and distanced themselves from her, while also accusing Republicans of supporting her candidacy.
Key Facts
Johnny Garcia beat Maureen Galindo in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 35th District.
Galindo made controversial comments about Zionists and immigration detention centers.
She denied being antisemitic but said she opposes "Zionist Jews."
Democratic leaders called her language "vile" and "disqualifying."
Some Democrats threatened to try to expel her from Congress if she wins the general election.
The Democratic Party's campaign group supported Garcia with ads to influence the race.
Republicans hope to win the seat due to new district boundaries favoring their party.
The current representative, Greg Casar, is running in a different district after redistricting.
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Texas Republicans chose Mayes Middleton to run for attorney general in the upcoming November 2026 election. Middleton defeated Representative Chip Roy in a runoff after neither candidate passed 50% in the March primary.
Key Facts
Mayes Middleton won the Texas GOP runoff against Chip Roy for attorney general.
The runoff happened because neither candidate got more than 50% in the March 3 primary.
Middleton received 39% of the vote in the March primary; Roy got 32%.
Middleton is a Texas state senator based in Austin.
Middleton criticized Roy for opposing former President Donald Trump’s conservative agenda.
Roy disagreed with Middleton’s criticism during a CBS News Texas interview.
The current attorney general, Ken Paxton, is running for U.S. Senate and leaving the post.
Middleton will face State Senator Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, in the November 6, 2026 general election.
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The US military carried out another strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person and leaving two survivors. The military has been destroying such vessels since early September under President Trump's campaign against drug trafficking, but has not shown proof that these boats were carrying drugs.
Key Facts
The strike happened on a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
One man was killed, and two survived the attack.
Video footage shows the boat on fire after the strike.
The US Coast Guard was notified to begin search and rescue for survivors.
Since early September, the military has destroyed multiple alleged drug boats in Latin American waters, with at least 194 people killed in total.
The military has not provided evidence that any struck vessels carried drugs.
The Pentagon inspector general is reviewing whether the military followed official targeting rules during these strikes.
The review will not look into the legality of the strikes, despite concern from lawmakers and experts.
President Trump's administration views this as part of a war on Latin American drug cartels linked to drug overdose deaths in the US.
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Senator John Cornyn, after losing his primary runoff election to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, said he will continue to support the Republican candidates in Texas. Cornyn emphasized his long history of working for the Republican Party in Texas and the U.S. Senate.
Key Facts
John Cornyn is a U.S. Senator from Texas.
He lost the Republican primary runoff election to Ken Paxton.
Ken Paxton is the Texas Attorney General.
Cornyn promised to support the Republican candidates in the upcoming elections.
Cornyn said he has spent much of his career building the Republican Party in Texas and the Senate.
The runoff election decided the Republican nominee for the Senate seat.
Cornyn’s support aims to help Republicans win the general election.
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President Biden is suing the Department of Justice to stop the release of audio recordings and written transcripts of private talks he had with his biographer in 2016 and 2017. These recordings were part of an investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, and the DOJ plans to share them with Congress and a conservative group.
Key Facts
President Biden wants to block the release of recordings and transcripts from private conversations with his biographer.
The recordings were used in a special counsel investigation about how Biden handled classified papers.
The investigation found Biden read parts of a classified notebook aloud to his ghostwriter.
The special counsel said Biden’s memory problems make it harder to prove he intentionally mishandled information.
The Department of Justice plans to release the recordings and transcripts on June 15.
The material will be shared with Congress and the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group that requested it under the Freedom of Information Act.
Biden’s lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Neither Biden’s team nor the DOJ gave immediate comments on the lawsuit.
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Christian Menefee, a new Democratic congressman, defeated long-time Texas congressman Al Green in a primary runoff election. This race followed a redrawing of Texas congressional districts by Republican lawmakers aiming to increase their party's seats.
Key Facts
Christian Menefee is a new Democratic representative who won the runoff against Al Green.
Al Green has served as a congressman for over 20 years and is known for opposing President Trump.
Republicans in Texas redrew congressional district boundaries to favor their party.
The redistricting effectively eliminated Green’s usual district, so he ran in a new district.
Menefee had won a special election earlier to replace the late Sylvester Turner.
Green accused Menefee of connections to powerful political interests linked to Trump supporters.
Green has made national headlines for protesting against President Trump’s statements.
In February, Green was removed from the State of the Union address for holding a sign protesting a racist video involving the Obamas.
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A recent poll shows that South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson are almost tied in a race to become the Republican candidate for governor. Both have about 19 percent support among likely Republican voters in the state.
Key Facts
The poll was conducted by the Trafalgar Group.
Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor, has 19.9% support.
Alan Wilson, South Carolina’s Attorney General, has 19.4% support.
The race is for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor.
The gubernatorial race is crowded with multiple candidates.
The poll focuses on likely Republican primary voters in South Carolina.
Both candidates are currently holding statewide offices in South Carolina.
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The Cook Political Report changed its rating of the Texas Senate race to show a closer contest, moving from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican." This change came after Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican runoff against Senator John Cornyn, with support from President Donald Trump.
Key Facts
The Cook Political Report is a nonpartisan group that predicts election outcomes.
The Texas Senate race rating moved from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican."
Ken Paxton, the state Attorney General, won the Republican runoff election.
Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the GOP runoff.
President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton shortly before the runoff.
This shift in rating suggests the Texas Senate race is now more competitive for Democrats.
The runoff election was considered the main event in the Republican primary for the Senate seat.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigned after an internal investigation showed he interfered with a probe into his conduct. The investigation found he deleted a contact from his city phone to hide evidence, which breached trust necessary for his leadership.
Key Facts
Brian O'Hara was the police chief of Minneapolis.
He resigned following an internal investigation into his behavior.
The investigation found he deleted a contact from his city-issued phone.
The deletion was seen as an attempt to hide evidence during an earlier investigation.
The original allegations against O'Hara were not proven.
The mayor said the interference damaged trust and the investigation's integrity.
Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell is now the acting chief.
O'Hara was first sworn in as chief in November 2022 and was recently re-nominated before resigning.
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The U.S. Southern Command reported a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific that killed one person and left two survivors. The military said the boat was involved in drug trafficking and notified the Coast Guard to rescue survivors. This strike is part of a larger campaign led by President Trump targeting drug cartels in Latin America.
Key Facts
One person was killed and two survived a U.S. strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific.
The U.S. military claims the boat was linked to a designated terrorist group involved in drug trafficking.
The strike video showed the boat breaking into two burning pieces.
The U.S. Coast Guard was called to rescue the survivors.
The campaign of strikes on suspected drug boats started in September under President Trump’s administration.
At least 193 people have died in this anti-drug operation.
The U.S. government has not publicly shown proof that the boats were carrying drugs.
President Trump views this as an armed conflict with drug cartels and seeks regional cooperation to combat them.
Some critics question whether these strikes, especially follow-up attacks on survivors, are legal under international law.
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President Donald Trump said the federal government should keep control over prediction markets, which let people bet on the results of events. Some states like Minnesota want to regulate or ban these markets, calling them a form of gambling, but the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) currently oversees them.
Key Facts
Prediction markets let users place bets on future events and have grown rapidly in recent years.
The CFTC regulates prediction markets as a part of derivatives trading, which involves contracts based on future values.
More than a dozen states are considering curbs or bans on prediction markets, with Minnesota passing the first law banning them.
Minnesota’s attorney general criticized prediction markets for being addictive and harmful to young and low-income people.
The CFTC filed a federal lawsuit to challenge Minnesota’s ban on prediction markets.
President Trump and his family have business ties to prediction market companies.
There are ethical concerns about insider trading in prediction markets, highlighted by a recent criminal case involving a US soldier.
Trading volumes on Kalshi, a leading prediction market, increased from about $100 million weekly last year to over $3 billion now.
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Texas Republican voters chose Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime Senator John Cornyn in their party’s Senate primary. Paxton received strong support from President Donald Trump and will face Democrat James Talarico in the general election.
Key Facts
Texas Republican voters rejected Senator John Cornyn in the primary runoff.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, won with 62.7% of the vote to Cornyn’s 37.2%.
President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton before the runoff.
Paxton framed the election as a fight against the party establishment.
Cornyn acknowledged the voters’ decision and congratulated Paxton.
Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in the November Senate race.
Cornyn’s loss is seen as a major upset for the GOP.
Democrats have not won a statewide office in Texas in over 30 years.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary run-off. Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in the November general election for the Texas Senate seat.
Key Facts
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, won against Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary run-off.
John Cornyn served 23 years in Congress, including 12 years in Senate Republican leadership.
The primary campaign was the most expensive Senate primary in U.S. history.
Paxton will compete against Democrat James Talarico in the November general election.
If Democrats win this seat, it could help them control the U.S. Senate during President Trump’s final two years in office.
Trump endorsed Paxton late in the race, criticizing Cornyn for being disloyal and out of touch with conservative voters.
Cornyn was initially ahead in the March primary but did not gain the majority needed to avoid a run-off.
Paxton is popular among Trump’s base in Texas and positioned himself as a more conservative alternative to Cornyn.
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Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, is projected to win the Republican Senate primary runoff, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn. Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in the November general election, in a historically expensive and closely watched race.
Key Facts
Ken Paxton is projected to win the Republican Senate nomination in Texas by defeating Senator John Cornyn.
Paxton will run against Democrat James Talarico in the November general election.
A Democrat has not won a statewide race in Texas since 1994 or a Senate race since 1988.
Cornyn, a four-term senator, received more votes in the initial primary but lost the runoff to Paxton.
President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton and praised his loyalty while criticizing Cornyn’s past support.
The Senate GOP campaign spent millions to try to stop Paxton from winning the primary.
Paxton has a history of legal troubles, including a 2015 securities fraud indictment and a 2023 impeachment by the Texas House, though he was acquitted by the Senate.
Paxton was involved in challenging the 2020 presidential election results, but the Supreme Court rejected that effort.
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Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff election for the Texas Senate seat, defeating Senator John Cornyn. This means Paxton will be the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming general election.
Key Facts
Ken Paxton won the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff.
He defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn.
The result was reported and projected by CBS News.
Ken Paxton is supported by President Donald Trump.
The primary runoff decides the Republican candidate for the general election.
John Cornyn is currently a U.S. Senator from Texas.
The election was for the U.S. Senate seat representing Texas.
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President Donald Trump has expressed strong support for Florida Congressman Byron Donalds as he runs for governor. Recent polls show a close race between Donalds and his Democratic opponent David Jolly.
Key Facts
President Trump endorsed Byron Donalds for Florida governor, praising him as a "total winner."
Trump won Florida by 13 points in the 2024 presidential election.
No Democrat has won the Florida governor’s office in over 20 years.
Byron Donalds officially entered the governor race after Trump’s February 2025 endorsement.
Polls show a competitive race: one poll has Democrat David Jolly leading 46% to 42%, another shows both candidates tied at 40%.
Younger voters (18-29) tend to support Jolly, while older voters (65+) and men lean toward Donalds.
Critics say Donalds is struggling to explain his record and is closely aligned with Trump.
Florida has shifted toward the Republican Party due to factors like conservative retirees moving in and Trump’s support among Hispanic voters.
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