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Latest News • May 27

MAGA candidate Paxton defeats Senate stalwart Cornyn in Texas primary

The president's preferred candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn failed to excite the base.

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Latest News • May 27

Rep. Julie Johnson unseated in Texas Democratic primary by predecessor Colin Allred

Former Rep. Colin Allred has unseated Rep. Julie Johnson.

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Latest News • May 27

Park Slope Food Co-op Votes to Boycott Israeli Products

The members of the Park Slope Food Co-op voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to boycott Israeli products, approving a measure hailed by supporters as a moral...

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Latest News • May 27

Democrat Johnny Garcia wins Texas House primary after rival’s antisemitic comments drew national rebukes

Democrat Johnny Garcia has won his party's primary in Texas' 35th Congressional District, NBC News projects, defeating a rival whom party leaders had...

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Latest News • May 27

Democrat Nathan Johnson to run against Republican Mayes Middleton for Texas AG in November election

Texas voters appear to have selected State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas as their candidate for Texas Attorney General in the November election according to...

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Latest News • May 27

Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters

Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.

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Latest News • May 27

Rep. Chip Roy loses runoff for Texas attorney general to a MAGA challenger

State Sen. Mayes Middleton won after casting Roy as insufficiently loyal to the president.

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Latest News • May 27

Ken Paxton Beats John Cornyn—and Blows a $250 Million Hole in Trump's Senate Map

For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump's advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn't find his way to endorsing...

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Latest News • May 27

Opinion | What Ken Paxton’s Win Means for James Talarico

When James Talarico was born in Round Rock, Texas, in 1989, Democrats controlled both chambers of the Texas statehouse. A reformed frat boy named George W.

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Latest News • May 27

Arthur Brooks: The Pope’s Guide to the AI Revolution

For all the panic surrounding AI, Pope Leo offers a coherent philosophy for how individuals, leaders, and societies should actually live with it.

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Latest News • May 27

South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats

The failure to approve a new map in South Carolina preserved the district of Rep. James E. Clyburn, a power broker within the Democratic Party and the first...

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Latest News • May 27

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigns after internal probe into his conduct, mayor says

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara has resigned following an internal investigation into his conduct, the mayor announced Tuesday evening.

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Latest News • May 27

Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign

Race had wide implications for Trump's strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico.

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Latest News • May 27

SoCal man dies following attack outside his Trump-themed home

A 69-year-old man known in his San Diego County neighborhood as the owner of the "Trump house" has died from injuries suffered in an attack outside his...

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Latest News • May 27

Christian Menefee beats Al Green in Democratic primary runoff in new TX-18, according to AP

U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee beat U.S. Rep. Al Green in Tuesday's Democratic primary runoff in Texas' 18th Congressional District, according to a race call...

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Latest News • May 27

SK Hynix hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom lifts South Korean chip stocks

Shares of SK Hynix jumped as much as 11% on Wednesday, lifting the South Korean chipmaker's market capitalization above $1 trillion as investors continued...

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Latest News • May 27

1 confirmed dead, 9 others missing after chemical implosion at facility in SW Washington

Fatalities have been confirmed following a "major" chemical implosion at the Nippon facility in Longview, Wash., on Tuesday morning.

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Latest News • May 27

Republicans in South Carolina defy Trump to reject voting map changes

With the midterms less than six months away, the two parties are locked in a fight to gain control of the House by having states redraw their voting maps,...

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Latest News • May 26

California victims react to 'Tesla road rage driver' getting 7-year prison sentence in Hawaii

Nathaniel Radimak, the man known as the "Tesla road rage driver," has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Hawaii for another attack.

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Latest News • May 26

The Idaho Chip Maker That Doubled to $1 Trillion in 48 Days

Micron's rise helps lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Tuesday, and the semiconductor rally rolls on.

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