Chapter 1: What are the primary election results from North Carolina, Texas, and Arkansas?
Primary night in three states. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. Many races with implications for November. Tonight held in North Carolina, Texas, and Arkansas. Fox's Jessica Rosenthal has more from North Carolina. Both former RNC Chair Michael Watley and Democratic former Governor Roy Cooper won their respective primary races for the soon-to-be-opened Senate seat.
Watley spoke to a crowd of supporters Tuesday night. Roy Cooper has never seen a dollar that he didn't want to tax and spend. I've never seen a tax I didn't want to cut. Former Governor Cooper likewise criticized Watley. He has pushed schemes that raise health care costs, make communities less safe, and make life harder and more expensive for working families.
Current Republican Senator Tom Tillis is not running for re-election. Democrats need to flip four Senate seats in November to gain a majority. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News. In Texas, John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advance to a runoff in Republican primary for U.S. Senate seat there. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest with Representative Wesley Hunt.
No candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. That sends the race to a May 26 runoff. James Tallarigo and incoming congressman Jasmine Crockett still in a race that's too close to call on the Democrat side. In Arkansas, Tom Cotton won the Republican primary while Hallie Schaffner won on the Democrat side.
And Texas State Representative Steve Toth defeated Representative Dan Crenshaw. The Trump administration spending a second day briefing to lawmakers about Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Trump decided to order airstrikes on Iran after it was clear negotiations were not going to work. They were playing us on the negotiations and that this was a threat that was untenable.
Rubio spent a second day with military leaders on Capitol Hill briefing members of Congress. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he's not heard a clear strategy. This is not a necessary war. It's a war of choice. That's Fox's Jared Halpern. America's listening to Fox News. Join Fox in supporting our troops. From daily needs to global emergencies, help us be there for those who serve.
Visit go.fox slash Red Cross to donate to service to the Armed Forces today. Americans voiced their opinions about the ongoing joint U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran. Fox's Grinnell Scott with more on that. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said of the operation with Israel. This is an action by the president to address a real threat. A majority in a new Fox News poll, 61 percent agree.
Iran is a legitimate national security concern. Secretary Rubio added that in the coming days. You're going to really begin to perceive a change in the scope and in the intensity of these attacks. But should America have launched that attack with Israel early Saturday? Americans in this poll are split on that. 50% approve, 50% don't. Is America safer because of this action?
A majority, 51%, say no. Only 29% said yes. Grinnell Scott, Fox News. President Trump discussing the U.S. strikes against Iran with another world leader. Fox's Jennifer Griffin.
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Chapter 2: Who are the leading candidates in the Texas Senate primary runoff?
In his meeting with the German chancellor in the Oval Office, President Trump said Spain has not given permission for the U.S. to use Rota Naval Base, where the U.S. Marines fleet Anti-terrorism Security or Fast Team is based, a forward-based unit used to protect U.S. embassies that come under terror attack. And Maron Air Base, another key U.S. military base in Spain.
Maron is home to the 86th Airlift Wing, providing refueling and strategic aircraft capabilities, which would have been needed as part of this massive airlift into the Middle East. The president said that this caused the U.S. to have to fly much longer distances.
And the State Department says it's actively securing military and charter aircraft to fly Americans stranded in the Middle East to safety. In Israel specifically, an official saying nearly 500 Americans have been in touch with the department about leaving. And that it's helped more than 130 in departing so far. Another 100 Americans or so are expected to leave Israel over the next 24 hours.
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