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What are the key details of the Texas Senate primary runoff?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. In Texas, the most expensive Senate primary in U.S. history is heading to a runoff in May. Neither Republican incumbent Senator John Cornyn nor his opponents were able to top the 50% threshold needed to win outright in Tuesday's primary. Cornyn will face State Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican runoff, who seems undaunted.
He received the most ad support for an incumbent in a single primary in U.S. history. But we proved something they'll never understand in Washington. Texas is not for sale. The runoff victor will face either Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett or State Representative James Tallarico in November.
Their race has not been called after confusion stemming from a rules change by local Republicans in two counties led to a state Supreme Court ruling and threats of more legal action. U.S. Senate headed toward a vote on President Trump's decision to attack Iran. The Senate is to vote Wednesday on a war powers resolution.
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Congress will not need to authorize military operations in Iran if the war continues for several months, as NPR's Claudia Grisales reports. Thune says the president has broad authorities under Article II of the Constitution when it comes to defending America's national security interests.
I think the president was perfectly within his rights to take the steps that he took. I think it was a necessary step in order to protect American lives. However, Democrats and other critics of the war say the president should have consulted Congress, not just notified them of the plans.
Thune is countering those arguments, saying the effort will eliminate a threat that could have cost countless numbers of Americans' lives. The senator also acknowledged while many questions remain about what comes next, that it's largely up to the Iranian people. Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.
Iran says it will send an aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean in light of the escalation in the conflict with Iran. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that President Macron announced the move to the nation on television.
Faced with this unstable situation and the uncertainties of the coming days, said a grave-looking Macron, I have ordered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, its air assets and its frigate escort to set sail for the Mediterranean. He summed up the situation for the French, saying Iran had started it by building deadly weapons, arming terror groups and killing its own citizens.
While he called the American-Israeli attack illegal, Macron said no one would mourn the death of the executioners. France, he says, is a reliable partner and will stand by its Gulf allies while defending its interests and protecting its citizens. Macron said there are 400,000 French nationals in the region. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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