Trump-Backed Paxton Wins Texas GOP Primary
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What was the outcome of the Texas GOP Senate primary?
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President Trump's endorsement tips the scales in Texas' GOP Senate primary. Plus, the U.S. races to set up an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans in Kenya And fears mount in Europe that Vladimir Putin could expand the Ukraine war beyond the country's borders.
How does Ken Paxton plan to challenge James Talarico in the general election?
The Russian calculation is that as they watch President Trump talking about leaving NATO, they are thinking that if we attack some of these European countries, be it the Baltic states, be it Finland, Sweden, Norway, maybe the U.S. won't react.
It's Wednesday, May 27th. I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.
What recent legal decisions impact Alabama's congressional map?
And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. We begin in Texas, where Trump-backed State Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated incumbent John Cornyn in a primary runoff to clinch the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. At his victory party, Paxton pivoted his focus to his opponent in November's general election, Democrat James Tallarico.
No matter what he says or how much he raises, the reality is that James Tallarico is going to be nothing more than a Texas-based puppet for Chuck Schumer and the National Democrats.
Democrats are hoping that a Tallarico victory could help them to reclaim the Senate in what's expected to be the red state's most competitive general election in years. Paxton's chances of winning, meanwhile, could hinge on uniting his party after a bruising primary and amid anger among Senate Republicans that Trump turned his back on Cornyn.
What is the significance of the U.S. deploying health officials to Kenya?
In a pair of redistricting updates, a federal court has barred Alabama from using a congressional map favoring Republicans in special primaries in August, saying it was intentionally discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional. Instead, the court directed the state to reuse the so-called race-blind maps it created for the 2024 congressional election. The state is likely to appeal the ruling. And in a setback for South Carolina's Republican governor, the state's GOP-controlled Senate has rejected a plan to cancel an ongoing congressional primary and hold a later election under new maps drawn to remove a high-profile Democrat stronghold. Governor Henry McMaster had called the legislature back for a special session to redraw the maps after pressure from President Trump and his aides.
Early voting in South Carolina's primary election started yesterday. In global markets news, China has recorded a nearly 25% jump in year-on-year industrial profits for April, with its oil refining sector crawling out of the red on the back of higher crude prices. But pricier energy wasn't China's only industrial tailwind. The country's metal sector has now seen triple-digit profit growth through April thanks to strong global demand for Chinese AI and green energy products. And there's fresh evidence of that in Europe in the form of new car sales data out this morning. Otto's reporter Stephen Wilmot says there are two clear themes.
One is that Tesla is bouncing back a bit. They had a very bad 2025 because they were shifting to the new version of the Model Y in their Berlin factory. And also that was kind of when... Elon Musk's political affiliation with Trump was at its most toxic, shall we say, to the European consumer. So partly because of that rather weak start to 2025, the 2026 numbers are looking a lot better by comparison. That said, the more obvious theme is the growth of Chinese manufacturers. BYD is now bigger than Tesla in Europe. way bigger than Honda and many other brands that will be much more familiar to American consumers. And it's not just BYD, it's also Geely, Cherry, Cyc, Leap Motor.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the outcome of the Texas GOP Senate primary?
0:03–0:50
2
How does Ken Paxton plan to challenge James Talarico in the general election?
0:50–1:07
3
What recent legal decisions impact Alabama's congressional map?
1:07–2:06
4
What is the significance of the U.S. deploying health officials to Kenya?
2:06–5:09
5
What are the implications of Russian threats towards European countries?
5:09–6:15
6
How is the energy crisis influencing European politics?
6:15–7:57
7
What recent developments have occurred regarding the U.S. chip industry?
7:57–9:29
8
How might Russia's military strategy evolve in light of current challenges?
9:29–12:20