The final Emerson College poll of Texas likely primary voters finds James Talarico (D) with a narrow edge over Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) in the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate: 52% to 47%. In the Republican primary, 40% support Ken Paxton and 36% Sen. John Cornyn, while 17% support Rep. Wesley Hunt. 
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Vivian Salama: “In the basement Situation Room at the White House and a gilded secure room at Mar-a-Lago are whispers of a Trumpian grand plan that many in Washington and in capitals around the world once considered unthinkable: the toppling of not one, not two, but three autocracies that have tormented generations of American presidents.” […]
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“For many far-left Democrats, it’s AOC or bust in 2028,” Axios reports. “Left-wing Democrats are quietly escalating efforts to persuade New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president. One big reason: They see no clear alternative. Bernie Sanders (84) is too old — and no other Sanders-like pol with national punch is emerging.”
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“Potential Democratic presidential candidates are blasting Donald Trump’s war against Iran, but their criticisms differ — and a few even echo some Trump talking points,” Axios reports. “Their responses reveal subtle but important differences in approaches to foreign policy and political strategy.” “Some condemned Trump’s push for regime change, while others focused their critiques on […]
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President Trump, in a new video from Mar a Lago, said “we grieve for the true american patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice” — referring to the 3 soldiers who died In Iran operation. He added: “Sadly there will likely be more… That’s the way it is.”
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President Trump told the Daily Mail he expects the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran to last roughly four weeks.
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New York Times: “His palatial 30,000-square-foot New Mexico mansion sits on a ridge overlooking thousands of acres of southwestern land he named Zorro Ranch. A sea of tufted grass, prickly cholla cactus and cracked arroyos, the sparsely populated high desert south of Santa Fe is a land where the nearest neighbors are miles away and […]
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Hours after the U.S. military announced that three U.S. service members were killed during military strikes against Iran, President Trump told NBC News: “We expect casualties with something like this.” He added: “We have three, but we expect casualties, but in the end it’s going to be a great deal for the world.”
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Founding father and slave owner Caesar Rodney, “whose statue in Delaware was removed in 2020 amid calls for racial reckoning, will be given a position in honor in Washington by the Trump administration as part of celebrations of the nation’s 250th birthday,” the New York Times reports.
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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told Politico that if he is given the gavel to lead the House Oversight Committee next term, a Democratic majority would “absolutely” pursue an interview with Trump regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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“Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war,” Reuters reports.
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Iran’s long-promised retaliation arrived on Sunday. Missiles and drones targeted Israel and several Persian Gulf states — including countries that host U.S. military bases — widening a conflict that now stretches across much of the Middle East. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re […]
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