President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Senator John Cornyn in the upcoming primary, dealing a significant blow to Cornyn. Paxton has positioned himself as a stronger ally of Trump, while Cornyn has been criticized for not supporting Trump in 2024. The runoff is a week away, with early voting underway. Democrats are optimistic about their candidate, James Tellerico, who won the primary. Special elections have shown a significant shift to the left, indicating a challenging year for Republicans. The conversation also touched on the ethical implications of political endorsements and the potential for a Democratic win in Texas.
A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.
