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Republicans in South Carolina defy Trump to reject voting map changes

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With the midterms less than six months away, there is a battle under way over the redrawing of voting maps.

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Stop the Presses--Trump Actually Did a Good Thing

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Stop the Presses--Trump Actually Did a Good Thing

Donald Trump has made just about everything he's touched worse. He's going to spend this week bragging about his peace deal with Iran, but please remember that in 2018 he tore up the Barack Obama-negotiated deal that was working, which led Iran to start enriching far more uranium, which then made Trump decide to go to war to solve a problem he created, which is wrecking the U.S. and global economy, which he's now trying to fix in part by reportedly preparing to release around $20 billion in Iranian assets (right-wingers wanted Obama tried for treason over $1.7 billion).

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Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting

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Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting

The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.

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Clyburn on South Carolina record-breaking early voter turnout: People were ‘very angry’

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Clyburn on South Carolina record-breaking early voter turnout: People were ‘very angry’

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday said the Palmetto State’s record-breaking early voter turnout was attributed to residents’ anger over Republicans’ redistricting measure. “People were upset that this was taking place. And people tend to vote when they get angry. And people were very angry,” Clyburn told reporters hours after casting his ballot in Orangeburg,…

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Trump's Pick Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Primary

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Trump's Pick Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting the stage for a November showdown with Democrat James Talarico. Paxton clinched the nomination a week after securing an endorsement from President Donald Trump in one of the most expensive primaries in Senate history. Bloomberg's Jon Herskovitz reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Texas Showdown Latest Test of Trump's Sway | Balance of Power: Late Edition 5/26/2026

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Texas Showdown Latest Test of Trump's Sway | Balance of Power: Late Edition 5/26/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) discusses the ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran, the blowback on President Trump's 'weaponization' fund, as well as the Texas Republican runoff election. Michael Allen, Beacon Global Strategies Managing Director, speaks on the situation in the Middle East and how the handling of the conflict may reflect on President Trump and his allies in time. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Biographer shares sobering prediction about how Trump admin will end: 'This is it'

One of President Donald Trump's biographers shared a sobering prediction about how the second Trump administration will end during a new podcast interview on Tuesday. Michael Wolff, a journalist who has written four books about Trump, discussed Trump's health with Joanna Coles, the Daily Beast's chief content officer, on a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," the podcast they co-host. Wolff said Trump's "sense of the dramatic" makes it likely that his presidency will end suddenly and surprisingly, almost certainly in a way that gives Trump the place in history that he seems to crave. "I think that there's a very good chance that it just ends all of a sudden," Wolff said. "No warning, no preparation. He falls."Wolff's comments came at a time when questions swirled about Trump's health following his semi-annual physical at Walter Reed Hospital. Trump declared that he was perfectly healthy after the exam, although some medical experts remained skeptical. Wolff noted that Trump is facing an environmental risk to his health that many presidents face during their second term, one that could exacerbate any issues he already faces. "I think the second term for every president is, to say the least, a downer," Wolff said. "First thing, you have nothing to work toward. You're not running again. You see your end, and that must be frightening. And also, everyone is taking things from you. The loneliness must set in, probably exactly at the point Trump is at now. He's facing the midterms. They're going to be a catastrophe for Trump." Wolff added that if the second Trump administration were to end abruptly, that may be all Trump needs to be remembered by the history books. "I think he has enough of a sense of the dramatic that he knows that he has to go out like this," Wolff said. "This is it. This would give him his place in history."

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Speaks After the Triumphant Victory in Texas Republican Primary – Senator John Cornyn Delivers Somber Concession

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Speaks After the Triumphant Victory in Texas Republican Primary – Senator John Cornyn Delivers Somber Concession

Following a massive victory in the Texas republican primary race, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn, Texas AG Ken Paxton speaks to an enthusiastic audience of supporters in his home state. In the other half of the video, beginning at 10:39, defeated Texas Senator John Cornyn delivers his concession speech. WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, […] The post Texas AG Ken Paxton Speaks After the Triumphant Victory in Texas Republican Primary – Senator John Cornyn Delivers Somber Concession appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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Texas takeaways: The night Trump tossed Cornyn

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Texas takeaways: The night Trump tossed Cornyn

Republican Ken Paxton's 28-point primary rout of longtime Texas Sen. John Cornyn — the widest primary defeat for a sitting U.S. senator in nearly 50 years — further cements President Trump's hold on the GOP — but may complicate the party's ability to protect its Senate majority in November.Why it matters: As election returns rolled in late Tuesday, top Republicans stewed over Trump's endorsement of Paxton — Texas' attorney general with a long history of legal and ethical troubles who they believe could be more vulnerable in November.For Trump, it was the latest in a string of takedowns of Republicans he'd deemed not loyal enough. They include state lawmakers from Indiana who resisted his redistricting push and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who in 2021 voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges. And now Cornyn, who almost always votes with Trump but was viewed as not aggressive enough in pushing his agenda.Cornyn's 28-point loss is the widest primary defeat for a sitting U.S. senator since 1978, according to Bolts Magazine's Daniel Nichanian, and that time, the Montana senator had just been appointed to the seat months before.Key takeaways from Tuesday's primary:1. Republicans have a money problem to iron out.The GOP now feels the need to pour tens of millions of dollars more into Texas' Senate race than if it were Cornyn opposing upstart Democrat James Talarico.Senate Majority Leader John Thune's political operation and the National Republican Senatorial Committee both helped Cornyn in the primary. Their donors are unlikely to be excited about turning around and funding Paxton's race against Talarico. (The NRSC's statement on the primary late Tuesday didn't mention Paxton.)That's a problem, since Talarico is a strong fundraiser and Paxton isn't.Top Republicans say Trump owns Paxton's win and that the burden now falls on the president's well-funded political machine to finance the GOP side of the Texas race.2. Republicans have a YOLO problem (You Only Live Once).Trump already has a numbers problem in the Senate, where he's been facing pushback on his $1 billion ballroom project and his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."Cornyn's defeat could further complicate things. After Trump helped end his four-term Senate career, Cornyn may feel he has nothing to lose by holding up controversial Trump priorities.That's what Cassidy has done since Trump helped oust him in a Republican primary earlier this month.It's not clear Cornyn will take that path. He didn't go after Trump in his concession speech. But like Cassidy, he's a free agent in the Senate for the next seven-plus months.3. Trump still calls the shots.His popularity is historically low and the turnout for Texas' primary runoff was light. But the power of Trump's endorsement was clear in counties across the state. In the first round of voting on March 3, Cornyn narrowly topped Paxton by racking up wins in counties throughout West, South and Central Texas. Neither candidate got more than 50% of the vote in a crowded field, so Cornyn and Paxton advanced to Tuesday's runoff.On Tuesday — a week after Trump endorsed Paxton — the attorney general swept nearly all the same areas. By night's end, Cornyn was on pace to win just three of Texas' 254 counties: Dallas, Travis (Austin) and Kenedy — a rural South Texas county that includes a big chunk of the famed King Ranch. Just eight Kenedy voters showed up Tuesday. Six went for Cornyn.

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