“Former President Joe Biden is suing the Justice Department to block the release of private audio recordings conducted while he was working with a memoir ghostwriter several years ago,” NOTUS reports.
GOP Lawmaker Jeered at Town Hall
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) “was jeered and backpedaled from several of President Donald Trump’s signature policies at a town hall Tuesday evening — his second contentious encounter with constituents within the past year,” NOTUS reports.
Ken Paxton Trounces John Cornyn
“Ken Paxton, the scandal-scarred attorney general of Texas and loyalist to President Trump, defeated Senator John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, casting out the state’s senior senator and bolstering Democratic hopes of flipping the seat,” the New York Times reports.
“Lifted by a late endorsement from Mr. Trump that infuriated Republican senators, Mr. Paxton overcame accusations of personal misdeeds and professional corruption, as well as a substantial fund-raising disadvantage, to prevail in one of the nation’s most expensive and acrimonious Republican primary races.”
Texas Runoff Results
The Republican U.S. Senate runoff in Texas will come to a head tonight when polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
Leave your thoughts on this and other races in the comments as results come in.
Trump May Appear at NBA Finals in New York
“President Trump is considering making an appearance at the NBA finals next week, a rarity for an American leader, after his hometown New York Knicks clinched a championship spot,” the New York Times reports.
“An appearance by Mr. Trump at Madison Square Garden would be the latest incidence of a high-profile sports event serving as a backdrop for his presidency. Mr. Trump last year showed up at the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, the U.S. Open men’s final and a Yankees game.”
Angela Paxton Stays Out of Texas Runoff
“When Angela Paxton, a conservative state senator in Texas, issued an endorsement list on Tuesday for the state’s primary runoffs, one race was conspicuously absent: the Senate contest that involves her estranged husband,” the New York Times reports.
“Ms. Paxton filed for divorce last year ‘on biblical grounds’ from Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general. She had stayed neutral until the end in his bid to unseat Senator John Cornyn of Texas in the Republican primary.”
All We Say
Just published: All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches by Ben Rhodes.
“This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity.”
Why Silicon Valley’s Big Bet on Matt Mahan Went Bust
“Silicon Valley’s effort to place Matt Mahan in the governor’s mansion is stalling out amid recriminations, donor frustration and second-guessing,” Politico reports.
“The San Jose mayor entered California’s wide-open governor’s race as tech’s chosen champion: a centrist Democrat with founder credentials, elite backers and promises of tens of millions of dollars to catapult him through the June primary.”
“But his underwhelming campaign has become a cautionary tale about an untested candidate and inexperienced donors chasing a vision that has failed to materialize with a week left — a humbling experience for some of Mahan’s backers in tech, many of them relative newcomers to state politics who are working to build enduring political power in California.”
Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout
New York Times: “Iran began restoring internet access for tens of millions of Iranians, lifting a blackout imposed after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on the country on Feb. 28.”
Iran Seeks Economic Relief Without Handing Trump Victory
“Iran is pursuing two intertwining goals in its negotiating strategy with the U.S., say Iranian officials and Arab mediators: securing financial relief for an economy that is under severe strain without giving enough ground on its nuclear program to allow President Trump to claim victory,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Vance Calls Pope Leo’s AI Warnings ‘Profound’
“Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday for issuing a new theological document rife with warnings about unbridled advancements in AI,” NBC News reports.
“The text, Leo’s first encyclical since his installation as pope last year, urged a restraint that doesn’t stop progress but, rather, functions as the “exercise of responsible care for the human family.”
Said Vance: “What I read of it sounds very profound, and the sort of thing that you would expect and hope from a leader of the church. The thing about morality is that the principles never change, but the way you apply those principles does, because the world changes, right?”
South Carolina Republicans Defy Trump Again
The Guardian: “Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have defied Donald Trump and rejected a breakneck bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of November’s US midterm elections.”
“In a 26-18 vote, state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district and add to the list of gerrymandered gains for Republicans.”
Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S.
“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Tuesday that it would launch a ‘decisive reciprocal response’ to any attack that violated the cease-fire, injecting more uncertainty into fragile diplomatic efforts a day after the U.S. military struck targets in southern Iran,” the New York Times reports.
“Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, also suggested that the country could renew strikes on U.S. military installations in the Persian Gulf, which Tehran had repeatedly targeted after the United States and Israel started bombing Iran in late February.”
Statistic of the Day
The Telegraph: “All but three of the 6,069 refugees taken in by the United States since October are White South Africans.”
An Innovator in Corruption
Jonathan Last: “He saw that private lawsuits could be used as a way to legalize bribery and extortion—that’s what his defamation suits against CBS and ABC were.”
“Trump understood that while it might be illegal to go to CBS and ABC and demand that they pay him protection money, he could use a civil lawsuit as justification for creating a private legal contract that amounted to the same thing.”
“He further understood that if he filed a civil suit against the U.S. government and then became president, he could direct the government to settle with him on whatever terms he desired.”
“These are ideas which seem to have occurred to no one in American history prior to Trump. When it comes to corruption, the man knows how to think laterally.”
Democrats Feud Over Stock Trading
Associated Press: “The bitter campaign is emblematic of broader debates within the Democratic Party over the role of money in politics. Long a refrain of strident progressives and good-government reformers, accusations that political rivals are self-dealing or bought by special interests have become a mainstay of Democratic primaries.”
“The heightened criticism of lawmakers’ personal wealth comes as the party looks to sharpen its anti-corruption message against Trump and to develop a platform for overhauling Washington if Democrats take power in the midterms.”
Trump Says Exam Went ‘Perfectly’ but Shares No Details
President Donald Trump said his physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went “PERFECTLY,” but provided no details on the results of his examination, Bloomberg reports.
Rolling Stone: Trump sure seems to be going to the hospital a lot.
Chris Cillizza: Trump is going to the doctor again. What’s going on?
Crisis of Common Good
Out today: Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America by Sen. Chris Murphy.
“Today, the United States is in a crisis—and it’s not just a political one: over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character, while too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens.”
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