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Updated May 27, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Republicans break the ice with Paxton after brutal Texas Senate primary

This is John Thune and Ken Paxton

Scoop: Mike Collins hires top Trump advisers ahead of Georgia runoff

This is Mike Collins at a Trump rally

Trump's retribution tour seeks new, more loyal MAGA guard

Photo illustration of three people in red hats casting votes at voting booths while President Trump looks over from a third booth

Buyer's remorse hits Trump's Latino voters

May 27, 2026 - Economy

What it would take to rebuild U.S. manufacturing might

Illustration of a star on an assembly line of robotic arms.

Texas takeaways: The night Trump tossed Cornyn

Side by side shots of Ken Paxton and John Cornyn

Tech giants back new data center climate initiative

Illustration of a keyboard key with a globe on top.

OpenAI and Anthropic dig in against each other on AI jobs apocalypse

Illustration of a signpost with two cursor arrows pointing in opposite directions.
May 27, 2026 - Technology

AI's education explosion leaves teachers in the dark

Biden files lawsuit in bid to block DOJ audio interview release

Joe Biden at a podium giving a speech, blue backdrop with BIDEN logos, American flag on the left, wearing a dark suit and striped tie, gesturing with his hands.
Updated May 26, 2026
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Axios Austin

Texas GOP voters oust Cornyn in Paxton upset

Smiling man in a dark blue suit and white shirt holds a microphone, standing in front of U.S. and French flags at a formal event.

Menefee wins Democratic nomination for Houston's redrawn House seat

two photos side-by-side of U.S. Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green

Scoop: Trump appoints Bondi to White House AI panel

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi
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