Paolo Lim

Talarico has a nasty battle ahead of him, but everything that needed to happen for Democrats to turn Texas blue has happened. The economy is shit, Trump’s approval is cratering, and the GOP is nominating the worst possible candidate for the general election. At minimum, Republicans are going to spend a small fortune defending a state Trump won by 14%.

We gotta be honest, Ken Paxton is gonna be the Mark Robinson of the TXSEN race. This guy does not have the sauce.

VANCE CONSIDERS ABANDONING 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN, SOURCES SAY — MAIL

BREAKING: Iran says the now fully leaked “Memorandum of Understanding” does not include any obligation for Tehran to surrender nuclear stockpiles, dismantle equipment, close nuclear facilities, or formally agree not to pursue a nuclear weapon, contradicting U.S. claims, per Fars News. According to the report, all nuclear-related matters would instead be postponed to a 60-day negotiation period following the agreement’s signing. Iranian officials reportedly say the U.S. would first need to accept zero upfront nuclear concessions from Iran, unfreeze $100 billion in Iranian assets, end the naval blockade, suspend all oil and petrochemical sanctions during negotiations, pay $270 billion in war reparations, and recognize the Strait of Hormuz under full Iranian sovereignty and control with no U.S. presence and pre-war shipping traffic restored.

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is urging her party to drop its quest for partisan advantage in favor of a more pressing issue: winning the midterms. Spanberger: “It is outrageously premature of us to be talking about any sort of redistricting or map changing effort when we have to win the most consequential midterms of my lifetime this November.”

McLaughlin poll | 5/12-5/18 LV 2028 Democratic US presidential primary (by race) Black Democrats 🟦Kamala Harris 47% 🟦Gavin Newsom 10% 🟦AOC 6% 🟦Cory Booker 5% —— White Democrats 🟦Kamala Harris 21% 🟦Gavin Newsom 19% 🟦Pete Buttigieg 10% 🟦Josh Shapiro 7% —— Hispanic Democrats 🟦Kamala Harris 36% 🟦AOC 13% 🟦Gavin Newsom 11% 🟦Josh Shapiro 9%

Hardly the first person who has said this, but Democrats have the same split Republicans had with Trump in 2023: Democratic leaders, elected officials and fundraisers want to move on from Kamala Harris. But the base (that is, Black voters) still want her to run.

Esprimo le mie sincere congratulazioni a Janez Janša per la sua elezione a Primo Ministro di Slovenia. Sono certa che imposteremo un lavoro fruttuoso per l’ulteriore crescita delle relazioni tra Italia e Slovenia e per lo sviluppo di un’agenda europea fondata sulla promozione dei nostri interessi comuni, a beneficio delle nostre nazioni. Buon lavoro Janez!