{"id":211844,"date":"2026-05-27T12:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maga-ally-wins-texas-runoff-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:35:50","slug":"maga-ally-wins-texas-runoff-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maga-ally-wins-texas-runoff-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA ally wins Texas runoff &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start with these reads:<br \/><em><strong><a href=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolefallert\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, bringing you the news to know on Wednesday, and check in with the &#8220;Summer House&#8221; fans in your life.<br \/>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican Senate runoff election Tuesday in Texas, marking another success for <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026\/05\/26\/trump-paxton-cornyn-texas-runoff-talarico-takeaways\/90265239007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>President Donald Trump&#8217;s purge of his party<\/a>. Paxton ended the day with 63.8% of the votes, with an estimated 98% of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press and CNN.<br \/>Trump&#8217;s endorsement pit Cornyn&#8217;s perceived electability against Paxton&#8217;s unflinching loyalty to Trump.<br \/>Paxton now moves forward to the fall campaign against state Rep.\u00a0James Talarico.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>Take a look<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Led by head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. will aim to go on a deep run on home soil and get the nation behind them. Pochettino <a href=\/story\/sports\/soccer\/worldcup\/2026\/05\/26\/usmnt-world-cup-roster-2026-usa-team\/90065443007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>has named a 26-man squad<\/a> led by European-based stars like <a href=\/picture-gallery\/sports\/soccer\/worldcup\/2026\/05\/26\/usmnt-world-cup-roster-usa-photos\/90265286007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams<\/a>. <a href=\/story\/sports\/soccer\/worldcup\/2026\/05\/26\/usmnt-schedule-world-cup-2026-usa\/90261059007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Here&#8217;s when Team USA starts the World Cup<\/a>.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>Something to talk about<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Your extremely online friends likely watched the &#8220;Summer House&#8221; <a href=\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2026\/05\/25\/summer-house-reunion-time-where-to-watch\/90194161007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Season 10 reunion<\/a> last night, which featured a house divided by a controversial audio leak, a divorce and a relationship scandal. For the first time, the entire cast \u2013 including Amanda Batula and West Wilson as well as their respective exes,\u00a0Kyle Cooke\u00a0and\u00a0Ciara Miller\u00a0\u2013 addressed all of it during part one of a three-part reunion. <a href=\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2026\/05\/26\/summer-house-reunion-amanda-batula-west-wilson-timeline\/90195267007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Get the rundown on what happened<\/a>.<br \/><small><em>Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0Nicole an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com<\/em><\/small>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxOMVJuQ2dieTdoei1RdUw1bGJDQ2JLQm5oU0IwQWIya1oxWXVqVm5tVmhRdFVWT2w1UDlLR0hCVC1DdkVIVFdWazdZcDVDNGRQSGltVXhENFJ3NnZlT1dzdVhpT0MxWXIwemR4NWNaOUZ0bmV1SEJINmxXdVZmOHh0bmdqb0MxcE9rNkNmN3ozM0tBdWQyQTFRbjZubm1XVnByOW4yUDZwMFU?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start with these reads:Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Wednesday, and check in with the &#8220;Summer House&#8221; fans in your life.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican Senate runoff election Tuesday in Texas, marking another success for President Donald Trump&#8217;s purge of his party. 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