UNBELIEVABLE: 23 - The Untold Story

Voters across 34 California counties will decide on 113 local ballot measures on June 2

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · May 26

Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

The Texas Tribune · May 26

At the Races: Choosin’ Texas

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and…

Roll Call · May 26

Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam

By Saranac Hale Spencer ANALYSIS — A TV ad attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting “Muslim mass immigration” misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that “Cornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam.” The ad, which started airing on May 12…

Roll Call · May 22

‘There’s always a consequence’: Donald Trump targets yet another Republican, and GOP is terrified of the problems this will cause

“It just kind of felt like he was working against his own team.”

We Got This Covered · May 22

GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise

Middleton helped fund the Legislature’s swing to the right, and an internecine challenge to Ken Paxton. But that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.

The Texas Tribune · May 22

WhatsApp, Meta can access Texans’ private messages, AG Ken Paxton claims in lawsuit

The attorney general’s office argues WhatsApp and parent company Meta are deceiving users by claiming the companies can’t view their encrypted messages.

The Texas Tribune · May 21

At the Races: Full disclosure, Jersey edition

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski New Jersey Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. hasn’t been seen in…

Roll Call · May 21

Trump could face foreign policy squeeze in Senate after primary ruckus

New questions have emerged about whether President Donald Trump has lost sway with some Republican senators as they mull action related to a number of thorny foreign policy matters after they have clashed with Trump over the Iran war, the White House ballroom and his targeting of respected incumbents. Trump’s…

Roll Call · May 21

Not with a Bang but with a ‘Truth’

With the press of a button in his social media app, the president puts a probable end to more than two decades of Senate striving.

Texas Observer · May 21