From the New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Wednesday, May 27th. Here's what we're covering.

Tonight, we just sent a Texas-sized message to Washington. Change was on the ballot and change won. In Texas, Ken Paxton, the state's far-right

Attorney General, with a long history of scandal and controversy, took down longtime Senator John

Cornyn. It was essentially a decisive victory for the MAGA movement over the state's

old guard of conservatives.

President Trump is the leader of our party and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics.

The runoff election was the most expensive primary in American history, and Paxton pulled out a

win despite being outspent on ads by roughly $80 million.

The endorsement of President Trump helped carry him to what is, as of right now, a nearly 30-point

win over Cornyn. And it has proved once again that when Trump backs a candidate, he brings

voters with him. That's been the case in Louisiana, Kentucky,

in Indiana, where just in the last few weeks, the president's preferred candidates have all

taken down GOP incumbents that Trump turned on. Now, looking ahead to November, Democrats

actually see Paxton's primary victory as an opportunity for them.

They see an opening to run against Paxton for his own scandals, but also tie Paxton to the

president who is becoming more and more unpopular and losing support among the very voters who

boosted him to victory in 2024. Lisa Lair is a national political correspondent for the Times.

She says Democrats are feeling confident about their own candidate for Senate, James Talariko.

No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas for decades, but Tala Rikos quickly become a national

name, gaining a huge amount of momentum, a lot of fundraising, and his Bible-infused messaging has really resonated in Texas.

Democrats feel he'll be a serious contender up against Paxton and all his baggage.

Look, the idea of turning Texas Democratic has been like Charlie Brown in the football for Democrats.

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