Texas Primary Results, Trump Cabinet Meeting, RFK Jr. Wrangles Snakes and more

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Trump-backed Ken Paxton blows out incumbent Sen. Cornyn in Texas runoff. President Trump is scheduled to meet with his cabinet today, amid Iran peace talks. One person is dead and nine people are missing after a chemical tank rupture at a paper mill in Washington state. A study warns of dangers of late-night phone use for teens. Plus, RFK Jr. shares a snake-wrangling video from Dr. Oz’s patio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.9	Good morning, everyone.
0:36.4	I'm Kate Baldwin.
0:37.0	It's Wednesday, May 27th. Here are your five things.
0:39.3	Number one, the Texas takedown. President Trump flexed and it worked again. This time in what's become the biggest Senate race in this midterm cycle.
0:48.3	And what comes next is going to be something to watch. The Republican, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,
0:55.0	just trounced the longtime incumbent Republican Senator
0:57.9	John Cornyn last night.
0:59.5	Paxton won nearly two-thirds of the vote
1:02.0	from Texas Republicans.
1:03.4	The biggest factor likely Trump's last minute
1:06.6	Paxton endorsement last week.
1:08.7	Cornyn had called Paxton an embarrassment earlier in the day.
1:12.6	Cornyn then ended the night, saying he'll still support the Republican ticket in November.
1:18.6	The party and the majority gets to govern, and my hope is to keep my party in power.
1:24.6	Texas will be the radical left's number one priority.
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