"They are very unhappy." The Reporters' Roundtable. May 29, 2026.
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🗓️ 29 May 2026
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Summary
Paxton Crushes Cornyn in Texas. Can Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Can Democrats Stay Focused? Will Cornyn Cross Trump Now?
Does Trump Care About the Midterms? House Vote on Iran Next Week.
Who’s Ahead in CA Governor Race? Trump’s DOJ Pursues His Critics.
With Ginger Gibson, former Senior Washington Editor for NBC News and Cameron Joseph, Politics Editor at Politico, Ledge King, Managing Editor of The National Journal Daily and Maeve Sheehey, Congressional Reporter for Bloomberg Government.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Bill Press Pod Reporter's Roundtable. |
| 0:10.2 | I'm Ginger Gibson, former Washington editor for NBC News, sitting in for Bill. |
| 0:15.4 | Here in Washington, D.C., it's about 8.30 in the morning on Friday, May 29. |
| 0:24.6 | The Democrats' long-shot plan to win the Senate majority got a tad less long with Ken Paxton crushing Senator John Fornan in the Texas Republican primary. |
| 0:32.5 | But will that unleash another GOP legislature to thwart Trump's plans? |
| 0:38.3 | This week, Donald Trump says he doesn't care about the midterms. |
| 0:42.3 | And he's proving that perhaps by pushing some unpopular ideas, like the billion dollar ballroom, |
| 0:49.3 | the $1.8 billion fund for people convicted of attacking the capital, among many others. And, oh yeah, |
| 0:55.8 | that war in Iran and the economy, where there may be a ceasefire in Iran, there may not be a |
| 1:03.0 | ceasefire. How hardliners and the GOP derailed Trump's latest peace agreement. Plus, the California |
| 1:10.0 | gubernatorial vote next Tuesday, and successful Trump sexual assault |
| 1:13.9 | accuser E. Jean Carroll may be the latest target of the Trump's revenge tour. |
| 1:19.3 | Ooh, that's a lot. |
| 1:20.7 | Today, we are lucky to have three top journalists a breakdown this week's news. |
| 1:26.2 | Cameron Joseph, politics editor at Politico. Hello, Cam. |
| 1:30.0 | Hello, Ginger. How are you? Hey, glad to have you. Ledge King, managing editor of the National |
| 1:36.3 | Journal Daily. Hi, Ledge. Hey, Ginger. Glad to be here. And Maeve Sheehe, congressional reporter |
| 1:42.2 | for Bloomberg government. Welcome, Maeve. Hi, thanks for having me. |
| 1:45.9 | Let's jump right in and get started in Texas. I was actually in Texas on Tuesday, visiting my family on Election Day. |
| 1:56.7 | Cam, we saw Ken Paxton just crush John Cornyn. |
| 2:01.9 | What happened there? |
| 2:03.1 | Why Cornyn, the incumbent, a leader in the Senate, had a ton of money. |
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