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  • ✇The Guardian
  • Grand Canyon on ‘extreme heat’ watch, with temperatures set to soar
    Temperatures could top 111F on Monday and Tuesday, after several recent deaths in park raise concerns over heatExtreme heat is set to hit lower parts of the Grand Canyon from Monday, the US National Weather Service (NWS) warned, with temperatures projected to exceed 100F (37.7C).An alert published on Saturday will be in effect from 10am local time on Monday through 7pm on Tuesday. Continue reading...
     
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Grand Canyon on ‘extreme heat’ watch, with temperatures set to soar

✇The Guardian
Von: Anna Betts
20. Juni 2026 um 20:36

Temperatures could top 111F on Monday and Tuesday, after several recent deaths in park raise concerns over heat

Extreme heat is set to hit lower parts of the Grand Canyon from Monday, the US National Weather Service (NWS) warned, with temperatures projected to exceed 100F (37.7C).

An alert published on Saturday will be in effect from 10am local time on Monday through 7pm on Tuesday.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Matt York/AP

© Photograph: Matt York/AP

© Photograph: Matt York/AP

Empfangen — 19. Juni 2026 ⏭

James Talarico Attacks Ken Paxton Over Child Abuse Case

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
19. Juni 2026 um 00:24
The case, which resulted in a short jail sentence despite years of alleged abuse, has drawn outcry in Texas. So have the attempts to politicize it.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, held a news conference to call on Ken Paxton to release files related to Adam Hoffman in Waco, Texas, on Thursday.
Empfangen — 13. Juni 2026 ⏭

James Talarico Plays Up Spurs’ Past Glory in Campaign Ad Aimed at Texas Voters

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Tim Balk
13. Juni 2026 um 19:54
The Democratic candidate for Senate looked to gain crossover appeal with a spot emphasizing teamwork and his own experience as a teacher in San Antonio.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, is trying to improve his standing with male voters.
Empfangen — 08. Juni 2026 ⏭

Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
08. Juni 2026 um 20:13
The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.
Empfangen — 03. Juni 2026 ⏭

The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
03. Juni 2026 um 21:33
Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.

© KC McGinnis for The New York Times

Democrats believe Josh Turek, who is running for a Senate seat in Iowa, can be competitive despite being in a red state.

Top Texas Election Official to Resign, Months Before General Contest

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
03. Juni 2026 um 02:44
Jane Nelson, the Texas secretary of state, was appointed to the role overseeing statewide elections in 2023 by Gov. Greg Abbott.

© Adam Powell/USA Today Network, via Reuters

Jane Nelson, the top election official in Texas, did not give a reason for her departure.
Empfangen — 01. Juni 2026 ⏭
  • ✇NYT > U.S. News
  • Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas?
    James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dominant in Republican politics in Texas.
     
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Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas?

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Ruth Graham · Melanie Bencosme · June Kim and Andrew Cagle
01. Juni 2026 um 10:00
James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dominant in Republican politics in Texas.

Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Ruth Graham and J. David Goodman
01. Juni 2026 um 13:01
Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

Jim Rigby has led St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, since the 1980s.
Empfangen — 29. Mai 2026 ⏭
Empfangen — 28. Mai 2026 ⏭

Swallowing Concerns, G.O.P. Senators Rally Behind Paxton

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Annie Karni
28. Mai 2026 um 22:09
After attacking the Texas attorney general, who won the G.O.P. nomination, Senate Republicans are pivoting sharply to support him in what is now a competitive race.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, beat Senator John Cornyn by close to 30 points on Tuesday night, transforming Texas into a battleground state.

James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
28. Mai 2026 um 13:58
Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest in Texas for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

State Representative James Talarico campaigned in Houston on Wednesday.
Empfangen — 27. Mai 2026 ⏭

Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
27. Mai 2026 um 10:03
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in a runoff for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, setting up a marquee race against James Talarico, the Democrat.

Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman and Lauren McGaughy
27. Mai 2026 um 10:02
Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addressed supporters after winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate at a watch party on Tuesday.

As Republicans Battled in the Runoff, Talarico Sought to Unify Democrats

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
27. Mai 2026 um 01:27
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, has been raising money and looking to unite his party for the general election.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

State Representative James Talarico of Texas at a rally in Austin after the primary election in March.

The Factors Shaping the 2026 Midterm Elections

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Patricia Mazzei
26. Mai 2026 um 23:14
President Trump has sought revenge in G.O.P. primaries. Democrats have turned out to vote in large numbers. Republicans have gained a redistricting advantage.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Poll workers in Cypress, Texas, on Tuesday.
Empfangen — 26. Mai 2026 ⏭

The Jaw-Dropping Cost of the Texas Senate Primary: Nearly $130 Million

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Matt Zdun and Theodore Schleifer
26. Mai 2026 um 21:33
The race between Senator John Cornyn and his right-wing rival, Ken Paxton, has cost mountains of cash. More of it has gone to help Mr. Cornyn — but that money may not be enough.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The Republican primary race for Senate between Senator John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has become the most expensive primary campaign in the country’s recent history.
Empfangen — 19. Mai 2026 ⏭

Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold · Megan Mineiro and Carl Hulse
19. Mai 2026 um 22:56
News that President Trump had snubbed Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the four-term incumbent, was met with shock, anger and fear that the G.O.P. could lose his seat.

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Senator John Cornyn of Texas speaking with reporters on Monday after a campaign event in San Antonio.
Empfangen — 18. Mai 2026 ⏭

He’s Been Impeached and Indicted. He Has a Chance in Texas’ Senate Race.

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Kruse and Lauren McGaughy
19. Mai 2026 um 02:49
The fate of Ken Paxton, the conservative Texas firebrand, could decide whether Republicans keep control of the Senate.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Empfangen — 14. Mai 2026 ⏭

G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Richard Sandomir
14. Mai 2026 um 23:14
He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor.

© Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press

G. Robert Blakey in 1985. With RICO, he helped create “a new form of jurisprudence,” said Ronald Goldstock, a former director of the Organized Crime Task Force in New York. “It was such a dramatic change that prosecutors didn’t initially understand or use it.”
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