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Rep. Christian Menefee defeats fellow Rep. Al Green in Texas House runoff

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Texas Democratic Rep. Christian Menefee defeated longtime Rep. Al Green in a runoff that was defined by heavy outside spending and clashes over generational change.

The Tuesday result will likely end the long career of Green, a 78-year-old civil rights champion who was running for a 12th term in Washington. He entered the race in the newly drawn Houston-area 18th District after his own district was carved up in redistricting.

Menefee, a 38-year-old Harris County attorney and fellow member of the Congressional Black Caucus, was sworn into Congress earlier this year after winning a special election in January to serve out the remainder of the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s term. He is expected to cruise to victory in November in the safely Democratic Houston district.

The race was also the latest sign of the power of the crypto lobby’s influence. A cryptocurrency super PAC poured $4 million into the race to back Menefee, turning the incumbent-on-incumbent showdown into the most expensive House runoff in Texas this cycle.

In the end, Green, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, couldn’t overcome the cash disadvantage despite his name recognition.

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Rep. Chip Roy loses runoff for Texas attorney general to a MAGA challenger

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Rep. Chip Roy lost the GOP runoff for Texas attorney general after a challenger to his right painted him as insufficiently loyal to MAGA.

State Sen. Mayes Middleton’s victory Tuesday proves that fealty to President Donald Trump continues to be the defining issue for Republican primary voters.

Middleton convinced voters he was the best Republican to carry the MAGA torch from outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is competing in his own Republican runoff Tuesday, against Sen. John Cornyn, for the Texas Senate seat.

Roy, a Freedom Caucus member, failed to overcome accusations that he betrayed the conservative movement by occasionally breaking with Trump, both over fiscal spending and in voting to certify Trump’s 2020 election loss. Trump made no endorsement in the race.

Middleton finished ahead of Roy in the March primary, knocking out two other opponents. A wealthy oil businessman from Galveston, Texas, Middleton loaned his campaign more than $16 million.

If he were to get elected as attorney general, Middleton would help shape the future of the Republican Party post-Trump, playing a key role leading the conservative legal movement.

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The Memo: Trump and allies seek to spin Iran deal amid hazy details

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The Memo: Trump and allies seek to spin Iran deal amid hazy details

A fierce battle is underway to shape public perceptions of a deal to end the war in Iran — even though no such agreement has been arrived at and progress toward it was called into question by fresh U.S. attacks on southern Iran on Monday. Despite those strikes…
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Hassett’s bold prediction

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Hassett’s bold prediction

Welcome to Blue Light News’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Hassett: Energy prices will drop ‘like nothing you’ve ever seen before’ National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said energy prices are going to fall at an unprecedented rate once Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz…
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