A MAGA Victory in Texas, and the Trump Administration’s New Ebola Plan
5/27/20269 min
Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate, by Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies, by Simar Bajaj
Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say, by Yeganeh Torbati and Sanam Mahoozi
Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos, by Natallie Rocha
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
OnDeck is built to back small businesses like yours, whether you're buying equipment, expanding your team, or bridging cash flow gaps. OnDeck's loans up to four hundred thousand dollars help make it happen fast. Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau and earning thousands of five-star Trustpilot reviews, OnDeck delivers funding you can count on. Apply in minutes at ondeck.com. Depending on certain loan attributes, your business loan may be issued by OnDeck or Celtic Bank. OnDeck does not lend in North Dakota. All loans and amounts subject to lender approval.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Wednesday, May 27th. Here's what we're covering.
Speaker 00:38
Tonight, we just sent a Texas-sized message to Washington. [cheering] Change was on the ballot, and change won.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:50
[cheering] 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.
Speaker 01:08
President Trump is the leader of our party, and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:13
[cheering] The runoff election was the most expensive primary in American history, and Paxton pulled out a win despite being outspent on ads by roughly eighty million dollars. The endorsement of President Trump helped carry him to what is, as of right