Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Trump’s Midterm Wins, Historic Heatwave & Team USA Roster

All the news you need in about 10 min:

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Read more about the stories in today's show:

Trump Notches Wins in Texas Runoffs: Texas Tribune, NBC News, WSJ, WaPo

Court Blocks AL Voting Map: NY Times, WSJ, Politico, Axios

SC Votes Down New Voting Map: WaPo, NPR, CBS News, AP

Iran Responds to U.S. Attacks: CBS News, NY Times, CNN, AP

Trump to Talk Policy at Full Cabinet Meeting: Fox News, ABC News, NY Post, CBS News

WA Chemical Plant Rupture: Bloomberg, NBC News, ABC News, CNN

Early European Heatwave Breaks Records: BBC, CNN, AP, NY Times

NASA Reveals Moon Base Plans: NASA, AP, ABC News, NY Times, NBC News

Trump Admin Proposes NDAs for Federal Employees: OPM, CBS News, AP, NPR, Bloomberg

Clarence B. Jones Dies: USA Today, NBC News, AP, Deadline

Josh Jacobs Arrested for Domestic Abuse: NFL, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, NY Post, NBC Sports

Team USA World Cup Roster Announced: US Soccer, ABC News, SI, Fox Sports, USA Today

Work Wednesday: First Ride-Share Drivers Union: Reuters, Axios, CBS News, NY Times
Larger-Picture Union Trends: BLS, The Guardian, WSJ