Mayes Middleton picked as Texas GOP candidate in race for attorney general, after primary runoff against Rep. Chip Roy

Texas Republicans have selected Texas Rep. Mayes Middleton as their candidate in the race for the state’s next attorney general, following a contentious duel with Chip Roy, CBS News projects. Roy and Middleton criticized each other in the lead-up to Tuesday’s runoff vote, which was triggered after neither Roy nor Middleton earned more than 50% …

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Trump Appoints Former Attorney General Bondi to White House AI Panel, Axios Reports

WASHINGTON, ⁠May ⁠26 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump ‌has appointed ‌former ⁠U.S. Attorney ⁠General Pam Bondi ​to ​a White House ⁠advisory committee ⁠focused ⁠on artificial ​intelligence, Axios ​reported ⁠on ⁠Wednesday. The White House did not immediately ⁠respond when reached for comment. (Reporting by Bhargav ⁠Acharya and Jasper Ward; Editing ​by Christian ​Schmollinger) Copyright 2026 …

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Russia’s Putin Gifts Four Amur Tigers to Kazakhstan Ahead of Visit

May 27 (Reuters) – Russia has ⁠handed ⁠Kazakhstan four Amur ⁠tigers, two of them cubs, to help the ​country restore its numbers of the animals, President Vladimir Putin said ‌in an article issued ahead ‌of his visit to the Central Asian nation ⁠this week. Rich ⁠in energy resources and critical minerals, Kazakhstan shares a ​border …

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