Latest Headlines for Wednesday, May 27th.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn’s electoral dominance in what amounts to a watershed moment for GOP politics in Texas; the AP called the race for Paxton shortly after 8 p.m., about an hour after most polls closed. As of 9:45 p.m., Paxton led with about 64% of the vote, compared to roughly 36% for Cornyn, with more than 1 million Texas Republicans participating in the race. Read More

The president posted that a peace deal with Iran would be announced "shortly" and that a deal was "largely negotiated," then he posted it wasn’t "even fully negotiated yet"; amid conflicting reports, Iran accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire and threatened retaliation after a new set of strikes the U.S. called defensive. Iran warned Monday that an agreement to end the war was not imminent, acknowledging progress but downplaying any idea that an announcement could come soon. See Details

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has resigned following an internal investigation into his conduct; Mayor Jacob Frey said investigators found that O’Hara "knowingly and intentionally" deleted a contact card for a city employee from his city-issued cell phone during the original investigation "in an attempt to shield that evidence," and told O’Hara he would be disciplined up to and including discharge — leading to the resignation. Source

A prosecutor working with a grand jury in Fulton County told a federal judge on May 19 that once the Justice Department has names and addresses of 2020 election workers, federal investigators would try to interview them; the prosecutor said: "We are not sure what charges can be brought — that’s the whole point of the investigation." Fulton County is fighting the subpoena, calling it "outrageous federal overreach." Source

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the language of a potential deal with Iran could "take a couple of days" to finalize; Iran’s IRGC said 25 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours under Iranian oversight and warned it maintains "intelligent control" over the waterway and any "act of aggression" would trigger a "strong and crushing response." Find out More

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid, Axios reports, launching a national tour in recent weeks without calling it one. According to Axios, Ocasio-Cortez is busy raising her profile and making new moves as she crosses the country to support progressive candidates — in recent weeks, going to Philadelphia, Alabama, Georgia, and soon Montana. Find out More

A Georgia high school graduate and his father were killed when their car slammed into a tree. The tragic accident occurred two days after the commencement ceremony at Swainsboro High School. Find out More

An 80,000-gallon tank containing white liquor ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. mill in Longview, Washington on Tuesday, killing at least one person and leaving others missing or critically injured; the Longview Fire Department battalion chief described it as a "mass casualty scene," with first responders decontaminating patients and transporting them to area hospitals. Read More

Federal ICE agents and protesters continued clashing Tuesday morning outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark as a reported hunger strike continued inside, N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said: "When you pepper spray a United States senator, you’re not working to keep people safe." Attorneys say detainees have been given expired food and meals with worms in them; DHS denied the claims, saying "there is no hunger strike at Delaney Hall." See Details

S&P Futures were at 7,549 (+0.16%), Dow Futures at 50,689 (+0.28%), and Nasdaq Futures at 30,142 (+0.23%) in pre-market trading on Wednesday; Brent Crude Oil was at $94.04, down 2.72%, as Iran deal optimism continues to push energy prices lower — easing inflationary pressure across the economy. Read More

Elon Musk’s move to take SpaceX public reignited talk of a merger, as it would put Musk in charge of 2 of the 10 most valuable companies on Earth. Read More

Stocks rose Tuesday despite renewed tensions in the Persian Gulf, as investors clung to hope for a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end the war; Brent crude oil gained slightly, trading around $100 a barrel during Tuesday’s session before easing overnight. The drop in oil is being closely watched by the Fed as a potential catalyst for bringing inflation back toward its 2% target. Read More

UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu warned at an event in Rome that "the decisions we make now will determine whether this remains a manageable shock or evolves into a deeper global food security crisis in 2026 and 2027 and beyond," calling the situation "not only a geopolitical crisis" but "a systemic shock" to the global agriculture and food system. Read More

Iranian authorities have eased a monthslong internet shutdown that they cast as a wartime necessity, but that cost the country’s economy an estimated $30 million to $40 million a day; internet users reported Tuesday that access was gradually being restored, at least in some places, and state media said fixed broadband service was back, though it was unclear when mobile internet would be widely restored. Source

An Israeli airstrike on the village of Mashghara in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley killed 12 people, state media reported Tuesday, as an Israeli official said the military had called up more troops to Lebanon. It was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon as Hezbollah continued rocket and drone attacks on Israeli positions. See Details

Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, drops on Prime Video today, May 27, after premiering Monday on MGM+. The noir-style live-action Marvel spinoff based on Cage’s voice role in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been generating strong early buzz as one of the most anticipated Marvel streaming debuts of the year. Find out More

Album of the Year went to Sabrina Carpenter for "Man’s Best Friend," one of three awards revealed as going to her after the broadcast; the AMAs only gave out awards on the CBS/Paramount+ telecast to winners who were in the house to receive their trophies, which meant several major categories were not presented on-air. Find out More

Victor Wembanyama finished with 26 points and had three blocked shots, but was not the best player on the court in Game 5; Stephon Castle had a strong game — 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting — and Julian Champagnie had a career playoff high of 22 points, hitting four 3-pointers, but the Spurs just could not get a flow. Game 6 is in San Antonio on Friday. See Details

U.S. Soccer announced the final 23-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico; Christian Pulisic will captain the team for the first time in a World Cup, with the roster including several MLS players and a number of young European-based talents making their first World Cup squad. Source

The Supreme Court declined to hear the NFL’s appeal, allowing Brian Flores to proceed with his racial discrimination lawsuit; Flores and other Black coaches say the league has engaged in systematic racism in hiring and promotion decisions. The ruling allows one of the most significant civil rights cases in professional sports history to move toward trial. Source

A dog sitting in a parked car in a convenience store lot accidentally triggered a shotgun, setting off a blast that hit another car and injured a female bystander. See Details