About this episode

The episode discusses Ken Paxton's victory over John Cornyn in the Texas Senate GOP primary, along with various political and legal topics including property taxes and Joe Biden's lawsuit against the DOJ.

0:00 Nancy Mace: Abolish property taxes for seniors? Bad idea — Robby Soave | RISING 12:54 Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas Senate GOP primary runoff after Trump endorsement | RISING 19:19 Pam Bondi thyroid cancer diagnosis revealed as Trump appoints her to AI Panel: Report | RISING 23:27 Joe Scarborough goes off over NJ ICE facility after lawmakers turned away: Lindsey Granger | RISING 35:05 House Dem SLAMS Graham Platner, says tattoo resembling Nazi symbol 'disqualifying' | RISING 43:14 Joe Biden sues DOJ to block interview audio release | RISING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Robby Soave

Topics covered

• Texas politics
• property taxes
• Trump endorsement
• health news
• immigration
• legal actions

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Organizations: DOJ, Trump

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