About this episode
The episode discusses the Republican primary in Texas, the implications of Donald Trump's influence, and features insights on the California governor race and Iran negotiations.
President Trump's pick, Ken Paxton, has won the Republican primary to set up an interesting senate race in Texas. He beat John Cornyn who joins a growing group of Republican senators who are not standing for re-election so have little to lose from standing up to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Steve Hilton is hoping to become the Republican governor of California and Katy has spent some time with him. We hear what people inside the Iran discussions are saying about the prospects of a deal. And finally New York has something sporting to shout about. Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson Executive producer: Molly Guinness Image: Getty Images. Clips: Reuters This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Katy Balls, Gerard Baker
Guest: Steve Hilton
Topics covered
- Republican primary
- senate race
- Donald Trump
- California governor
- Iran discussions
- sports
Keywords
- Republican primary
- Ken Paxton
- John Cornyn
- Steve Hilton
- Donald Trump
- California
- Iran
- New York
- sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Times, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal
Places: Texas, California, New York, Iran
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