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Trump-backed Ken Paxton beat incumbent Senator John Cornyn in yesterday's Texas primary. But can he lasso enough support to keep that seat from turning blue? ... Protests and a hunger strike at an ICE detention facility after they found live worms in their food. Audie talks to a congressman who's been inside about what he saw ... President Trump will convene his Cabinet later this morning. Will we get substance or performance? 

 
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Another test of the president influence on local elections is happening today in Texas, where Trump-backed candidate Ken Paxton takes on incumbent Senator John Cornyn ... The US conducts "self-defense" strikes on Iran, which Tehran says is a ceasefire violation ... Chaos reigns outside an immigration facility in New Jersey, where a senator is tear-gassed ... It's a race against time in Laos as divers search for seven people still trapped underground in a flooded cavern.  

 
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Are the US and Iran really on the brink of ending the war? If so, why are the two countries describing the terms of the alleged agreement so differently? ... The Secret Service kills a gunman near the White House. This is the third time this month that shots were fired near the president ... A toxic tank in California could spill or explode. Could the discovery of a crack on the surface actually be good news? 

 
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"Stupid on stilts." That's what Republican Senator Thom Tillis called President Trump's nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. The backlash against it caused the GOP torpedo a deal to fund ICE. Could the president be forced to back down? 

Also on today's show: NASCAR legend Kyle Busch's shocking death ... Ebola threat ... Kamala Harris autopsy. 

 
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More GOP lawmakers are raising questions about President Trump's anti-weaponization fund. Some are ready to kill it, but do they have the votes? ... Dangerous flooding strands drivers stranded during rush hour traffic, and more rough weather could come today ... The DOJ indicts former Cuban leader Raul Castro. Could he ever set foot in a US courtroom? 

 
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