2026-05-27
Middle East tensions spike. Texas primary upsets. SK Hynix hits trillion.
Good morning. Iran warns of retaliation after US strikes. Texas Democrats oust a 30-year incumbent. Seoul's chip-maker joins the trillion-dollar club.
Morning Reality Check
Tehran accused Washington of ceasefire breach Tuesday. Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead. Both truces, already fragile, just got frailer.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted the sitting Republican senator in a primary. The party's voter base made a choice.
Search amid influence-peddling allegations. PM Pedro Sanchez's problems in Madrid are multiplying. Spain braces for 40C heat this week.
Mix of tactical ballistic, cruise, and artillery missiles tested. State news agency confirmed it. The arsenal keeps growing.
Personnel officials say non-disclosure agreements stop leaks. They're calling it policy. It's called a gag order.
Rep. Al Green lost his Houston seat to Christian Menefee in the Democratic primary. Thirty years in Congress. Runoff math was unforgiving.
Former president seeks to block recordings and transcripts from his 2017 memoir ghostwriter. The judge gets to decide who owns the conversation.
South Korean memory-chip maker became the third Asian company to hit the mark. AI frenzy. Breakneck surge. That's the math.
- UFC chief plans fight arena on White House lawn
- Samsung Union Votes in Favor of Deal, Averting Chip Plant Strike
- Director Howard Storm dies at 94
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Iran threatens retaliation, Texas ousts its kingmakers, Seoul prints money. Democracy and markets both rewarding the insurgent.
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