Texas Primary Results, South Carolina Rejects Redistricting, Iran Deal Whiplash

There's no air conditioning at NPR West? Not in these studios. So some parts of the building have air conditioning, but they made sure that your part did not. I'm sure there's nothing way or another, either little about that. Either studio c leaks water from a rainstorm, like, I'm not kidding. Mid show, right in front of me, a stream of what not a little bit, a stream of water. Wow. Or I come in here and it's boiling hot or it's freezing cold. Or the ants. In Studio E. Oh, the ants too. Yeah. The ants. That was a great thousand water. Getting the message yet, sir? Texas senator John Cornyn lost a primary against Ken Paxton, the candidate backed by president Trump. Republicans see a demonstration of Trump's power. Democrats see a weaker candidate they hope to beat this fall. I'm Stephen Skeep with a Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News. South Carolina Republicans rejected the president's push to redraw congressional maps before the midterms. They warned it could backfire helping Democrats. You energize them to come out and vote against you because people will vote when they're angry. And I think what we're seeing today across the state with the record turnout that we're seeing is that we've made some people mad. In at least half a dozen times, the president has said the war with Iran is almost over, but still no deal. Will his push for Gulf countries to normalize ties with Israel complicate negotiations? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. This message comes from Rosetta Stone. Rosetta Stone Sapphire combines immersion with the latest technology. Get unlimited access access to all 25 Rosetta Stone languages and Sapphire learning tools. Visit rosettastone.com/npr and receive 20% off. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dataiku. AI agents are transforming how enterprises work. The problem is many operate in secret. The right people rarely know what their agents are doing, if they're doing it right, or that they even exist at all. Dataiku gives companies one place to see, control, and measure every agent across the entire business. Visit dataiku.com/npr. That's dataiku.com/npr. This message comes from NPR sponsor, Raymond James, a financial firm offering wealth management, banking, and capital market services that are inspired by people. Before Raymond James financial advisors build plans, they build relationships so they can craft individual strategies designed to achieve priorities and pursue what's possible. That's the power of personal. Disclosures at raymond james dot com. Raymond James and Associates Inc, member NYSE, SIPC. A pair of Republican senators have lost their seats in less than two weeks. Yeah. One of them is John Cornyn. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton defeated Cornyn on Tuesday. He's been a senator for four terms. Paxton outpolled Cornyn by a margin of nearly two to one. President Trump supported Paxton, endorsing him late after Paxton was leading in many polls. Trump also …