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The political group associated with President Donald Trump is spending USD 10 million on television and digital advertisements in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc, and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas has become viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico, a 37-year-old state representative. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee in the race. Trump's endorsement helped Paxton to defeat the incumbent, Sen John Cornyn, in a May primary runoff election. Public disapproval of Trump over the economy and the Iran war has been a headwind for many Republican candidates. Voters generally go against the party in control of the White House in midterm elections and Democrats are hoping to gain control of the House and Senate - with Texas being a symbolically powerful sign of how the political map
The Telangana government is set to rename a road named after US President Donald Trump here next week. The 'Donald Trump Avenue located near the American consulate here is expected to be inaugurated on June 23, official sources said on Tuesday. The Telangana government in December last year said a high-profile road along the United States Consulate General in Hyderabad will be named 'Donald Trump Avenue'. It has also decided to name the upcoming greenfield radial road at the proposed RRR (Regional Ring Road) in honour of the late industrialist Ratan Tata. The government had also said a prominent stretch would be named 'Google Street' to recognise the global impact and contribution of Google and Google Maps. The naming of the key roads after globally renowned personalities and companies is part of the Revanth Reddy government's initiative to position the state as a hub for innovation-driven development.
Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start a day later in Islamabad, seeking to steady a ceasefire teetering over Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran's chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. US Vice President JD Vance was set to take off from Washington, with Iran still remaining mum over its team as it tried to pressure Washington to halt Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, claimed that talks would "remain suspended" otherwise. Meanwhile, Kuwait said it faced a drone attack Thursday night that it blamed on Iran and its militia allies in the region. Though Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard denied launching any assault, it has in the past carried out attacks across the Mideast it did not claim. In addition to talks in Iran, Israel-Lebanon negotiations are also expected to begin next week at the State Department in Washington - a potential boost to .