NYTIMES (Neil Vigdor) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Keeps Picking Up Snakes. Is He Doing It Right?
The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention.
NYTIMES (Lauren McGaughy) - Mayes Middleton Defeats Chip Roy in the Runoff for Texas Attorney General
After connecting his opponent to past criticism of President Trump, the conservative state senator now advances to the general election.
THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - Ken Paxton Unseats John Cornyn In Latest Blowout Defeat For Establishment GOP
The race was largely viewed as a referendum on establishment Republicans' reluctance to deliver wins like the Save America Act.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Mayes Middleton defeats Chip Roy for Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General
Roy and Middleton advanced to a runoff election in March after neither candidate received the majority of votes. Middleton led Roy in March with 39% of the vote to Roy's 31%.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Joe Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio recordings connected to special counsel probe
The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
STRIPES (Svetlana Shkolnikova) - House panel releases draft defense bill with troop pay raises, limits on Europe withdrawals | Stars and Stripes
The NDAA will be debated and amended by the committee next week as Congress tackles a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request.
STRIPES (Dave Ornauer) - 99W Invest: Okinawa possible target | Stars and Stripes
ABCNEWS - Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio recordings tied to special counsel probe
Former President Joe Biden filed suit against the Justice Department to block the release of recordings and transcripts tied to a special counsel probe.
AXIOS (Jay R. Jordan) - Al Green loses primary to Christian Menefee after Houston House seat redrawn
U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff for Houston's newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Why it matters: Menefee's victory is set to end Green's two-decade run in Congress. State of play: Menefee received 68.6% (21,678 votes), while Green received 31.4% (9,930 votes) with 61% of votes counted, per the Associated Press . The AP called the election in favor of Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. - The two were the top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff. Catch up quick: Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death . -…
AXIOS (Nicole Cobler) - Texas GOP voters oust Cornyn in Paxton upset
Republican primary voters on Tuesday rejected U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, one of the Senate's most senior GOP members, in favor of Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Why it matters: Cornyn's loss marks one of the most significant defeats for a Republican senator in years and underscores how loyalty to President Trump continues to reshape GOP primaries nationwide. - Trump gave Paxton a last-minute endorsement in the runoff. What they're saying: "Tonight is the beginning of the fight to preserve every value we hold dear," Paxton told supporters, referring to his upcoming general election campaign against Democrat James Talarico. - "I've always supported the Republican ticket, and I intend to do so again in this general election,"…