My question to President Trump today ⬇️ Last month, the president of the Kentucky Farm Bureau testified to the Senate that he would describe fertilizer pricing and availability “as a crisis right now" because of the war in Iran. Even if a peace deal is reached in the coming days, farmers are saying they need economic support from the government.

Source sent over this photo of @POTUS sitting next to @NassauExec at the NBA Finals just now — Blakeman wants the President’s help in gubernatorial run. Source said Blakeman also chatted with MSG CEO James Dolan & NBA Commish Adam Silver

Shoutout to the real sickos watching this debate as Knicks pregame content.

“We have a campaign that we need to win,” said Claire Valdez when confronted for the second time during the @NY1 debate about her decision to accept super PAC money. Valdez initially campaigned on the promise that she would not accept super PAC money. Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Valdez, a member of the DSA and New York State Assembly, despite Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez tapping Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to succeed her.

“I’m not committed to voting yes or no,” said Valdez. “I’ll have to win first,” said Won. Reynoso said, “We can’t spend time on talking about whether or not Hakeem Jeffries will be the next Speaker of the House. Because he will be. And what we will do is if we don’t for him, we become a pariah in Congress. You won’t get any resources into New York 7. What we need to make sure we do is push him to the left when we have a seat at the table. And what [the other candidates are] going to be doing is threatening their seat at the table and losing resources for [residents of] New York 7.”

All 3 are a “no”

I texted George Santos asking if the SOTU accusations against him were accurate and requested he send a statement. He replied, "Kalshi is a danger to their users. They do not protect user privacy and should not be trusted with user financial and sensitive personal data." Santos is under federal investigation, according to the Associated Press, for publicly claiming that he planned to attend the State of the Union address while allegedly placing bets on Kalshi wagering that he would not show up. Santos was released from prison last October, having served time for a slew of financial crimes.

tbt: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…

Talarico's campaign is leaning into the "Talafreako" label from the GOP:

"The New York State Legislature will introduce two constitutional amendments this week that would change the state’s redistricting process..." @bern_hogan @coolhand_luke88 spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce…

Cornyn has been in the Senate for 24 years & has raised $400 million for Senate Republicans. He was GOP whip during first two years of Trump’s first admin. He came just a few votes short of becoming Senate majority leader 18 months ago. His loss to Paxton tonight — and by such a wide margin — is another reflection of the widening gulf between Trump’s grip on the GOP base & his waning influence with Senate Republicans in Washington.

A few factors, beyond Trump’s endorsement, that likely hurt Cornyn: 1. Texas has open primaries — meaning you do not register with a party when you register to vote. Instead, when you show up at a polling location you simply decide whether you want a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. If there is a runoff you must stick with that party. 2. Several Dems told me they typically vote in Republican, not Democratic primaries. As one friend stated, they feel the “stakes are higher.” However, this year the Democratic primary was stacked with two heavyweights — Talarico and Crockett. This meant that more moderate voters, that would have typically supported Cornyn, voted in the Democratic primary instead and were ineligible to vote in this runoff. 3. Many Dems preferred Paxton to Cornyn as a candidate because they felt his corruption scandals and more extreme politics made him easier to beat. 4. Runoffs typically experience lower voter turnout — meaning the people who cast their vote are typically more extreme. This is obviously in greater alignment with Paxton’s brand of MAGA-extremism.

Cornyn concedes alongside his family, reflecting on 40 years and 18 consecutive elections, now capping his career in public office. He vows to support the Republican ticket.

NEW: The AP calls #TX18 for freshman Rep. Christian Menefee. He has unseated 11-term Rep. Al Green.