‘Paxton Is Cooked’: Eyes Widen as Texas Slips Away From the GOP

Trump's new reported weight sparks questions; no one wants to play for the 250th and Trump is openly doubting his own heir

Good afternoon. I’m John Byrne.

The White House quietly released a medical memo that has Trump on the doorstep of clinical obesity. A new poll has Trump’s hand-picked Senate candidate in Texas trailing a Democrat. The president is openly second-guessing whether his own vice president has what it takes to succeed him. And America’s 250th birthday concert …