Talarico wins Texas Democratic primary as Republicans face runoff – US politics live

Republican contest in May could provide Democrats with opening to finally win over staunchly red state Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. As the war in the Middle East rages on half a world away, the midterm primary season kicked off with James Talarico winning the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Texas – and a Republican runoff . Senate Republicans are expected today to vote down a Democratic-backed war powers resolution that would prevent Donald Trump from continuing the conflict in Iran .