This is an excerpt from the May 27, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday.

KEN PAXTON, PUBLIC SERVANT: A TIMELINE

Every Democrat in America woke up feeling lucky. 

Texas Republicans may have just cost the GOP tens of millions of dollars — money Republicans could have spent on competitive races in Maine, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska.