Moments after President Donald Trump made his pick in the Texas Senate race, the mood among Senate Republicans immediately shifted. 

Several were already en route to their weekly, closed-door lunch preparing to debate the now-stalled immigration funding package and lay out the road ahead for what was set to be a blistering week in the upper chamber. 

But Trump’s decision to pick Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, turned even the chattiest of lawmakers stone-faced. And some worry that the choice will jeopardize a seat that has been safely Republican for decades.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said that she was «supremely disappointed» by the move.

«I think that this puts that seat in jeopardy,» Murkowski said. 

«Based on the numbers that I’ve seen, yeah,» she said. «How does that help strengthen the president’s hand when we lose a state like Texas?»

The runoff winner will face insurgent Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who easily toppled Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, earlier this year and has been racking up endorsements from high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama.

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History is on the side of Paxton should he come out on top. Texas hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1988. Still, many Republicans believed Cornyn was the better option. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who chaired the Senate GOP’s campaign arm that clinched the majority in 2024, told Fox News Digital that he was still backing Cornyn. 

«I do believe we are going to pull Texas, but I think John Cornyn was the safest bet,» Daines said. 

Cornyn has long thrashed Paxton for the scandals that followed him into the race, like his impeachment and alleged affair, and warned that should Paxton win, he’ll be an «albatross» for the GOP heading into November.

«It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP candidates down-ballot and defeat Talarico in November, or a weak nominee who jeopardizes everything we care about. I trust the Republican voters of Texas,» Cornyn said. 

Paxton campaign strategist Nick Maddux told Fox News Digital that Paxton was a proven winner, having come out on top of three statewide elections. 

«This is the only talking point the Cornyn campaign has because, after 42 years of accomplishing nothing, Cornyn has no record to run on,» Maddux said. «The bottom line is that Ken Paxton will be the Republican nominee for this fall, and we are ready to unite the party.»

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Tuesday’s winner will face insurgent Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who easily toppled Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, earlier this year. (Mark Felix/Getty Images)

«The GOP is up against the most radical Democrat who’s ever run statewide in Texas, and Republicans need to come together to save our state from his extremist views,» he continued.

Still, Trump’s endorsement of Paxton a week ahead of the primary runoff battle between him and Cornyn sent a jolt through Senate Republicans, who were already still reeling from Sen. Bill Cassidy’s, R-La., primary loss to Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La.

Now that Election Day has arrived, Cornyn and Paxton will square off one last time this cycle. And many of Cornyn’s colleagues refused to jump ship and back Paxton, who several warned carried baggage that could imperil the seat.

«I thought Ken Paxton was a felon,» Cassidy told reporters.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who heavily lobbied Trump to back Cornyn, said that ultimately the Paxton endorsement was Trump’s call.

«Senator Cornyn is a principled conservative,» Thune said. «He is a very effective senator for the state of Texas. None of us control what the president does. He made his decision about that. That doesn’t change the way I feel, and I am certainly supportive of and will continue to be supportive of Senator Cornyn in his re-election.»

An illegal immigrant mother who ICE agents arrested after a deadly Arizona rollover crash that killed her nine-year-old daughter has now been indicted after toxicology results allegedly showed methamphetamine and marijuana in her system, according to Arizona prosecutors.

Brenda Rivera Estrada, 30, was indicted in connection with the April 12 crash on northbound Interstate 17 near Cactus Road in Phoenix, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced Monday.

Authorities said Rivera Estrada crashed her SUV, killing her daughter, who was thrown from the vehicle. Three other children inside the SUV — an 11-year-old boy, a three-year-old boy and a one-year-old girl — suffered minor injuries.

Fox News Digital previously reported that Rivera Estrada’s daughter was allegedly sharing a seatbelt with a sibling when she was ejected during the rollover crash.

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Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers suspected Rivera Estrada had been impaired after they reportedly smelled marijuana at the scene. Prosecutors said toxicology results later showed Rivera Estrada screened positive for both marijuana and methamphetamine.

«The suspect chose to get in a vehicle where she was allegedly under the influence of marijuana,» a prosecutor previously told Fox 10 Phoenix. «Multiple witnesses stated that she was driving above the posted speed limit, which was 65.»

A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Rivera Estrada on one count of manslaughter, three counts of endangerment, one count of possession or use of dangerous drugs and one count of possession or use of drug paraphernalia.

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The manslaughter charge is classified as a Class Two Dangerous Felony.

Rivera Estrada was transported from ICE custody to the Maricopa County Jail following the indictment and is being held on a $250,000 cash bond, prosecutors said.

The indictment comes weeks after ICE confirmed Rivera Estrada, a Mexican national, had initially been released from local custody before federal immigration authorities took her into custody on an immigration detainer while prosecutors awaited toxicology and crash reconstruction results.

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ICE officials previously told Fox News Digital that Rivera Estrada entered the United States through Nogales, Arizona, in February 2009 as a nonimmigrant border crosser authorized to remain in the country for up to 30 days. Officials said she remained in the United States beyond that period in violation of federal immigration law.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell previously defended the delay in filing charges, saying the case required additional investigation before prosecutors could move forward.

«I have said this many times: we have one chance to get this right,» Mitchell said last week. «Complex cases like this routinely take time to gather the evidence needed to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.»

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ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Phoenix Deputy Field Office Director Alejandro Almeida previously said Rivera Estrada’s arrest highlighted the importance of ICE’s Criminal Alien Program.

«The identification and arrest of Brenda Liliana Rivera-Estrada by ICE underscores the importance of the Criminal Alien Program and highlights the public safety efforts undertaken by officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations,» Almeida said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

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Rivera Estrada remains in custody pending further court proceedings.

Fox News Digital’s Eric Mack contributed to this report.

Varios países de Europa occidental atraviesan una ola de calor con temperaturas extremas muy superiores a las normales para un mes de mayo que ya dejó al menos siete muertos en Francia y cuatro en Inglaterra.

El fenómeno, conocido como “cúpula de calor”, ocurre cuando una masa de aire cálido proveniente del norte de África queda atrapada bajo un sistema de altas presiones, generando un efecto de horno sobre países como Francia, Reino Unido, España e Irlanda.

En Francia la situación es especialmente preocupante. “No es normal en esta época del año, pero por desgracia creo que esto se va a convertir en la norma”, advirtió Chloe Voisin, una estudiante de 22 años en Burdeos.

El lunes ya se había registrado el día de mayo más caluroso de la historia tanto en Francia como en Reino Unido, y las previsiones oficiales indicaron que el martes sería aún peor.

Las autoridades francesas confirmaron al menos siete muertes relacionadas con la ola de calor, cinco de ellas por ahogamiento, ya que muchas personas buscaron alivio en playas sin la presencia de socorristas, que recién llegan en julio.

“Ha habido siete muertes directa o indirectamente relacionadas con el calor”, informó la portavoz del gobierno, Maud Bregeon, en declaraciones al canal TF1.

Récords históricos y noches tropicales en toda la región

En el Reino Unido, la Oficina Meteorológica (Met Office) reportó una máxima de 34,8 °C en los jardines de Kew, al suroeste de Londres, superando por dos grados el récord anterior para mayo.

El calor extremo obligó a muchos a modificar sus rutinas. “Tuvimos que refugiarnos en el hotel para evitar estar en la calle en las horas más calurosas”, contó Philippe Bignens, un turista suizo de 56 años que visitaba Londres.

“Si no te preocupa el calentamiento global, es que estás sordo, ciego o las dos cosas, ¿no? Está ahí, sí. Tenemos que preocuparnos y hacer algo al respecto”, remarcó Bignens.

La Met Office anticipó que las temperaturas bajarán hacia el final de la semana, pero el meteorólogo Greg Dewhurst advirtió que estos episodios son “una buena indicación del cambio climático en acción” y que podrían convertirse en “la nueva normalidad”.

Además, según la BBC, en puntos separados del interior del país donde se alcanzaron las temperaturas más altas, cuatro adolescentes murieron ahogados en lagos y represas.

Un niño de 13 años fue rescatado muerto del pantano donde se estaba bañando en Halifax, al norte de Inglaterra; una chica de 15 años murió tras bañarse en un lago en Warwickshire, en las inmediaciones de Birmingham, mientras que en Rotherham, South Yorkshire otro joven murió tras meterse en un lago.

Estas muertes se sumaron a la de otro niño de 15 años que murió el domingo 24 de mayo en el lago de Swanholme.

En Irlanda, dos estaciones meteorológicas marcaron un récord para mayo con 28,8 °C, según la agencia Met Éireann. En París, los fanáticos del tenis y los jugadores de Roland Garros soportaron temperaturas de 33 °C bajo un sol agobiante.

España en alerta y el avance del calentamiento global

En España, la agencia meteorológica Aemet alertó sobre “temperaturas extraordinariamente altas para la época del año” que persistirán durante toda la semana, salvo en las Islas Canarias.

Además, advirtieron sobre la llegada de “noches tropicales” —cuando la temperatura no baja de los 20°C— en el suroeste del país, con máximas previstas de entre 36 °C y 38 °C desde el miércoles hasta el viernes.

El portavoz de la Aemet, Rubén del Campo, dijo que “nos encontramos con temperaturas que normalmente vemos a mediados del verano ahora en el mes de mayo”.

En gran parte de la península se registraron temperaturas de 5 a 10 grados más altas de lo normal.

Según la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos, Europa es el continente que más rápido se calentó desde 1990, seguido por Asia y América del Norte.

Los científicos coinciden en que el cambio climático provocado por el ser humano está amplificando la frecuencia y la intensidad de estos fenómenos extremos.

Olas de calor, sequías e inundaciones se vuelven cada vez más habituales y peligrosas para la salud y la vida cotidiana.