哈佛遏制“成绩膨胀” 限20%学生拿A

2026年5月21日 10:12 / 联合早报

哈佛遏制“成绩膨胀” 限20%学生拿A

哈佛大学教师群体投票批准，对每门课程的A等成绩数量设定上限。这是哈佛多年来遏制分数膨胀的部分措施。 （路透社档案照片）

哈佛大学教职员工投票通过决议，要求教师最多给20%的学生打出A的成绩。此举是为了维护学术标准，遏止备受诟病的“成绩膨胀”问题。

从2027年秋季开始，每门课程不超过20%，外加四名学生可获得A。在过去一周的数百次投票中，超过三分之二的教职员工支持这项改革措施。

哈佛大学本科教育院长克莱博在去年10月发布的一份报告中警告，成绩膨胀（grade inflation）正在损害哈佛大学本科生的学术文化，促使学生只选修自己能够取得优异成绩的课程，让他们对较低的分数感到更加焦虑，并“掏空”学生的成就感。

报告发现，A等成绩在哈佛本科生所有成绩中所占比例持续上升：2005年为24%，2015年为40%，预计2025年将达到60%。

克莱博对这次的变革表示欢迎。她星期三（5月20日）发表声明说：“这是一次意义重大的投票。我相信，这将加强哈佛的学术氛围。我也希望，它能鼓励其他院校以同样的严谨和勇气来面对类似的问题。”

但这项变革并不受学生欢迎，今年2月进行的一项民调显示，85%的学生反对这个新制度。

据报道，美国一些顶尖大学，如普林斯顿大学和康奈尔大学过去也曾尝试解决成绩膨胀问题，但由于此类改革遭到反对而最终放弃。

Trump owns the GOP. Could Republicans pay the price in the midterms?

2026-05-20T20:00:02-04:00 / Fox News

Trump-backed Gallrein ousted Rep Thomas Massie in Kentucky while Trump allies warn those who cross the president

By Paul Steinhauser, Fox News

Published May 20, 2026 8:00pm EDT

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President Trump predicts Paxton win in Texas

President Donald Trump predicted that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who he has endorsed, will win the U.S. Senate race in Texas

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President Donald Trump took to social media on Wednesday morning to showcase the power of his political endorsements, touting that the candidates he backed went 37-0 in Tuesday’s GOP primaries from coast to coast.

“We won all races last night. Every one of them,” Trump told reporters.

The brute force of the president’s endorsement power and the immense grip he has on the Republican Party were on full display in a number of high-profile ballot-box showdowns, including Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousting Rep. Thomas Massie in the GOP primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, a race that grabbed outsized national attention.

But Trump’s heavy hand in this year’s primaries could cause repercussions in the autumn, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin House and slim Senate majorities in the midterm elections.

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President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on May 20, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump showcased the power of his political endorsements in answering reporter questions.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

While those concerns will mount as the midterms creep closer, on Tuesday night the political headline was Trump once again successfully flexing his muscles to exert payback on Republicans who defied him.

Two weeks after purging five state senators in Indiana’s primary who had opposed his push for congressional redistricting, and three days after helping to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — as the senator who, five and a half years ago, voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial lost his bid for renomination — Trump obliterated Massie.

Massie, who for 14 years has represented Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, in the northeastern part of the red-leaning state, has long been one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics in Congress. The libertarian-minded lawmaker has repeatedly taken aim at the president over foreign policy, including the Iran war and unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel. And he’s also been a thorn in Trump’s side for successfully pushing for the release of government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Rep. Thomas Massie speaks to supporters at his primary night event in Hebron, Ky., on May 19, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Gallrein’s nearly ten-point victory over Massie in a race that was expected to be much closer represents a major win for Trump’s political operation and pro-Israel allied groups, who spent aggressively to unseat the sitting lawmaker.

Speaking at his victory celebration, Gallrein thanked Trump for his support, saying, “My focus is on advancing the president’s and the party’s agenda to put America first and Kentucky always.”

Taking to social media after Massie’s defeat, White House communications director and longtime Trump aide Steven Cheung warned, “Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F–k around, find out.”

Veteran Republican strategist and communicator Ryan Williams told Fox News Digital, “The Republican Party is Trump’s party, and if you cross him, he’ll hit back at you ten times as hard and defeat you. He’s getting better at this as time goes on. His grip on the party has increased, not decreased.”

“Anybody at this point who doesn’t understand this will be out of a job if they cross the president,” Williams emphasized.

Meanwhile, Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky, backed by Trump in recent days, cruised to the Republican Senate nomination in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, a former longtime Senate GOP leader.

And Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a top Trump ally in the Senate, easily captured the GOP gubernatorial nomination in solidly red Alabama.

But some Trump-backed candidates will have to wait a little longer before securing a ticket to the general election.

Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones of Georgia finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary, but didn’t top 50%, forcing a runoff next month with billionaire businessman Rick Jackson.

It was the same story in Alabama, where Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore finished first but will need another victory in next month’s runoff to secure the Republican Senate nomination in the race to succeed Tuberville.

And this past weekend, Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow was forced into a runoff with Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming as Cassidy was sent packing.

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana fist bumps a supporter during a campaign stop at a gun retailer and firing range in Baton Rouge on May 15, 2026, the eve of the state’s Senate primary.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Trump putting his hand on the scale in red states like Louisiana, Alabama and Kentucky shouldn’t be an issue in the general election, but it could be in battleground Georgia, and in red-leaning Texas, where Democrats are hoping to win a U.S. Senate election for the first time in nearly four decades.

Democrats feel Trump gave them an early Christmas gift by endorsing MAGA firebrand and ally and supporter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn with one week to go until the runoff election for the Republican nomination.

“Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote in a social media post as he announced his backing of Paxton, which likely ends Cornyn’s hope of winning renomination.

The winner of the GOP runoff will face off in the autumn with rising Democratic Party star state Rep. James Talarico, who has built a massive war chest this year while Cornyn and Paxton have traded fire in their combustible race.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and many GOP leaders in the nation’s capital saw Cornyn as the candidate better equipped to successfully defend the seat in Texas, which Democrats are trying to flip as they work to win back the chamber’s majority.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to the media on primary night in Austin, Texas, on March 3, 2026.(Jack Myer/AP)

That’s because Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade, as well as his ongoing messy divorce.

Some Republicans are concerned this could be a flashback to 2022, when then-former President Trump flexed his muscles in the GOP primaries, with some of his picks, including Georgia’s Herschel Walker, falling short in the midterms, as Republicans failed to win back the Senate.

“Trump got his way in most of the primaries in 2022 also. Didn’t portend great results in the general election,” vocal Trump critic and GOP consultant Sarah Longwell posted on social media Tuesday night.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, was endorsed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday.(Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

Williams said, “The president has shown that he puts personal loyalty over political considerations even when it puts a safe seat at risk.”

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And pointing to this year’s midterms, when the GOP as the party in power will face traditional headwinds as well as an extremely challenging political climate, Ryan said, “That’s the situation Republicans find themselves dealing with heading into what should be a challenging midterm election.”

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

以色列拟在联合国机构建军事设施 古特雷斯强烈谴责

2026年5月21日 10:59 / 联合早报

联合国秘书长古特雷斯敦促以色列政府撤销决定，并立即将它占领的东救济工程处谢赫杰拉大院归还给联合国。 （路透社）

以色列准备在联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处（UNRWA）大院内建立军事设施，联合国秘书长古特雷斯提出强烈谴责。

新华社报道，古特雷斯的发言人星期三（5月20日）发表声明说，古特雷斯以“最强烈的言辞”谴责以色列在位于耶路撒冷的近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处大院内建立军事设施的决定。

以色列多次指责近东救济工程处为哈马斯武装分子提供庇护，声称部分雇员参与2023年10月7日哈马斯对以色列发动的袭击。

在多次突击搜查近东救济工程处大院后，以色列今年1月查封这座建筑，并强行拆除。

古特雷斯在发言人声明中说，近东救济工程处是联合国不可分割的一部分，近东救济工程处的谢赫杰拉（Sheikh Jarrah）大院依然属于联合国处所。

他敦促以色列政府撤销决定，并立即将近东救济工程处的谢赫杰拉大院归还给联合国。

声明还指出，针对近东救济工程处的这一行径前所未有、具有升级性质，侵犯联合国处所的不可侵犯性。联合国大会明确授权近东救济工程处在包括东耶路撒冷在内的被占巴勒斯坦领土上继续开展行动，以方的行径对这一授权的实施构成障碍。

声明也说，古特雷斯认为，针对近东救济工程处持续采取的升级行动“完全不可接受”。正如国际法院所申明的，此类行动是非法的。以色列无权在被占巴勒斯坦领土的任何部分行使主权权力，且有义务尽快结束它在包括东耶路撒冷在内被占巴勒斯坦领土上的非法存在。

中国官方通报，中美联合侦破一起跨国毒品犯罪案件，涉案嫌疑人已被逮捕。 （路透社档案照片）

中国官方通报，中美联合侦破一起跨国毒品犯罪案件，涉案嫌疑人已被逮捕。

央视新闻星期四（5月21日）引述中国国安部消息报道，2024年以来，中国公安部禁毒局和美国司法部缉毒署就一起跨国贩卖新精神活性物质案件开展联合侦办。

2026年2月，根据美方提供的线索，天津警方成功抓获宫姓犯罪嫌疑人。此前，美方已在美国佐治亚州抓获一名涉案美国籍嫌疑人。

报道称，这起案件的成功侦破，既体现中美禁毒执法合作机制的持续运作，也是双方协同打击跨境犯罪的又一实践成果，彰显两国执法机构对毒品犯罪活动及相关跨国犯罪行径绝不姑息的严正立场。

近年来，中美持续推进禁毒合作。中国公安部今年4月披露，美国移民海关执法局将涉嫌走私贩卖毒品的中国籍韩姓嫌犯，通过移民执法合作渠道遣返移交中方。新华社通稿称，这是近年来美国向中国遣返移交的首名涉毒逃犯，“标志着中美禁毒执法合作取得新成果”。

联合国大会压倒性通过气候决议 美俄等八国反对

2026年5月21日 10:54 / 联合早报

联合国秘书长古特雷斯周三强调，各国政府负有保护公民免受不断加剧的气候危机侵害的责任。 （法新社档案照片）

联合国大会周三以141票赞成、八票反对通过一项决议，支持国际法院关于各国负有应对气候变化法律义务的裁决。美国作为史上最大的温室气体排放国也投了反对票。

路透社报道，此次投票有28国弃权。联合国秘书长古特雷斯说，这次投票再次凸显了各国政府负有保护公民免受“不断加剧的气候危机”侵害的责任。

古特雷斯星期三（5月20日）在X平台发文说：“我欢迎大会通过关于国际法院气候变化咨询意见的决议——这有力地肯定了国际法、气候正义、科学以及各国保护人民免受日益加剧的气候危机影响的责任。”

这项由太平洋岛国瓦努阿图提出的决议重申了国际法院去年7月发布的咨询意见，即各国有义务减少化石燃料的使用并应对全球变暖。

虽然该谘询意见不具法律约束力，但预料它将在全球各地的气候相关诉讼案件中被引用。

美国与沙特阿拉伯、俄罗斯、以色列、伊朗、也门、利比里亚和白罗斯一道反对该决议。气候峰会主办国土耳其、印度以及石油生产国卡塔尔和尼日利亚等国则投了弃权票。

特朗普政府已将美国退出《巴黎气候协定》和其他主要环境协定，并推行旨在促进化石燃料生产的政策。

美军在阿曼湾登检伊朗油轮后放行 令改航向

2026年5月21日 11:35 / 联合早报

美军在阿曼湾登检一艘悬挂伊朗国旗的油轮，随后将它释放，并命令船员更改航向。

美军中央司令部星期四（5月21日）在社媒平台X上发文说，当天早些时候，美国海军陆战队员在阿曼湾登上一艘悬挂伊朗国旗的商业油轮。

贴文说，这艘船疑似试图穿越封锁，驶向伊朗港口，此举违反美国的封锁令。

美军检查完毕后放行船只，并命令船员改变航向。

美国在石油运输要道霍尔木兹海峡对与伊朗有关联的船只实施封锁行动，使得油轮无法驶离伊朗主要出口枢纽哈尔克岛（Kharg Island）。

这次登船检查由驻日第31海军陆战队远征部队成员执行。这支部队部署到中东，协助针对伊朗的行动。

美军中央司令部说：“美军继续全面执行（在霍尔木兹海峡的）封锁任务，目前已引导91艘商船改变航向，确保船只遵守封锁规定。”

DHS to tighten Ebola restrictions for foreign travelers coming to U.S. from some African countries

May 20, 2026 / 8:48 PM EDT / CBS News

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The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the United States from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak.

According to a draft of a new DHS rule scheduled to be published Thursday, all U.S.-bound flights carrying foreign travelers who have been in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan at any point in the previous 21 days will be required to fly into Washington-Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

The arrival restrictions, issued at the direction of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, are designed to funnel those travelers to an airport “where the U.S. government is focusing public health resources to implement enhanced public health measures,” the rule states.

The rule applies only to passenger flights, DHS said, with cargo flights excluded from the restrictions.

In a statement provided to CBS News, a DHS spokesperson confirmed the new travel requirements, saying that “to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus spreading,” Customs and Border Protection is “enhancing public health screening, travel monitoring, and health protection response activities.”

The DHS spokesperson added that CBP was coordinating with “airlines, international partners and port-of-entry officials to identify and manage travelers who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus.”

In its rule, DHS did not disclose what kind of specific protocols foreign travelers will have to undergo upon arrival at Dulles.

The move comes two days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also issued travel restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak. The CDC announced Monday that people without U.S. passports who had traveled to Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the past three weeks would be restricted from entering the country.

It’s unclear how the new DHS rule impacts the CDC’s order.

On May 15, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said Wednesday there are at least 600 suspected Ebola cases so far, included 139 suspected deaths from the virus. Ghebreyesus said the virus is believed to have been circulating for some time before it was detected.

A U.S. doctor working with a missionary organization in Congo contracted Ebola and was transported to Germany for medical treatment, the U.S. CDC and his missionary group said Tuesday. At least six Americans were exposed to the virus, sources told CBS News Monday.

Health officials say the new outbreak is linked to the Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments, according to CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder.

WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, but says as of now it falls short of the criteria for a pandemic emergency.

以色列拟在联合国机构建军事设施 古特雷斯强烈谴责

2026年5月21日 10:59 / 联合早报

联合国秘书长古特雷斯敦促以色列政府撤销决定，并立即将它占领的东救济工程处谢赫杰拉大院归还给联合国。 （路透社）

以色列准备在联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处（UNRWA）大院内建立军事设施，联合国秘书长古特雷斯提出强烈谴责。

新华社报道，古特雷斯的发言人星期三（5月20日）发表声明说，古特雷斯以“最强烈的言辞”谴责以色列在位于耶路撒冷的近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处大院内建立军事设施的决定。

以色列多次指责近东救济工程处为哈马斯武装分子提供庇护，声称部分雇员参与2023年10月7日哈马斯对以色列发动的袭击。

在多次突击搜查近东救济工程处大院后，以色列今年1月查封这座建筑，并强行拆除。

古特雷斯在发言人声明中说，近东救济工程处是联合国不可分割的一部分，近东救济工程处的谢赫杰拉（Sheikh Jarrah）大院依然属于联合国处所。

他敦促以色列政府撤销决定，并立即将近东救济工程处的谢赫杰拉大院归还给联合国。

声明还指出，针对近东救济工程处的这一行径前所未有、具有升级性质，侵犯联合国处所的不可侵犯性。联合国大会明确授权近东救济工程处在包括东耶路撒冷在内的被占巴勒斯坦领土上继续开展行动，以方的行径对这一授权的实施构成障碍。

声明也说，古特雷斯认为，针对近东救济工程处持续采取的升级行动“完全不可接受”。正如国际法院所申明的，此类行动是非法的。以色列无权在被占巴勒斯坦领土的任何部分行使主权权力，且有义务尽快结束它在包括东耶路撒冷在内被占巴勒斯坦领土上的非法存在。

大陆官媒：赖清德“倚外谋独” 只是黄粱一梦

2026年5月21日 08:58 / 联合早报

台湾总统赖清德在总统府发表就职两周年谈话，并接受媒体提问。 （路透社）

针对台湾总统赖清德就职两周年谈话内容，中国大陆官媒《人民日报》星期四（5月21日）发文指赖清德“倚外谋独”，只是黄粱一梦，并称任凭谁想要武力介入台海，都不可能获益，美国对此一清二楚。

赖清德在星期三（5月20日）在谈话中提出，维持台海和平稳定、阻止外力改变台海现状是“台湾的国家战略目标”。《人民日报》在署名“钟一平”的文章中指，这是企图以此重新定义台独，粉饰自己的谋“独”路线。文章质问，从疯狂叫嚣台独，转向遮遮掩掩粉饰台独，赖清德为何玩起文字游戏？为何突然变得心虚？

文章称，赖清德政府如今陷入两难的尴尬境地，开始在表述上耍花招，抛出所谓“捍卫‘中华民国’现状、没有‘台独’问题”的狡辩，企图把台独分裂行径包装成“捍卫现状”，将破坏台海和平的责任甩锅大陆。

文章说，赖清德政府一直以来试图向台湾民众灌输这样一种认知：大陆不会打、不敢打，因为台湾背后有美国这个靠山；一旦台海发生战争，美国能够提供保护。“现如今，美国总统亲自否定了这种可能性，直接戳破了幻想、拆穿了谎言，无异于一记响亮的耳光。更关键的是，这是基于中美关系大局、美国自身利益必然要作出的选择。”

文章也说：“中国捍卫国家主权和领土完整的决心坚如磐石，任凭谁想要武力介入台海，都不可能获益，只会引火烧身，美国对此一清二楚。”

赖清德星期三发表就职两周年谈话后，回应媒体提问时指出，台美沟通管道“向来畅通”；若有机会与美国总统特朗普直接通话，他会向特朗普强调，台海和平稳定是世界繁荣安全的必要元素，他所带领的政府将“不卑不亢，维持现状”，却也同时呼吁美国对台军售持续。

Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo under fire after saying she’d make ICE jail a “prison for American Zionists”

2026-05-20T21:27:00-0400 / CBS News

By Anne Bryson,

May 20, 2026 / 9:27 PM EDT / CBS News

A Democratic House candidate in Texas is facing widespread condemnation and accusations of antisemitism from both parties for comments she posted on social media, including a pledge to turn an immigration detention facility into a “prison for American Zionists” if elected — drawing allegations from top Democrats that her campaign may be backed by conservative groups.

Maureen Galindo is running against Johnny Garcia in next week’s Democratic primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, which covers parts of San Antonio and the surrounding areas. Republicans are angling to pick up the seat, which is currently held by a Democrat but was made much more favorable to the GOP in Texas’ redistricting effort last summer.

In an Instagram post last week, Galindo wrote that she will “turn Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking. (It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles which will probably be most of the Zionists).”

Galindo wrote in the same post — referring to herself in the third person — that “when Maureen gets into Congress, she’ll write legislation so that all Zionism and support of Zionism is undoubtedly Anti-Semitic, since it’s Zionists harming the Semites.”

Her social media feed also includes attacks on “billionaire Zionists,” and a suggestion that “Zionist associated candidates and politicians” deserve “treason trials.”

Galindo has denied that she is antisemitic, instead saying she is opposed to “Zionist Jews.”

The comments have drawn stiff criticism from Texas Democrats, with Garcia calling them “conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric” and gubernatorial candidate James Talarico telling the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he would not campaign with Galindo.

Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who is facing off against state Rep. John Lujan in the GOP primary, wrote on X: “This rhetoric is disgusting and has no place in Texas.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in a statement that Galindo’s comments were “extremely dangerous” and “vile,” and have “no place in Democratic politics.”

Many Democrats have also alleged that Galindo has been propped up by conservative funders. They point to Lead Left PAC, a political action committee founded less than a month ago that has reported more than $800,000 in pro-Galindo and anti-Garcia spending, according recent Federal Election Commission filings.

Lead Left PAC identifies itself as an anti-Trump organization, and its donors are not public. But Punchbowl News reported earlier this month that its website contained metadata linking it to WinRed, a digital fundraising platform used by Republican candidates and GOP-aligned groups. The New York Times also raised questions about whether Lead Left PAC is linked to Republicans. (CBS News has not independently confirmed that reporting.)

“House Republican leadership must immediately cease propping up this antisemitic candidacy, pull spending in the race and forcefully condemn these comments,” Jeffries and DelBene said in their statement condemning Galindo’s comments.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called Galindo’s comments “bigoted garbage and antisemitism” — and wrote in a post on X that “the donors behind the Republican super PAC funding her should be exposed.”

Asked about allegations that Republicans have backed Galindo, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Wednesday: “Of course not. I didn’t even know this person existed.”

“I don’t know anything about it, except that these crazy comments surfaced yesterday, and a number of people sent it to me, and I thought this is a perfect example of where the Democratic Party is going,” he said. “We say all the time: This is not your father’s Democratic Party.”

Both Democratic and Republican operatives are frequently accused of intervening in each other’s primaries, aiming to prop up fringe candidates they view as easier to defeat.

CBS News has reached out to Galinda’s campaign and to Lead Left PAC for comment.

Galindo, a sex therapist, and Garcia, a former sheriff’s deputy, advanced to next week’s Democratic primary runoff after no candidate won 50% of the vote in the initial round of the primaries. The Republican runoff candidates are De La Cruz, a small business owner and Air Force veteran, and Lujan, a state lawmaker and former sheriff’s deputy.

President Trump and Johnson have endorsed De La Cruz, whose sister currently represents another U.S. House district.

The 35th District is currently represented by Democratic Rep. Greg Casar, but Texas’ redistricting campaign dramatically changed the district’s boundaries, transforming it from a deep-blue seat that stretches from Austin to San Antonio to a red seat that juts south and west of San Antonio. Casar is this year’s Democratic nominee in the Austin-area 37th District.