{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/6a16eb2ec92816b544277629?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Republicans find their spines","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/1779886887619-6d86d9fe-ae6a-4617-98b6-1eaa2f222a86.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>President Trump's pick, Ken Paxton, has won the Republican primary to set up an interesting senate race in Texas. He beat John Cornyn who joins a growing group of Republican senators who are not standing for re-election so have little to lose from standing up to Donald Trump.</p><p>Meanwhile, Steve Hilton is hoping to become the Republican governor of California and Katy has spent some time with him.</p><p>We hear what people inside the Iran discussions are saying about the prospects of a deal.</p><p>And finally New York has something sporting to shout about.</p><p><br></p><p>Katy Balls,&nbsp;Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times</p><p>Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Image: Getty Images.</p><p>Clips: Reuters</p>","author_name":"The Times"}