 One influential Democratic senator is working on a nascent push that would encourage the president to exit the race. Texas's Gulf Coast is keeping a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Beryl as it emerges from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and strengthens over the Gulf of Mexico once again. National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan says a large swath of eastern Texas will start feeling the effects of Beryl by Sunday, with high winds and the chance of flooding in the days ahead.