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Judge halts Ken Paxton’s ‘retaliatory’ Act Blue fundraising lawsuit

Thursday on MS NOW's "The Briefing," Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) said both his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) were in no position to tell anybody what a real man is. The post Talarico: Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz Are in No Position to Tell Anybody...

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What happened The Democratic fundraising platform said Paxton filed the case following a massive funding day for James Talarico, whom the Texas attorney general is locked in a contentious Senate race with.
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CenterJudge halts Ken Paxton’s ‘retaliatory’ Act Blue fundraising lawsuit

Courthouse News · Center · News report

Right / center-rightTalarico: Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz Are in No Position to Tell Anybody What a Real Man Is

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BreitbartNews report · Jun 12, 2:15 AM

Talarico: Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz Are in No Position to Tell Anybody What a Real Man Is

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Thursday on MS NOW's "The Briefing," Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) said both his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) were in no position t...

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Courthouse NewsNews report · Jun 11, 11:54 PM

Judge halts Ken Paxton’s ‘retaliatory’ Act Blue fundraising lawsuit

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The Democratic fundraising platform said Paxton filed the case following a massive funding day for James Talarico, whom the Texas attorney general is locked in a contentious Senate race wit...

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Jun 11, 11:54 PM: Courthouse News joined the source map.

Jun 12, 2:15 AM: Breitbart joined the source map.

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