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The race is also another test regarding President Donald Trump's influence. The post Texas GOP Senate Primary Runoff: Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Destroys John Cornyn first appeared on Le·gal I...
Republicans are focusing on one question in one of November’s top races: Is the Democrat a real man? Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched the GOP’s nomination for U. S. Senate on...
President Trump, 79, is reveling in a perfect endorsement track record for Republican House, Senate, and governor primary races that illustrate how his clout within the party is perhaps str...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) advised Republicans to not assume the Texas Senate race is a guaranteed win for the GOP, drawing parallels to an “energized” Democratic Party during his reelection camp...
Trump getting involved in the Senate primary in Texas saddled Republicans with a scandal-ridden nominee. But, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write, turning Texas blue still requires a lot...
Giddy Networks Hope Paxton Win Will ‘Backfire for the GOP,’ ‘Boost’ Democrat Talarico The “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC were enthralled Wednesday morning with the possibilities of a blue...
Meanwhile, Texas Democrats have chosen radical pro-abortion, pro-transgender James Talarico, who has said there are ‘six sexes,’ as their Senate candidate.
Trump-backed candidate may have limited appeal outside the president’s Maga base
Texas GOP Representative Chip Roy lost the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General to State Senator Mayes Middleton.
Democratic voters didn't fall for the gambit.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune had a productive phone call with Ken Paxton on Wednesday after the Texas attorney general's decisive primary victory over Sen. John Cornyn, according to a...
Texas Republicans have their candidate. Now they have to campaign for him
Ken Paxton’s victory over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn has the unintended effect of making Texas’ Senate race actually competitive for Democrats.
When President Donald Trump endorsed Texas attorney general Ken Paxton earlier this month in his race to unseat four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn, it fell to Lindsey Graham—as it so often does...
The Texas attorney general responsible for halting gender-affirming care for youths at one of the US’s leading children’s hospitals has called his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, “weir...
Like fellow Republicans exiled by the president, he still accepted Trump’s claim to inhabit the will of the party.
Some Republicans expect ensuring Paxton wins in Texas will cost $250 million
President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.
Ken Paxton's victory sets up what will be a closely watched contest in November's midterm elections.
Hypocrisy Wins: Sex Therapist Maureen Galindo was considered the “poster child” for exploding antisemitism in the Democratic Party.
The Texas primary runoffs have now concluded and major November election matchups are set. And Trump's Justice Department has deleted significant information from the Jan. 6 riot cases.
Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.
The president’s support for the controversial Texas attorney general proved decisive and once again demonstrated his iron grip on the party
Ken Paxton's victory is one of several things breaking Democrats' way, putting the Senate up for grabs in 2026.
Following a massive victory in the Texas republican primary race, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn, Texas AG Ken Paxton speaks to an enthusiastic audience of supporters in his home s...
Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton has won the Republican runoff for Texas attorney general. The Associated Press called the race for Middleton at 9:57 p.m. EDT when he had a 55.8% to 44.2% l...
MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania — Downballot primary results for seats in the Pennsylvania legislature and Congress had both parties heading into very...
The state attorney general, endorsed by Donald Trump, defeated the incumbent John Cornyn, and will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November.
Endorsement from President Trump played key factor for state attorney general
Prediction markets gave Ken Paxton a 97% chance of victory as polls closed, and early election-night returns show the President Trump-backed attorney general building a huge lead over Sen....
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a combative, scandal-dogged disruptor who had the backing of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, delivered a thrashing to four-term Sen. John Co...
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