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The state attorney general, endorsed by Donald Trump, defeated the incumbent John Cornyn, and will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November.
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The state attorney general, endorsed by Donald Trump, defeated the incumbent John Cornyn, and will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November.
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...
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...
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...
President Donald Trump went on a winning streak in May primaries as he ousted several Republicans who had dissented from his party line, further tightening his grip on the GOP.
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
As Susie Madrak noted earlier, Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’s blockbuster GOP runoff. Paxton will now face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico i...
Texas GOP Representative Chip Roy lost the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General to State Senator Mayes Middleton.
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
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's routing of Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary runoff is reverberating far beyond the Lone Star State, crystallizing a realignment wi...
Ken Paxton’s victory over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn has the unintended effect of making Texas’ Senate race actually competitive for Democrats.
Bo French has won the Republican nomination to help run a little-known but influential regulatory office in Texas that oversees the state’s oil and gas industry. French, whose campaign was...
The Houston-area contest marks a generational shift after redistricting forced two Democratic incumbents into the same district. According to projections
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...
While GOP runoff voters may like Paxton, a general electorate will be a different story.
"Green has been among President Donald Trump's fiercest critics in Congress, pursuing impeachment charges on multiple occasions against him during both of Trump's terms. Green has been kick...
President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.
A Democratic Texas House candidate who called for American supporters of Israel to be put in prison—as well as saying Jews worship Satan and own Hollywood—was defeated decisively in a Democ...
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
if you’re an elected Republican and you’re not on the Trump train, you’re out.
Allred will likely return to Washington after earning the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn deep-blue 33rd District.
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...
Endorsement from President Trump played key factor for state attorney general
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