Trump, Ken Paxton and Texas
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Texas AG Ken Paxton, endorsed by Trump as a "MAGA Warrior," defeats Sen. John Cornyn in the heated Republican Senate primary runoff election.
Donald Trump came under fire Friday evening after the president appeared to call Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "this transgender" during a Fox News interview. The controversy sparked after a sneak peek of Lara Trump's interview with her father-in-law,
Fox News commentator Brit Hume warned on Wednesday that President Trump’s decision to back a Republican challenger in Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) reelection race could weaken the GOP’s grasp on this
Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton walked into a political trap of his own making on live television Sunday, equating Donald Trump's controversy record with his own in what may become one of the most self-defeating moments of his 2026 campaign.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended his MAGA bona fides in a final-hour pitch to Texas primary voters on Tuesday, portraying himself as an “ally” of President Trump who has consistently supported the administration’s agenda.
Texas voters will head back to the polls Tuesday for a series of high-stakes primary runoff elections, headlined by a fierce Republican battle for the U.S. Senate between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.