Paxton Challenges Cornyn for Senate
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- Published
- May 27, 2026
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- 2:05
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- Last updated
- May 27, 2026
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Ken Paxton’s surprise Republican Senate nomination in Texas has ignited a high-stakes showdown with four-term incumbent John Cornyn, marking the first time a GOP senator from Texas has lost his party’s nomination in decades. Trump’s fiery endorsement—calling Paxton a “true MAGA warrior”—appears to have been the tipping point, fueling a wave of Trump-backe…
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Ken Paxton’s surprise Republican Senate nomination in Texas has ignited a high-stakes showdown with four-term incumbent John Cornyn, marking the first time a GOP senator from Texas has lost his party’s nomination in decades. Trump’s fiery endorsement—calling Paxton a “true MAGA warrior”—appears to have been the tipping point, fueling a wave of Trump-backed challenges against Republican incumbents. But with Paxton’s own controversial history and a Democratic campaign poised to weaponize past inve
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