John Thune breaks the ice with Ken Paxton

Source: Axios · Bias: Center Left

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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 person familiar with the matter.Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) and the entire GOP establishment are starting to make amends with a candidate they spent heavily to defeat.

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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 person familiar with the matter.Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) and the entire GOP establishment are starting to make amends with a candidate they spent heavily to defeat.