Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won over voters Tuesday when he defeated Sen. John Cornyn in a historically expensive primary runoff, but now he’s working to convince K Street he’s a candidate worth investing in.
Jessica Taylor, Cook Political Report US Senate and Governors Editor, talks about the Texas Republican primary race where Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn, and how it sets up a midterm election between Paxton and Democratic state representative James Talarico. She speaks with Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg's Balance of Power. (Source: Bloomberg)
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Wednesday predicted that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will beat state Rep. James Talarico (D-Texas) in the race to replace Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) but that the contest will be an uphill battle for the GOP nominee. “I just don’t know if Texas is ready to vote…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after Paxton’s primary defeat of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday. In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Thune said maintaining the Republican Senate majority is paramount, and that Paxton’s general election opponent, Democrat James Talarico, is a…
The November ballot in Texas is now set, after a four-term Republican senator lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in Tuesday's primary runoffs. Meanwhile, Texas Democrats are angling to win their first Senate race since 1988.
Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has pursued efforts and investigations aligned with the Make America Healthy Again movement, seeing him as a “warrior” for their cause in the U.S. Senate. “Members of the Make America Healthy Again movement really see Paxton as a warrior for their cause,” […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) threw his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday, bringing Senate leadership one step closer to coalescing around a Republican they spent months trying to defeat. Thune endorsed Paxton on the heels of his victory against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), telling conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that […]
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.