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Ken Paxton defeats GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Texas primary runoff
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated Sen.
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Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with over 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ The state’s…
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Winner of Paxton-Cornyn Texas Senate primary runoff: James Talarico
The results are in from the highly anticipated Texas Senate Republican primary runoff between state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). And the winner is … James Talarico! Talarico, the Democratic nominee, wasted no time after Trump-endorsed Paxton handily defeated incumbent Cornyn. He posted Paxton’s mugshot with a caption slamming…
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Trump-endorsed Paxton DEMOLISHES Cornyn in GOP Senate primary runoff
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's challenge to incumbent Sen. John Cornyn went unresolved in the heated Republican primary race on March 3, as neither candidate proved able to secure 50% of the total vote.Though Cornyn confidently warned Paxton that "Judgment day is coming," Paxton ultimately proved victorious in Tuesday's runoff election, handily…
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Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas
President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.
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John Cornyn loses primary election to scandal-plagued runoff challenger
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has lost his primary to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, capping off a weekslong runoff that saw two giants of Texas politics square off against each other.The race was called shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening by CNN and the Associated Press.Cornyn, a longtime Republican powerhouse known for his prodigious fundraising…
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Trump's Pick Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Primary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting the stage for a November showdown with Democrat James Talarico. Paxton clinched the nomination a week after securing an endorsement from President Donald Trump in one of the most expensive primaries in Senate history.…
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Texas primary runoff takeaways. And, DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases
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.
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Paxton projected to win Texas Senate GOP runoff, defeating incumbent Cornyn
President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.
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MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war
Texas AG Ken Paxton, endorsed by Trump as a "MAGA Warrior," defeats Sen. John Cornyn in the heated Republican Senate primary runoff election.
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