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Thune urges Senate GOP to ‘pivot’ from Cornyn, help Paxton win in Texas

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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…

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Bannon says Paxton beating Talarico in Texas will be ‘very tough’

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Bannon says Paxton beating Talarico in Texas will be ‘very tough’

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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(VIDEO) Trump Responds to Biden’s Lawsuit to Block Ghostwriter Audio Tapes – Urges Acting AG Blanche to Fight for Release

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(VIDEO) Trump Responds to Biden’s Lawsuit to Block Ghostwriter Audio Tapes – Urges Acting AG Blanche to Fight for Release

President Trump on Wednesday responded to Joe Biden's attempt to hide his ghostwriter interviews from the public during his cabinet meeting on Wednesday, slamming the Democrats for nearly destroying the country. "I would like to see what he has to say because we can never allow what happened to this country to happen," Trump said when asked about the tapes by LindellTV's Cara Castronuova. The post (VIDEO) Trump Responds to Biden’s Lawsuit to Block Ghostwriter Audio Tapes – Urges Acting AG Blanche to Fight for Release appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Paxton Heads to Washington for Post-Primary Fundraising Stop

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Paxton Heads to Washington for Post-Primary Fundraising Stop

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.

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MAHA sees Paxton as ‘warrior’ for its cause: Gabrielle Etzel

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MAHA sees Paxton as ‘warrior’ for its cause: Gabrielle Etzel

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,” […]

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Thune backs Ken Paxton after divisive Texas primary

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Thune backs Ken Paxton after divisive Texas primary

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 […]

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Mullin Defends Migrant Jail Where NJ Senator Was Pepper-Sprayed

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Mullin Defends Migrant Jail Where NJ Senator Was Pepper-Sprayed

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended conditions at a migrant detention center in New Jersey that was the scene of weekend protests in which two people were arrested and US Senator Andy Kim was hit with a cloud of pepper spray.

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Texas Buckles Up for a Frantic Senate Race to November

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Texas Buckles Up for a Frantic Senate Race to November

The duel between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is already getting ugly

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$600,000 in Two Hours: Texas Set to Become a Midterm Money Pit

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$600,000 in Two Hours: Texas Set to Become a Midterm Money Pit

As Donald Trump celebrated Ken Paxton’s landslide win in Texas, Republican officials were busy gearing up for a brutal fight that may end up costing them more than $100 million to stop a Democrat from flipping a seat in a state the president won by 14 percentage points.

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