Ken Paxton's victory is one of several things breaking Democrats' way, putting the Senate up for grabs in 2026.
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…
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…
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 […]
The duel between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is already getting ugly
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.
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is claming state election laws amount to voter suppression, vowing to out-organize GOP rival Ken Paxton in 2026.
Democrats dropped an F-bomb on White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller after he referred to Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico as "transgender."
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! Happy World Otter Day to all our animal lovers out there. 🦦 Today, crude oil markets saw their biggest price drop in a month, with international and domestic benchmarks falling by more than 5%. 🛢️📉 The downward pressure appeared to come from both Washington and Tehran, […]