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challenger with baggage in a crucial race US President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator
Senate runoff will leave Collins and Dooley “terminally inseparable” from Trump. Still, Tuesday’s results underscored how Trump’s dominance is increasingly shaping which Republicans can win statewide primaries in key races
race in his latest effort to rid the GOP of less devoted leaders.** The president’s endorsement of state attorney-general Ken Paxton over four-term senator John Cornyn gave the challenger
Ken Paxton](/news/2026/5/24/will-the-texas-primary-run-off-give-democrats-a-chance-to-flip-the-state), boosted by President Donald Trump’s endorsement, has defeated four-term US Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary run-off, according to US media projections. The result, quickly called
Paxton in Senate race poll Democrats’ hopes of winning control of the [US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate) in November’s [midterm elections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026) have been boosted by a poll showing James Talarico
challenger. Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a [primary election in Kentucky’s fourth congressional district](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/kentucky-republican-primary-election-massie-gallrein)
challenger.  Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech in Hebron, Kentucky. Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty Images The election took
Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, Democrats see November as their best opportunity this century to flip Texas blue. They have a favorable political environment, aided by nationwide dissatisfaction with the economy and President Donald Trump
Ken Paxton](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ken-paxton),” Rottinghaus said. “Priming only the most conservative issues is just narrowing the electorate, because obviously these are the most committed voters, but these committed voters are likely to back Paxton
challenger like Paxton. Long before Trump descended an escalator at Trump Tower in 2015 to launch his run for the White House, Paxton was pioneering the grievance-fuelled, anti-establishment politics that would become
Ken Paxton easily defeated Senator John Cornyn in a Republican run-off primary on Tuesday night. While the outcome had been expected for weeks, it marks a stunning defeat for an incumbent who served
race to decide who goes forward to take on the Democrats in November's midterms. The Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein is heading towards a 55% share of the vote. Republican rebel Massie, a constant
Ken Paxton, a scandal-plagued MAGA darling who was boosted by President Donald Trump’s [last-minute endorsement.](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate-00927811) Cornyn’s defeat is rattling the establishment wing of the GOP, who viewed
Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN." [Trump wrote in part](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324) on social media. "Our Country needs
Senate race right before Crockett joined, [was a “mediocre Black man.”](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/a-mediocre-comment-has-put-talaricos-texas-senate-campaign-in-the-hot-seat-00761260?utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack) Talarico has said that was a mischaracterization of his comments, and that he was describing Allred’s method of campaigning
challenger to the renegade Republican after Massie voted against the party’s signature tax-and-spending package last year, and Trump’s allies have now poured over $10 million into sinking the incumbent
racing to pass this week: provisions from a voting overhaul known as the Save America Act and roughly $220 billion for the White House ballroom. Some of Trump's allies in Congress pushed to include
challenges, and Republicans have to hope for improvements to the national political environment for this working-class red state to stay that way. Primary: May 5. [ from MAGA allies boasting about their victories in Indiana, Louisiana and Kentucky
Senate, she had a plan in place to vet everyone for ideological purity and to get rid of everyone who did not meet that standard.” Gates did not respond to requests to be interviewed