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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton [won the Republican nomination](/news/2026/5/27/trump-backed-paxton-topples-senator-cornyn-in-texas-primary-run-off) for the United States Senate on Tuesday, defeating four-term Senator John Cornyn. According to results reported by The Associated Press news
news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated** four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn yesterday to become the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate
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
Ken Paxton is the Democrat’s best hope to turn Texas blue!” Shaheen [wrote](https://x.com/MattShaheen/status/2055744126042132894) in a post on X. In another, [he said](https://x.com/MattShaheen/status/2056341008120422553): “Paxton would be toast against Talarico
nominated,” Paxton said in his victory speech Tuesday. “No matter what he says or how much he raises, the reality is that James Talarico is going to be nothing more than a Texas-based puppet
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