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Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff

Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff ![Former President Donald Trump

Texas GOP voters vote in race that could shape future of the party -- and the Senate

Ken Paxton on May 18, 2026, in Dallas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5596x3731+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F7e%2F52c806a84b0995f8c69ea904c0a6%2Fap26138638870864.jpg) The hat of Diane

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Paxton. “Ken Paxton has no moral values. He has embezzled money from the people and citizens

Trump backs Ken Paxton in crucial Texas Republican Senate run-off

Ken Paxton in crucial Texas Republican Senate run-off United States President Donald Trump has endorsed

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Paxton would hurt the GOP’s statewide prospects. “Ken Paxton is the Democrat’s best

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Ken Paxton, the [Texas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas) attorney general, the state’s Muslim community has been

Trump endorses Paxton in Texas, gambling on a challenger with baggage in a crucial race

Paxton in Texas, gambling on a challenger with baggage in a crucial race US President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken

Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate

Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

The latest Paxton-Cornyn ad dustup is an ominous sign for the Texas GOP

Paxton-Cornyn ad dustup is an ominous sign for the Texas GOP Texas Attorney General Ken

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Ken Paxton over four-term senator John Cornyn gave the challenger a late boost, leaving

Texas Democrat Talarico leads senator Cornyn and AG Paxton in Senate race poll

Ken Paxton, in one-on-one contests. According to the poll, which surveyed the intentions

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Ken Paxton for Senate in Texas on the same day he ushered Rep. Thomas Massie

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Ken Paxton](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5736175/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate) over Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary. Murkowski says

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Ken Paxton for the Senate race after deeming Sen. John Cornyn to be an insufficient

Talarico needs Crockett’s Black voters. They aren’t all convinced.

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Ken Paxton](https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-04-30/former-ags-have-used-the-role-as-a-launchpad-for-higher-office-is-texas-ag-ken-paxton-next). The conservative and controversial state attorney general is in a runoff

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Ken Paxton in Texas’ March primary, Republicans in Washington were on standby for Trump’s [expected

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Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Texas attorney general running for Senate, in a primary runoff

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Ken Paxton accused the streaming giant of "spying" on citizens saying it "records and monetises

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Ken Paxton](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/trump-endorses-republican-ken-paxton-senate), the state attorney general, over incumbent John Cornyn for an upcoming