Texas Primary: Paxton Defeats Cornyn After Securing Trump Nod

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting the stage for a November showdown with Democrat James Talarico. Paxton clinched the nomination a week after securing an endorsement from President Donald Trump in one of the most expensive primaries in Senate history. Bloomberg's Jon Herskovitz reports.

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Paxton Trounces Cornyn in Texas After Trump’s Endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stormed to a blowout victory in the state’s Republican Senate runoff, handily defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting the stage for a November showdown with a well-funded Democrat, James Talarico.

Trump’s Defeat of Cornyn Is a Win for Him, But Also Democrats

President Donald Trump finished off the political career of four-term Texas Republican US Senator John Cornyn, the latest purge in a score-settling revenge tour that burnishes his grip on the GOP base even as it threatens to undercut his near-term agenda for months to come.

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BGOV Bill Analysis: Amended H.R. 6644, House Housing Package

The Housing and Urban Development Department would create new programs to support affordable housing, ramp up housing production in states and cities, and ease environmental regulations for federally funded housing developments under the House’s latest proposal on H.R. 6644 released on May 19.

BGOV OnPoint: Gas Tax Holidays Floated With Mixed Reception

Calls for a gas tax holiday have grown at the federal and state level as policymakers look to alleviate a key pain point for consumers ahead of the midterm elections.

BGOV OnPoint: Data Center Boom Confounds Policymakers

Federal and state lawmakers are grappling with the rapid development of data centers powering artificial intelligence technologies and straining resources.

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South Carolina GOP Ran Into Electoral Reality on Redistricting

The failed effort exposed deeper tensions inside the GOP over how aggressively lawmakers should pursue redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections, and how much influence national Republicans should wield over a process traditionally handled inside the statehouse.