Texas AG Ken Paxton campaigns for US Senate
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The Texas US Senate primary showcases each party’s diverging path, with Republicans weighing their embrace of President Donald Trump’s agenda and Democrats gauging how forcefully to oppose it, Alexandra Samuels reports.
- Four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) faces a difficult battle for a fifth term as the race, mainly against Attorney General Ken Paxton, has turned into a proxy fight over Trump’s influence inside the GOP — and which faction will define the party heading into November. Read more from Joe Lovinger.
- Democrats are navigating their own crossroads. The party hasn’t won a statewide race in Texas ...