Politics Jun 02 Amid controversial Senate campaigns, Paxton and Platner visit Washington to shore up support Control of the Senate is at stake, with both parties eager to secure victories.
Politics May 28 Talarico targets Paxton's scandals in Texas Senate race, pivoting from his sunny primary message Texas Democrat James Talarico, a former middle school teacher and a state lawmaker from Austin, laid out a clear strategy for the months ahead: Litigating Paxton’s scandals to a weary electorate.
Politics May 27 Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team.
Politics May 26 Live Results: Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas midterm primary runoffs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal.
Politics May 22 Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement Republican Ken Paxton is riding high as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of the U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn, now with the weight of President Donald Trump's backing.
Politics May 19 Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting effort to oust Sen. Cornyn Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the MAGA movement.
Politics May 17 Despite retribution, Cassidy attempted to make amends with Trump after impeachment vote NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy's desperate attemp t to cling to his U.S. Senate…
Politics May 16 Trump disparages incumbent Sen. Cassidy and tries to propel his challenger in Louisiana GOP primary Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow over Cassidy, in an unusual attempt to dislodge an incumbent senator. Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.
Politics May 06 Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead Tuesday's election results in Indiana prove President Donald Trump can still punish wayward party members after he endorsed a slate of challengers who defeated almost every one of those lawmakers he wanted to dislodge.
Politics May 05 Live Results: Indiana state primaries The majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, a display of the president's enduring influence over his party after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan five months ago.