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Trump, Senate and Ken Paxton

How Ken Paxton courted Donald Trump and won his endorsement

It was seemingly the end of the road for Ken Paxton. President Donald Trump was on the verge of endorsing Cornyn, promising to make a choice “soon” and demanding that the candidate he did not endorse drop out.

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Trump Backs Paxton in Texas, Flexing Power in Final Week of Senate Runoff

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 10h

Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Senate GOP runoff

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Idaho U.S. Senate Primary Election Results

In his appearance at the White House, President Trump also said that he would be endorsing in the Texas Republican Senate primary around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn roils Texas Senate race

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He’s Been Impeached and Indicted. He Has a Chance in Texas’s Senate Race.

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President Trump to announce endorsement in Cornyn-Paxton race for U.S. Senate

Trump called the primary runoff election between Republican incumbent John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “the big race” in Texas.

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Trump’s endorsement of Texas’ Paxton delights Democrats, frustrates Republicans

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Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

Election live updates: Trump backs Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race; Kentucky, Georgia and 4 other states hold primaries

Live updates and latest news from the 2026 primary elections in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania, including the Trump-backed effort to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky as voters head to the polls.