Texas Republicans nominate Ken Paxton for Senate seat, ousting incumbent John Cornyn ^30.6%

NPR - By Claudia Grisales - 5/27/2026, 1:03 AM

Biased Writer Voice 29.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 23.2% - Negativity Bias 18.4%

Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump, according to a race call by the Associated Press. This effectively unseats Sen. John Cornyn, a pillar of the party's establishment wing. Republicans spent $100 million in what became... more