Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton defeats four-term incumbent John Cornyn and puts Texas in play for Democrats 46.3%
The Independent - By Eric Garcia - 5/27/2026, 1:35 AM
Negativity Bias 34.4% - Biased Writer Voice 30.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.6%
President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, Ken Paxton, defeated four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the runoff for the Republican primary on Tuesday evening. Paxton, the scandal-marred ultra-MAGA attorney general of Texas, easily dispatched Cornyn, 74, in a race that had turned intensely personal. Trump did not weigh in on the... more