Trump, Texas and Cornyn

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Cornyn and Paxton to face each other in the great Texas Trump-off
The May 26 runoff election between Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could be the most consequential Republican primary since the Tea Party era. This race pits a 63-year-old conservative upstart Vox called “MAGA’s top lawyer” against a 74-year-old four-term incumbent who was,

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Trump's test of loyalty for Republican Texas US Senate candidates Senator John Cornyn, AG Ken Paxton
Trump says Texas Senate candidate he doesn't endorse should 'drop out'
Texas party chairs discuss how separate primary elections caused confusion in Dallas County
Dallas County Democrats are outraged after hundreds of people who waited hours to cast their ballots may have their votes rejected.

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How Talarico Won Texas Democrats With Love, Luck and a Little Restraint
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State of Texas: Tony Gonzales leaves race, opening opportunity for Democrats to flip U.S. House seat
Politics reporters Bayliss Wagner and Brad Johnson join Dylan McKim to take a closer look at the impact of Tony Gonzales ending his reelection campaign - and if it gives Democrats an opening to flip t...

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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of re-election race

Iran, Trump and bad part of war

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GOP senators say Trump's strikes 'significantly degraded' Iran but emphasize attacks not 'forever wars'
One week into the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee say the military operation has "degraded" Tehran's ability to strike back.

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Trump Says Ending Iran War Will Be 'Mutual' Decision With Netanyahu
Trump confronts 'bad part of war' as troops killed in Iran conflict return home
Donald Trump says he and Benjamin Netanyahu will mutually decide when to end war with Iran
US President Donald Trump has said that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will mutually decide on when to end the ongoing war with Iran.

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Trump says ending Iran war will be ‘mutual’ decision with Netanyahu
Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader
Khamenei's Son Mojtaba Named Iran's New Supreme Leader Hours After Trump's Warning
"By a decisive vote, the Assembly of Experts appointed Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as the third Leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the assembly said in a stat...

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US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Bahrain oil refinery declares force majeure after being hit; Israel launches another wave of strikes across Iran
'Cry uncle now!': Trump claims Iran’s military destroyed, warns leaders to surrender or face more

Trump is the GOAT in swaying GOP races — and prediction markets say he’ll decide Texas this way

Betting markets think Trump’s will decide who to back in Texas soon enough. But, Eric Garcia flags, his batting average has significant caveats.

Camouflage and crudites: Trump wages war and hosts parties at Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump watched “Operation Epic Fury,” the beginning of war with Iran, unfold from a makeshift “situation room" at Mar-a-Lago.
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GOP insider says Trump becoming 'just a guy' as his base deserts him at a record pace

Republican strategist Maura Gillespie, who previously advised former Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, warned on MS NOW that President Donald Trump faces a serious credibility crisis after contradicting his campaign promises on military intervention.

Ahead of State of the Union, hints of frustration with Trump emerge in House GOP

Some House Republicans have rebuked Mr. Trump on tariffs, war powers and the Epstein files, and defections could grow as the midterms approach.

Trump struggles on immigration, prices and Iran as Democrats hold a midterm edge

Majorities of registered voters disapprove of how President Donald Trump has handled the issues that defined the first months of a tumultuous midterm election year, as Democrats maintain an advantage in the battle for control of Congress,

Trump is betting that bigger income tax refunds will boost the GOP

Republicans designed parts of Trump’s signature tax law to deliver larger refunds this filing season, offering a potential political boost before the midterms.
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GOP Senator Knew Kristi Noem ‘Was Dead as Fried Chicken’ After Call From Trump

Trump called Kennedy up after his hearing throwdown with Kristi Noem and discussed who could replace her, shortly before the president fired her. The post GOP Senator Knew Kristi Noem ‘Was Dead as Fried Chicken’ After Call From Trump first appeared on Mediaite.

Illinois 2026 GOP primary for governor features four candidates and one familiar face but big donors sit out

The Republican primary for governor four years ago was impossible to miss with massive spending and six candidates. This year, apart from candidate Darren Bailey, almost nothing is the same.