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"Obviously, Mr. Paxton has a checkered background," Cornyn told reporters Wednesday in Washington during an impromptu recorded interview.
From Austin American-Statesman
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and ...
From U.S. News & World Report
“Ken Paxton is a fraud,’’ his campaign said in a statement, before questioning his crime credentials, personal conduct and other matters.
From Roll Call

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Cornyn, Paxton trade early attacks in closely watched Texas GOP Senate primary
A supercharged U.S. Senate GOP primary in Texas between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton is kicking off with personal attacks and expectations of a high-spending race in a year when Senate Republicans will be defending key seats and targeting others in 2026.
Ken Paxton v. John Cornyn is shaping up to be a bare-knuckle primary battle for US Senate
Both candidates for the March 2026 primary come out swinging as the early jockeying for one of the top political prizes in Texas gets under way.
Cruz won’t back Senate colleague Cornyn in preview of Texas primary divisions
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is staying neutral in a bitter primary for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Senate seat, a race that has already begun to splinter Texas’s congressional delegation. In a striking departure from Senate tradition,
Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Senate Primary Challenge Against Republican Sen. John Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his entry into the U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. John Cornyn in what will be one of the country’s most contentious 2026 primary contests
Republican Texas Attorney General Paxton to challenge Senator Cornyn in primary
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he will challenge Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn from Texas in the 2026 primary, adding he will support President Donald Trump's agenda.
North Texas Republicans split in heated U.S. Senate race between Paxton and Cornyn
In North Texas, Republicans are already choosing sides in the heated U.S. Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Paxton announced his candidacy on Tuesday.
Ken Paxton launches primary challenge to John Cornyn in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to challenge Sen. John Cornyn sets up what’s likely to be a bitter and expensive Republican primary – and a battle for President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026
The announcement by Mr. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a firebrand conservative, set up what is expected to be a blockbuster showdown in Texas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a primary challenge against longtime Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a battle between two politicians representing different parts of the Republican Party.
Texas Senators John Cornyn, Ted Cruz file bill to bring famed NASA space shuttle to Houston
The two U.S. senators from Texas are hoping to bring one of NASA’s famed space shuttles to what they call its rightful home – Houston. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans, introduced a bill on Thursday that would move Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Virginia to a nonprofit near the Johnson Space Center in Houston – likely Space Center Houston,
John Cornyn scores Tim Scott endorsement, but John Rich calls Cornyn 'the Lindsey Graham of Texas'
Sen. Tim Scott supports Sen. John Cornyn for re-election, while country star John Rich supports Ken Paxton and calls Cornyn "the Lindsey Graham of Texas"
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Cruz, Cornyn admit tariffs, stock market could impact 2026 midterms
Texas’s two U.S. senators admit that the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s tariffs could have an impact on the 2026 midterm elections.
John Cornyn gets big national endorsement early, but will Trump weigh in?
The National Republican Senatorial Committee backed Sen. John Cornyn for re-election after Ken Paxton jumped into the primary against him.
GOP rift grows over Cornyn’s Senate seat as Trump pressured to take sides
Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms.
As Paxton challenge looms, Cornyn seeks traction with hard-right voters
Republican Sen. John Cornyn's early campaign efforts have been targeted at the GOP's most conservative voters.
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