Ken Paxton swamps John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate runoff after securing Trump endorsement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively won Tuesday’s runoff election in the Lone Star State Republican Senate primary, knocking off incumbent Sen. John Cornyn a week after securing President Trump’s pivotal endorsement.

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