
The Guardian - 1 hour 31 min ago
James Talarico got the opponent he and the Democratic party wanted, but flipping Texas blue means winning blue-collar voters, not blue-blooded donors Texas could become the hottest battleground state in the country, if the results of both Republican and Democratic primaries are anything to go by. Democrat James Talarico, a progressive Presbyterian seminarian, will face off against Trump's favored candidate, the scandal-plagued attorney general, Ken Paxton. The matchup has liberals salivating...

The Hill - 9 hours 41 min ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday said he will meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) after winning the GOP runoff to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Since beating Cornyn, a four-term incumbent, Paxton says he's been in contact with Thune, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-S.D.), Republican Conference Chair Sen. Tom...

The Hill - 15 hours 16 min ago
GOP strategist Brad Todd on Sunday said President Trump made a "100-million-dollar mistake" by backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). "I think the president made a 100-million-dollar mistake in picking Ken Paxton and urging Republican primary voters to vote for him. John Cornyn is a much more...

The Hill - 16 hours 26 min ago
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Democrats have a chance at locking down a Senate seat in Texas after state Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) recent victory in a runoff. "Paxton will now face off against State [Rep.] James Talarico. Democrats have not won a Texas Senate seat, as you know, in more than 30...

NBC News - 19 hours 48 min ago
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., on Sunday said the Texas Senate race is "in play" for Democrats after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat incumbent John Cornyn in last week's Senate Republican primary.

New York Times - 21 hours 12 min ago
Phil Weiser, the Colorado attorney general, with some of the 22 lawyers from across the federal government that he has hired since May of last year.

NBC News - 21 hours 48 min ago
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) expresses his support for State Sen. James Talarico (D-Texas) who will face off with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate in November.