James Talarico has called for a suspension of the federal gas tax as the country faces high fuel prices due to the lingering ...

As Cornyn and Paxton head to the runoff, we updated our Q&A to reflect the two candidates. Both declined to participate, so ...

Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is highlighting a recent "sweetheart deal" from Attorney General Ken Paxton for a man who ...

The four-term Texas senator’s Washington friends have about given up on a Trump endorsement, which could even go to his ...

The new poll, conducted on behalf of Texas Public Opinion Research, shows that even an endorsement by President Donald Trump ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, in legislation introduced alongside Sen. John Cornyn, has proposed avenues to curtail the ...

John Cornyn outraised Attorney General Ken Paxton by fourfold in the first quarter of 2026, a key period that encompassed the ...

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Trump teased an endorsement more than a month ago.

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will be lampooned in an attack ad from opponent Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign for going on “spring break” and leaving the Department of Homeland ...

In a new poll ahead of the May 26 runoff for U.S. Senate, Texans appear to be leaning slightly toward four-term incumbent ...

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