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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the May 26 Republican primary runoff. He will face Democratic nominee James Talarico in the November general election.
nbcnews.comKen Paxton won the Republican nomination for the Texas U.S. Senate seat in the May 26 runoff election with more than 63 percent of the vote. Paxton had entered the race to challenge incumbent Senator John Cornyn.
The main pro-Paxton super PAC, Lone Star Liberty, raised less than $10 million since April 2025. The pro-Cornyn super PAC raised more than three times that amount over the same period with support from at least 14 billionaires. Paxton secured backing from at least four billionaires as of May 6.
Darwin Deason, who died in December 2025, contributed $217,000 to Paxton groups; his wealth came from cofounding Affiliated Computer Services, sold to Xerox in 2010 for more than $6 billion. Dan and Staci Wilks donated $14,000 total; their combined net worth is $2.3 billion from natural gas. Kenny and Lisa Troutt gave $14,000 total; their combined net worth is $1.7 billion from telecom.
Tarek Mansour donated $7,000; his net worth is $2.6 billion from prediction markets as CEO and cofounder of Kalshi. Paxton is scheduled to face Democratic nominee James Talarico in the November general election. Talarico received primary campaign support from at least seven billionaires.
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Israeli officials announced they will send a delegation to Washington to present security interests on the Iranian nuclear file. The move follows an agreement between the United States and Iran that Israel did not join.
The HillPresident Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) shouted at each other during a private Capitol meeting on Wednesday. The dispute followed Cassidy's vote the prior day for a measure limiting presidential war powers on Iran.
thehindu.comThe U.S. military restarted strikes on Iran on Friday after an alleged breach of the ceasefire terms. President Trump described an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attack on a commercial vessel as a violation.