Paxton launches primary challenge to Cornyn in Texas with Trump likely looming over the race

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 – in the nation’s most populous red state. Paxton is positioning himself as a disruptor, pledging in a social media post to “take a sledgehammer to the D.C….

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