Trump-Backed Julia Letlow Defeats Freedom Caucus Co-Founder In Race To Succeed Pro-Impeachment GOP LA Sen Bill Cassidy

Trump-backed Republican Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow bested State Treasurer John Fleming in a Saturday GOP primary showdown to replace an ousted senator who had voted to convict the president. Letlow won 56.5% of the vote in the Republican primary runoff to Fleming’s 43.5%, The Associated Press (AP) reported with 69% of ballots counted. Given Louisiana’s…

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EXCLUSIVE: Ken Paxton Wants Texas To Know That James Talarico Is ‘Weird’

WASHINGTON — Republican Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton said he hopes to raise awareness about Democratic opponent James Talarico’s “weird” statements in an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation on Saturday. The Republican attorney general is seeking to cut through Talarico’s well-funded rebrand as a moderate by highlighting his embrace of left-wing identity politics,…

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