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Ken Paxton Blames Trump's Illegal War for His Political Woes in Yet Another Leaked Recording

Ken Paxton, the Republican Party's nominee for the US Senate in Texas, blamed President Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran for his political woes in a leaked recording published by Axios on Wednesday. In the recording, which was made during a private meeting with donors and lobbyists last month, Paxton was asked by an attendee which issues were…

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Ken Paxton Trashes Trump Ahead of His Texas VisitYet another leaked recording of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton has landed. “It’s the war, it’s gas prices.... It’s over $6 a gallon for diesel,” Paxton said at a donor meeting when asked what issues were “dragging” on him and his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios. “People are feeling that pinch. So I’d say that’s probably the biggest…

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Talarico camp says he opposes trans athletes if unsafe or unfair but accuses politicians of bullying studentsTexas Senate candidate James Talarico says he opposes transgender athletes in women's sports when safety or fairness is at risk but won't say if he'd back a federal ban.

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Talarico steps off Texas Senate campaign trail after flu diagnosisThe Democrat has scrapped at least two events as his illness adds a new twist to a political fight over who is spending more time on the trail.

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Awkward new ad featuring Ken Paxton's estranged wife 'made his situation worse': analystA GOP ad featuring Angela Paxton, who filed for divorce from the Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton last year on " biblical grounds ," was laughed off on MS NOW on Monday morning for being a massive misstep . In the ad, the Texas lawmaker avoids mentioning her husband’s name, but mentions the “elephant on the room,” before warning, “Either we hold every…

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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked AudioIn a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton lamented that he isn’t in control of his own campaign. At a fundraiser in September, Paxton spoke candidly about his flailing campaign, according to the recording shared with Politico and published Monday. “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over…

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Why Ken Paxton’s Estranged Wife Is Making the Case for His Senate CampaignAngela Paxton is urging Texas voters to support Mr. Paxton’s Senate campaign, even as she is divorcing him and accusing him of adultery. She has political aspirations of her own.

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Talarico steps off Texas Senate campaign trail after flu diagnosisIn response, Paxton launched attack ads against the Democrat for his absence on the campaign trail.

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Ken Paxton Trashes Trump Ahead of His Texas VisitYet another leaked recording of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton has landed. “It’s the war, it’s gas prices.... It’s over $6 a gallon for diesel,” Paxton said at a donor meeting when asked what issues were “dragging” on him and his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios. “People are feeling that pinch. So I’d say that’s probably the biggest…

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Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas pricesTexas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, "I don't make the decisions," according to audio obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It's a candid admission from a close Trump ally about the challenging environment…

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Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign‘I don’t control message or what we’re doing,’ scandal- hit state attorney general reportedly says at private event Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general chosen by Donald Trump to run as the Republican candidate for a Senate seat, admitted in private that his campaign was being controlled by outside forces in Washington DC. Paxton, who is locked in a…

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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked AudioIn a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton lamented that he isn’t in control of his own campaign. At a fundraiser in September, Paxton spoke candidly about his flailing campaign, according to the recording shared with Politico and published Monday. “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over…

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Ken Paxton rips into Iran war in another shocking audio leak: ‘People are feeling the pinch’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was caught calling the war in Iran the No. 1 drag on his Senate bid in the third major audio leak of his campaign in recent weeks.

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Paxton says that his Senate campaign is being run by DC in leaked audio: reportTexas GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed frustration that his Senate campaign is being run by D.C. in new leaked audio.

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Ken Paxton 'rescue effort' threatened as latest leak insults Trump: 'Lacks any gratitude'The Republican effort to rescue Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton (R-TX) came under new strain as a third leaked recording caught him faulting President Donald Trump's Iran war.Several Republicans involved in that effort are frustrated with Paxton's private complaint that Washington is running his cam...

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Watch Ken Paxton speak at the Republican midterm convention in TexasWatch live as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks support at the Republican convention as polls show a tight Texas Senate race.

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