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Why Ken Paxton’s Estranged Wife Is Making the Case for His Senate Campaign

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