Paxton Routs Cornyn and Turns Texas Into a Senate War-Powers Problem
Paxton's runoff rout turns a Texas primary into the next public test of Senate obedience on Trump's Iran war.
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Paxton's runoff rout turns a Texas primary into the next public test of Senate obedience on Trump's Iran war.
Cornyn lost the nomination but kept the Senate vote, making his lame-duck posture the first fact after Paxton's rout.
The Texas count turned a narrow polling lead into a lopsided Paxton rout, correcting Tuesday's edition from watch posture to receipt posture.