Top GOP senator set to face tough challenge as MAGA attorney general jumps into race

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is declaring his candidacy in the Senate primary against longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, reported Punchbowl News' John Bresnahan.

The move sets up what could potentially become one of the most expensive and bruising primary battles of the 2026 Senate elections.

The development has been widely rumored and expected in Texas political circles for months, as Paxton and Cornyn have stepped up attacks on each other in anticipation of the challenge....