Trump is holding key endorsement hostage as GOP primary heats up: report

President Donald Trump is delaying a pivotal endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate primary as he seeks to pressure GOP lawmakers to pass his high-priority voting restrictions legislation, according to a new report in Politico.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, are both vying for Trump’s backing in the race – especially after last week’s razor-thin primary election results propelled them into a runoff.

Trump had been prepared...