MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war

PLANO, TX – President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are the winners in the Lone Star State's bitter Republican Senate primary battle, which has spanned for more than a year and became the most expensive Senate primary in history.

Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's runoff election for the Republican nomination, the Associated Press reports.

Paxton now faces off against state Rep. James Talarico ...