Democratic Senator Talarico Plans to Uncover Ken Paxton's Depositions Amid Midterm Elegy
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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton’s history of scandals.
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Washington TimesJames Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton’s history of scandals.
Washington ExaminerTexas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico asked a Texas court on Wednesday to unseal two depositions given by his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, arguing the testimony could raise questions about the attorney general’s conduct.
USA TodayIn the nationally watched race, the Texas Public Opinion Research's Aug. 27 poll shows Democratic state Rep. James Talarico leads Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race by 6 points, 48% to 42%, which is outside the margin of error.
New York PostDemocrats hope past scandals of Paxton’s will help them win this time. Paxton, the state attorney general, was indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 before coming to a deal. He survived an impeachment effort in 2023 over allegations that he obstructed justice in that securities fraud case. And his former wife, Angela Allen, divorced him following revelations that he cheated on her.
The Daily WireThe Texas Senate acquitted Ken Paxton of all 16 impeachment articles in 2023 after the state House accused him of corruption and abuse of office, The Daily Wire reported.
The HillTalarico leads Paxton for Texas Senate while Hinojosa trails Abbott in governor’s race: Poll Democrat James Talarico is leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race in Texas, while Republican Greg Abbott is leading Democrat Gina Hinojosa in the gubernatorial race in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from Texas Public Opinion Research. In the poll, 47 percent of respondents said they would back Talarico if…
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Trump tells voters ahead of midterms: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’ President Trump again urged Americans on Wednesday to cast their vote as if he was “on the ballot” this November. “I see it all the time, that when Trump’s on the ballot, they win,” the president told Fox News’s Trey Gowdy. “When he’s out of the ballot, the people don’t go to vote, and I’m…
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HuffPostPresident Donald Trump urged voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” for the midterms ― a plea that could backfire given his drop in popularity.
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What are the toss-up races in Texas? In Texas, Cook Political Report rates the race for the 34th district of Texas, held by Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, to be a toss-up. The open Senate race between Talarico and Paxton is also considered a toss-up by Cook.
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New York PostThe nonpartisan Cook Report rates the race a “tossup.” The last time a Texas Senate race was in that competitive category was in 2018 when Democratic Beto O’Rourke took on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz eked out a win by about 2.5 percentage points.
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Trump’s MAGA Inc political arm has $850 million in its war chest, he told reporters last week, and he vowed to use “a lot of that money” to help Republican candidates.
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The AtlanticThat decision has resulted in a Trump midterm-election ad blitz that is set to be rolled out soon from MAGA Inc., the main repository of Trump’s political fundraising, according to people familiar with the discussions, all of whom insisted on anonymity to describe internal conversations. Most of MAGA Inc.’s spending is still expected to go to targeted House and Senate races, for which the group has been establishing teams to review polling, voter modeling, and message testing. “We are going to unload the guns on both chambers real soon,” one of the people said.
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01 Washington Examiner President Donald Trump is facing significant challenges among women voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with a new survey showing low approval of his job performance and broad opposition to key policies in his administration’s agenda.
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02 New York Times Trump Raises Money in Texas With Control of the Senate in the Balance Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.
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03 The Hill Hannity: Trump ‘is on the ballot’ in midterms Fox New host Sean Hannity on Wednesday said that President Trump is on the ballot for the midterms, a talking point that’s been hammered by strategists, lawmakers and voters alike throughout campaign season. Hannity told viewers, “ let me explain this, he is on the ballot, because if we don’t get Republicans in the House…
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04 USA Today With a little over two months until Election Day on Nov. 3, a new poll shows where every statewide race stands, with Democrats leading only one and closing the gap in the others.
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05 New York Post The president is doubling down on his support for his candidate, attending a fundraiser to boost GOP coffers. Trump endorsed Paxton in the Republican primary over longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
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06 Washington Times Talarico’s campaign confirmed it asked a court on Wednesday to release the documents.
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07 HuffPost Talarico’s campaign confirmed it asked a court on Wednesday to release the documents.
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08 Breitbart On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” the Democratic nominee for governor of Minnesota, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said President Donald Trump is “threatening” the midterm elections.
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09 The Atlantic President Trump gathered his top political advisers in the Oval Office early this month to solve a problem of riches: how to spend his super PAC’s $400 million political war chest with fewer than 100 days to go before the midterm elections.
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10 The Daily Wire The August 6 fundraiser in DeSoto, Texas, was hosted at the home of Thomas Merrill Gaubert, 86, a Dallas-area real estate developer and former savings-and-loan owner who served three years in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and money laundering.
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