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  "path": "/politics/2026/05/26/trump-backed-ken-paxton-defeats-incumbent-john-cornyn-in-texas-gop-senate-runoff/",
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    "Midterm Election",
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    "Donald Trump",
    "James Talarico",
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    "Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff",
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  "textContent": "Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated John Cornyn, a roughly 23-year Senate incumbent, in Tuesday’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, advancing to face Democrat James Talarico in November after opening a roughly 25-point lead.\n\nThe post Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff appeared first on Breitbart.",
  "title": "Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff"
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