Cornyn, Paxton Stay on Texas Runoff Ballot as Filibuster Battle Rises
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The 5 p.m. withdrawal deadline passed without any move by Sen. John Cornyn or Attorney General Ken Paxton, so both will appear on the May 26 Texas GOP Senate runoff ballot. With Trump undecided on endorsements, the race has become a focal point for the party’s clash over the SAVE America Act and filibuster reform, pulling both candidates into intraparty warfare.
- Tuesday is the deadline for candidates to get off the Texas Senate GOP runoff ballot The Texas Tribune
- Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he’s missed the deadline CNN
- Texas Republicans' Senate runoff moves forward as withdrawal deadline passes NBC News
- MAGA ramps up pressure on Trump to dump Cornyn Axios
- Tillis blasts GOP’s ‘lazy and unstrategic’ handling of Texas GOP primary, SAVE Act The Hill
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