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Texas Republicans' Senate runoff moves forward as withdrawal deadline passes

Paxton remained in the runoff and said he might consider leaving if Senate leaders changed the filibuster rules to pass the SAVE America Act.

Texas Republicans' Senate runoff moves forward as withdrawal deadline passes
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The deadline to withdraw from Texas’s Republican Senate runoff passed without John Cornyn or Ken Paxton leaving the race. President Donald Trump has not endorsed either candidate, and the article links his decision to the SAVE America Act.

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican candidate in the Texas Senate runoff and Texas attorney general

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Republican candidate in the Texas Senate runoff and incumbent senator

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Democratic nominee for the Texas Senate race

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Cornyn and Paxton Remain in Texas Senate GOP Runoff

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are set to face each other in a Texas Republican Senate runoff. Left-leaning outlets frame Trump’s non-endorsement as a retreat that reflects weakness in Republican primary politics. Center outlets emphasize that the candidates stayed in the race after the withdrawal deadline, with several also linking the contest to the SAVE America Act and potential general-election effects. Right-leaning outlets frame the contest around Cornyn’s distance from Republican grassroots voters and Paxton’s support among conservatives.

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