Ken Paxton's victory over John Cornyn in Texas on Tuesday has left Washington with a more awkward question than the race result itself. Now that Donald Trump helped drive Cornyn out of the Republican nomination, attention has turned to whether the outgoing senator will spend the rest of his term making life harder for a president who has already seen other wounded Republicans drift into open dissent.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term US Senator John Cornyn riding President Donald Trump's endorsement to a runoff victory for the Republican Senate nomination, US media projected https://t.co/QrLT9PZUSc pic.twitter.com/SJm99gCq10
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