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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Francis Miñoza

Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn: How Ousted Senator Could Exact Revenge on Donald Trump

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton campaigns for the US Senate seat amid allegations of two affairs and a divorce filed by his wife on 'biblical grounds.' (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiMedia Commons)

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.

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