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Paxton: Iran war a drag on Texas Senate campaign

Paxton: Iran war a drag on Texas Senate campaign

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, said in a leaked audio recording that the war in Iran and high prices at home are a drag on his midterm campaign.  “It’s not tariffs. … It’s the war, it’s gas prices, it’s diesel,” Paxton told donors and lobbyists…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill
Paxton raises $18M in third quarter

Paxton raises $18M in third quarter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) raised $18 million in the third quarter as he trails Democrat James Talarico in polls on the contentious Texas Senate race.  Paxton’s July-to-September haul is double the $9 million he raised in the second quarter of the year, adding to what’s already the most expensive Senate race of the…

James TalaricoKen PaxtonTexas
Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Hill
Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign

Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign

‘I don’t control message or what we’re doing,’ scandal- hit state attorney general reportedly says at private event Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general chosen by Donald Trump to run as the Republican candidate for a Senate seat, admitted in private that his campaign was being controlled by outside forces in Washington DC. Paxton, who is locked in a competitive race with the progressive Democrat James Talarico , told people at a fundraising event in September that he had never felt such little control over his campaign because of outside influence. Continue reading...

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Talarico up four points in new Texas poll

Talarico up four points in new Texas poll

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is ahead of his Republican opponent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for an upper chamber seat in the Lone Star State by about 4 points, according to a new poll. In the BIG DATA POLL survey, 43.6 percent of respondents said they would back Talarico if…

James TalaricoKen PaxtonTexas
Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Hill
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in Texas Senate race poll

Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in Texas Senate race poll

A new poll shows Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 5 points over a month before the November midterm elections. The Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) poll released Friday showed Talarico with 49 percent support from voters and Paxton with 44 percent support, with 3 percent saying…

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James TalaricoKen PaxtonTexas
Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Hill
Talarico holds slight lead in Texas Senate race poll

Talarico holds slight lead in Texas Senate race poll

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has a slight lead over his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, according to a new poll. In the NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group poll, 46 percent of registered voter respondents backed Talarico, while 43 percent backed the Texas attorney general. Three percent backed a Libertarian candidate and 8 percent were…

James TalaricoKen PaxtonNBC
Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Hill
Trump’s MAGA Inc. funnels another $5 million into Texas Senate race

Trump’s MAGA Inc. funnels another $5 million into Texas Senate race

President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., poured an additional $5 million into the Texas Senate race, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing published Saturday.  The funds were earmarked for Del Ray Media LLC, a Virginia-based political media company, for TV and digital advertising against the Democratic nominee in this race, Texas state…

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Sep 19, 2026 · byThe Hill
Talarico neck and neck with Paxton in new Texas Senate poll

Talarico neck and neck with Paxton in new Texas Senate poll

Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton remain deadlocked in the Texas Senate race less than seven weeks out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Thursday.  The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found 47 percent of state voters supported Talarico, while 46 percent backed Paxton in this race. …

James TalaricoKen PaxtonTexas Senate
Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill
Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in new Texas Senate poll

Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in new Texas Senate poll

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico (D) is still leading his GOP challenger, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Telemundo/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey found the Democrat, a Texas state representative, held a three-point advantage over his Republican opponent less than two months out before November’s midterms. Forty-six…

James TalaricoKen PaxtonRepublican Party
Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Hill
Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention

Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention

Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding On the night Republicans gathered to mourn the killing of Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric, a crowd at the party’s irregular midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly called for a sitting Senate candidate to be shot, while the Republican senator at the podium never denounced or even noted the outbursts. The outbursts came repeatedly during Ted Cruz’s Thursday night address at the American Airlines center, when he named a Democrat he accused of holding radical views. After the senator mentioned the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, video footage depicts at least one audience member shouting: “He should be shot!” The same cry followed when Cruz named Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and again after he named Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Cruz did not pause or respond to the shouting, and it remains unclear whether he heard it from the stage. Cruz did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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Sep 12, 2026 · byThe Guardian
FCC commissioner: Kimmel’s ‘self-censorship’ shows Trump’s bid to ‘control’ media working

FCC commissioner: Kimmel’s ‘self-censorship’ shows Trump’s bid to ‘control’ media working

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle free press. “Jimmy Kimmel’s decision to keep his interview with a Senate candidate off the air…

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Sep 10, 2026 · byThe Hill
Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats

Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats

Jimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "under unusual circumstances," posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during Jimmy Kimmel Live. In Wednesday night's episode, Kimmel said this was out of concern for retaliation from the Trump administration's FCC: [Trump's] FCC has threatened me, threatened our […]

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Sep 10, 2026 · byThe Verge