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James Talarico Plays Up Spurs’ Past Glory in Campaign Ad Aimed at Texas Voters

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Tim Balk
The Democratic candidate for Senate looked to gain crossover appeal with a spot emphasizing teamwork and his own experience as a teacher in San Antonio.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, is trying to improve his standing with male voters.
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Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.
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The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.

© KC McGinnis for The New York Times

Democrats believe Josh Turek, who is running for a Senate seat in Iowa, can be competitive despite being in a red state.
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Top Texas Election Official to Resign, Months Before General Contest

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
Jane Nelson, the Texas secretary of state, was appointed to the role overseeing statewide elections in 2023 by Gov. Greg Abbott.

© Adam Powell/USA Today Network, via Reuters

Jane Nelson, the top election official in Texas, did not give a reason for her departure.
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Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas?

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Ruth Graham · Melanie Bencosme · June Kim and Andrew Cagle
James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dominant in Republican politics in Texas.
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Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Ruth Graham and J. David Goodman
Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

Jim Rigby has led St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, since the 1980s.
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Swallowing Concerns, G.O.P. Senators Rally Behind Paxton

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Annie Karni
After attacking the Texas attorney general, who won the G.O.P. nomination, Senate Republicans are pivoting sharply to support him in what is now a competitive race.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, beat Senator John Cornyn by close to 30 points on Tuesday night, transforming Texas into a battleground state.
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James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest in Texas for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

State Representative James Talarico campaigned in Houston on Wednesday.
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Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in a runoff for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, setting up a marquee race against James Talarico, the Democrat.
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Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman and Lauren McGaughy
Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addressed supporters after winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate at a watch party on Tuesday.
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As Republicans Battled in the Runoff, Talarico Sought to Unify Democrats

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, has been raising money and looking to unite his party for the general election.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

State Representative James Talarico of Texas at a rally in Austin after the primary election in March.
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The Factors Shaping the 2026 Midterm Elections

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Patricia Mazzei
President Trump has sought revenge in G.O.P. primaries. Democrats have turned out to vote in large numbers. Republicans have gained a redistricting advantage.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Poll workers in Cypress, Texas, on Tuesday.
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The Jaw-Dropping Cost of the Texas Senate Primary: Nearly $130 Million

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Matt Zdun and Theodore Schleifer
The race between Senator John Cornyn and his right-wing rival, Ken Paxton, has cost mountains of cash. More of it has gone to help Mr. Cornyn — but that money may not be enough.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The Republican primary race for Senate between Senator John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has become the most expensive primary campaign in the country’s recent history.
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Republican Senators Are Livid at Trump’s Endorsement of Paxton

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Michael Gold · Megan Mineiro and Carl Hulse
News that President Trump had snubbed Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the four-term incumbent, was met with shock, anger and fear that the G.O.P. could lose his seat.

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Senator John Cornyn of Texas speaking with reporters on Monday after a campaign event in San Antonio.
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G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Richard Sandomir
He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor.

© Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press

G. Robert Blakey in 1985. With RICO, he helped create “a new form of jurisprudence,” said Ronald Goldstock, a former director of the Organized Crime Task Force in New York. “It was such a dramatic change that prosecutors didn’t initially understand or use it.”
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James Talarico’s Taco Order Sparks Debate in Texas Senate Race

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
What started as a taco stop with former President Barack Obama quickly turned into a very Texas debate over the proper breakfast taco order.

© Pool photo by Joel Angel Juarez-Pool

Former President Barack Obama ordering tacos alongside Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at the restaurant Taco Joint in Austin earlier this month.
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Obama Enters Texas Senate Fight With Support for Talarico

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
The former president, who has looked to elevate a new generation of Democrats, met with James Talarico and a candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, who are trying to flip Texas.

© Pool photo by Joel Angel Juarez

Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D-TX), Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) and Former President Barack Obama meet patrons at the restaurant Taco Joint on the campaign trail on Tuesday in Austin.
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One Big Headache for Politicians These Days: a Messy Digital Footprint

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Kellen Browning and Leo Dominguez
As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow.

© (clockwise from top left) Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times, Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times, Jose Juarez/AP, Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times, Aaron Schwartz/Reuters, Hannah Schoenbaum/AP

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