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Inside the Impeachment Trial that Threatened to End Ken Paxton’s Political Career

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Beth Reinhard and Lauren McGaughy
Mr. Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, was accused of abusing the power of his office to protect a campaign donor. He was acquitted on all counts.

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas at the final day of his 2023 impeachment trial.
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Republican Groups Rush to Paxton’s Aid in Texas After Staying on Sidelines

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Theodore Schleifer
An organization allied with Senate G.O.P. leaders has booked more than $51 million in ads. Now, Ken Paxton has a financial edge after months of being outspent by his Democratic rival.

© Shelby Tauber for The New York Times

Ken Paxton on the second day of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Linda Qiu
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump appeared at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas this week.
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James Talarico Counters Trump’s Midterm Convention With Food Drive

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman
The Democratic Senate candidate used a food drive to sharpen his economic message against Ken Paxton.

© Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, speaks at a food drive at the Frederick Douglass Human Services and Justice Center in Dallas on Wednesday.
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Texas Republicans Are Turning Against Data Centers. Will It Matter in November?

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: J. David Goodman · Rebecca F. Elliott and Brad Plumer
The industry’s rapid expansion has scrambled traditional political alliances and forced G.O.P. leaders to respond to a backlash from some of their most reliable rural voters.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

Voter anger with rapid data center development is growing across rural Texas. Above, a data center construction site outside the town of Hubbard.
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Musk Targets Transgender Issues in Key Midterm Senate Races

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Neil Vigdor
A political group for the world’s richest man, who is ramping up a midterm spending blitz, began running attack ads against Democrats in Texas, Ohio and Iowa.

© Evan Vucci/Reuters

Elon Musk is said to be planning to spend tens of millions of dollars on the midterm elections.
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Paxton Aide Turned Whistle-Blower Appears in Ad Endorsing His Rival, Talarico

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Beth Reinhard
David Maxwell was among the staffers in the Texas attorney general’s office who accused Ken Paxton of abusing the power of his office, allegations that led to his impeachment. Mr. Paxton was acquitted.

© Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Ken Paxton and James Talarico
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Trump’s Super PAC Will Spend $10 Million on Texas Senate Race

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Theodore Schleifer
A financial filing announcing the TV and digital ad buy is the first general election spending by MAGA Inc. The group intends to boost the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton.

© Christopher Lee for The New York Times

Ken Paxton at a campaign rally in McAllen, Texas, in July.
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Ossoff and Talarico to Share Fund-Raising Event in Hollywood

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Theodore Schleifer
The event with the Georgia and Texas Democrats will be hosted by Shonda Rhimes.

© Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

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Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Linda Qiu
Candidates’ attacks are focused on illegal immigration, faith and stock trading.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

A polling station in Cypress, Texas, in May.
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Trump Raises Money in Texas With Control of the Senate in the Balance

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Luke Broadwater
Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.

© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

A cutout of President Trump in Cypress, Texas, during the Republican primary runoff for Senate between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Senator John Cornyn in May.
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A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Annie Karni
Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of church and state is in grave danger.

© Valerie Plesch for The New York Times

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Drought and Aging Pipes Plunge Puerto Rico Into Another Water Crisis

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: David Ovalle and Laura N. Pérez Sánchez
Starting on Friday, the island’s water authority is scheduled to shut off water for rotating 48-hour periods in parts of San Juan and surrounding areas.

© Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times

Residents of Loíza, P.R., say their water stopped running in early June.
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In Texas’ Most Eligible Senate Race, It’s Bachelor vs. Divorcé-to-Be

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
Ken Paxton is divorcing. James Talarico is dating a onetime staffer. Both have had their romantic lives scrutinized as part of their high-stakes campaigns.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times, Desiree Rios for The New York Times

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Paxton and Talarico Offer Diverging Paths on Affordability

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Lauren McGaughy
The candidates are seeking to win over voters with competing proposals on tax, housing and health care that are aimed at lowering household costs.

© Christopher Lee for the New York Times, Brandon Bell/Getty Images

James Talarico, left, and Ken Paxton laid out competing economic plans at events in the Dallas area this week.
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Why Republicans Aren’t Funding the Texas Senate Race Yet

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Theodore Schleifer
The peculiar dynamic is playing out in Texas, where the fate of the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, will help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, is the Republican nominee for Senate there but has struggled to raise money.
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Pan Am Clipper Endeavor Is Found After Over 70 Years Lost at Sea

✇NYT > U.S. News
Von: Neil Vigdor
Fifty-two of the 69 people aboard the plane died when it crashed off Puerto Rico and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

© Pan Am Historical Foundation/John Johnson Collection

The Pan Am Clipper Endeavor, a Douglas DC-4, before its final voyage in 1952. The wreckage has been located off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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