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Abbott also spoke with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl about Trump’s job performance.
A longtime Republican aide has crossed party lines to support Democrat James Talarico in his bid to unseat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas' Senate race.
An aide to outgoing Senator John Cornyn (R) has crossed party lines to support Democrat candidate James Talarico in his bid to defeat Republican candidate Ken Paxton in their Senate race . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A former aide to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has joined Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico ’s campaign as he seeks to defeat Republican nominee Ken Paxton , who displaced Cornyn as the Republican nominee earlier this year, in the November midterms. Jacob Smith, who was Cornyn’s deputy legislative director and policy adviser for five years, now works as Talarico’s deputy policy director. DETAIL: Smith, who said he has “worked for Republicans like Senator Cornyn”—a Republican-in-name-only (RINO ) who has…Open
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A longtime Republican congressional aide who spent five years working for Sen. John Cornyn has joined Democrat James Talarico’s campaign as the Texas Senate race […] Source
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GOP Senator’s Aide Takes Job With Democrat After Boss Loses Primary: REPORT
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‘No road. No wall. No wire. No way’
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Weekly Recap: The Trump administration’s plan to deport more than 300,000 Haitians who just lost their lawful status after a Supreme Court ruling is showing a split screen in U.S. politics. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for President Trump’s allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. And President Trump said he was halting an attack plan against Iran and pointed to the outline of a deal being reached as the reason why. American officials had told several outlets that the U.S. was reportedly planning to restart strikes targeting Iran in the near future. 00:00 - 300K+…
Sen. Lisa Murkowski declared she will vote against confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, joining Sen. Susan Collins and putting the nomination's fate in the hands of a single undecided Republican. Murkowski, the Alaska Republican, posted her decision on X, acknowledging that Blanche had impressed her personally and made solid decisions as acting attorney general, […] The post Murkowski announces opposition to Todd Blanche for attorney general, leaving confirmation on a razor's edge appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Lisa Murkowski declared she will vote against confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general, joining Sen. Susan Collins and putting the nomination's fate in the hands of a single undecided Republican. Murkowski, the Alaska Republican, posted her decision on X, acknowledging that Blanche had impressed her personally and made solid decisions as acting attorney general, then listing a series of concerns she said made confirmation impossible. She praised his willingness to visit Alaska's rural communities and called him "decent and capable," but said the Justice Department's trajectory under the current administration left her without confidence that Blanche would serve as an independent check on executive power. Her opposition lands at…Open
Blanche has already worked to appease Texas Sen. John Cornyn and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in the committee phase by providing a written statement saying the so-called Trump IRS Anti-Weaponization Fund had been closed.