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Donald Trump, Ken Paxton

Fox News Radio Host Questions Donald Trump's Strategy in Texas

Filling in for Brian Kilmeade, Mary Walter asked whether telling Texans to "pretend" he is on the ballot is smart with his approval this low. The turnout record, and the president's unsourced "48%", below.

Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon Concedes GOP Faces 'Headwinds' With Texas Hispanic Voters

Bannon said Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton may win Texas by only low single digits.

Mary Trump, Greg Abbott, Donald Trump

Mary Trump Says Greg Abbott Is Dodging Donald Trump's San Antonio Rally

Abbott's campaign cited a busy schedule. The president's niece says it was code for staying away.

Brian Kilmeade, Ken Paxton

Brian Kilmeade Says Ken Paxton 'Got Lazy' and Is a 'Whiner' in Texas Senate Race

The Fox News host still calls the Republican nominee 'very loyal to Trump' and says he would make 'a really good Senator.'

Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan Backs Keeping Confederate Statues With a Lesson on Why They Went Up

His middle ground arrives after the Trump administration restored Confederate-linked names to Army bases.

Griff Jenkins, Allen West, Ken Paxton, Angela Paxton

Fox Radio Fill-In Host and Allen West Fault Ken Paxton's Texas Senate Bid

Filling in for Brian Kilmeade, the Fox correspondent said a James Talarico win would leave Republicans looking back on "a candidate quality issue."

Jon Favreau, Chuck Schumer

Former Obama Speechwriter Jon Favreau Credits Chuck Schumer's Senate Picks

Voters in five red states see the Democratic Party as too far left, the Pod Save America host said, but they do not see its Senate candidates that way.

Jennifer Welch, James Talarico

Jennifer Welch Urges Democrats to Copy James Talarico's Bible Belt Fight

She says Life.Church, the nation's largest megachurch, should lose its tax exemption: "It's a racket."

Brian Kilmeade, Donald Trump

Brian Kilmeade Says GOP Fears ICE Arrests Put Hispanic Votes 'in Jeopardy'

The 27 percent Latino approval figure he credited to CBS actually came from an NBC News/Telemundo poll.

Ken Paxton, Harry Enten

Harry Enten: Ken Paxton Is Least Popular Texas GOP Senate Nominee This Century

CNN's data analyst says no other Texas Republican Senate nominee this century has been underwater. Ken Paxton is at minus 16 as Donald Trump arrives to campaign for him.

Ken Paxton, Sean Hannity, James Talarico

Ken Paxton Tells Sean Hannity Most of James Talarico's Money Is Out of State

FEC filings show Texans gave most of the Democrat's itemized donations, while Republican groups are outspending Talarico's allies on TV.

Ted Cruz, James Talarico

Ted Cruz Challenges James Talarico's Faith With His Own Pastor's Words on Jesus

The senator aired undercover audio of a St. Andrew's Presbyterian minister doubting the virgin birth, in a race Cruz is not running in and polls call a dead heat.

Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon Concedes GOP Faces 'God Awful' Midterm Risk: 'Assume We're Losing'

The War Room host told listeners the only fix is a base-plus turnout push in Texas, where three polls now show Ken Paxton trailing James Talarico.

Ted Cruz

Cruz Jokes About Planting Hecklers for Trump, Downplays His Own Boos

On his podcast, Cruz called the hecklers "knuckleheads" and stopped short of endorsing co-host Ben Ferguson's staged-crowd theory.

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Joy Reid

Joy Reid Says Democratic Party Had to Be 'Screamed At' Over Black Candidates

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Mary L. Trump, Donald Trump

Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Will 'Always Get Worse,' Citing His Childhood

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Thom Tillis, Pete Hegseth, Bill Maher

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Steve Bannon, Scott Bessent

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Ari Emanuel, Megyn Kelly

Ari Emanuel Tells Megyn Kelly Jeffrey Katzenberg Oversold His Sway With Biden

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