Trump-endorsed Paxton wins Texas primary run-off, ousting veteran senator

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Texas Attorney General Ken ⁠Paxton ousted four-term US Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald ⁠Trump’s endorsement to a run-off victory for the Republican Senate nomination, US media projected.The race was called shortly after polls closed in Texas’ westernmost counties, which are in a separate time zone from most of the state.Paxton’s victory will force Cornyn into retirement early next year – and the Republican political establishment in Washington into embracing a candidate...