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Trump called Cornyn ‘very disloyal.’ Now a 5-term Texas Senator is fighting for his career

The vast majority of the $109 million in campaign ad spending is tilted toward John Cornyn.

25.05.2026 10

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in Jan. 6 impeachment, loses primary as president retains grip on GOP — ‘that’s what you get’

Unlike some other senators who declined to run again after crossing Trump, Cassidy pushed hard for reelection and spent nearly double the combined...

17.05.2026 6

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Republicans fear the midterms, but Trump is still enacting retribution on anyone who strays from MAGA path

“It's a lot of dollars spent on taking on fellow Republicans,” said Marc Short, who worked for former Vice President Mike Pence.

07.05.2026 8

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Talarico defeats Crockett in heated primary as Democrats seek first Texas Senate seat in decades

Jasmine Crockett and James alarico each argued that they would be the stronger general election candidate in a state that backed Trump by almost 14...

04.03.2026 9

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

High-stakes Texas primary comes down to wire with both Republican and Democratic candidates on edge

Senate incumbent John Cornyn is fighting off rivals from the right, while Democrats see an opening if they can sort out the Talarico vs. Crockett...

02.03.2026 9

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

After deadly shooting by immigration agents, Texas Democrats running for Senate say ‘clean house’ at ICE and ‘take that money back’

Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas.

25.01.2026 20

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Trump couldn’t insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle. ‘Folks in our state don’t react well to being bullied’

The president brushed off the defeat, saying he “wasn’t working on it very hard." But the White House had spent months engaged in what Republican...

13.12.2025 10

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Republican lawmakers in Indiana face ‘a very dangerous and intimidating process’ as threats pile up while Trump pushes redistricting

Sen. Sue Glick, a Republican who was first elected in 2010 and previously served as a local prosecutor, said she has never seen “this kind of...

07.12.2025 10

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont

Oyster farmer running for Senate in Maine tries to explain Marine tattoo that appears to be a Nazi SS ‘Totenkopf’ symbol

Graham Platner said he chose “a terrifying looking skull and crossbones" because "you know, skulls and crossbones are a pretty standard military...

22.10.2025 10

Fortune

Thomas Beaumont