Thune backs Ken Paxton after divisive Texas primary

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) threw his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday, bringing Senate leadership one step closer to coalescing around a Republican they spent months trying to defeat.

Thune endorsed Paxton on the heels of his victory against Sen.

John Cornyn (R-TX), telling conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that […] ...