<p>Texas AG Ken Paxton Won't Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run<br>—</p><p>The federal criminal investigation was the most serious legal threat the once-embattled Republican faced. With the probe now over, Paxton is gearing up to likely challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in 2026.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ken</span><span class="invisible">-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/republican/" rel="tag">#Republican</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a></p>
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<p>America cannot be great with a President who blows whichever way the wind blows. That is not leadership.</p><p>Trump's 'cheering' for Mamdani just torpedoed the GOP agenda | Opinion </p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/21/trump-mamdani-facist-communist-civility/87399427007/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/21/trump-mamdani-facist-communist-civility/87399427007/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.usatoday.com/story/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/columnist/2025/11/21/trump-mamdani-facist-communist-civility/87399427007/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/republican/" rel="tag">#Republican</a> <a href="/tags/mamdani/" rel="tag">#Mamdani</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>
<p>Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.<br>—</p><p>In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power to partisan legislatures.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/red-state-ballot-initiatives-gop-republicans-florida-missouri?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/red-state-ballot-initiatives-gop-republicans-florida-missouri?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/red</span><span class="invisible">-state-ballot-initiatives-gop-republicans-florida-missouri?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/republican/" rel="tag">#Republican</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a></p>