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Cornyn and Tillis sank the Justice Fund. Murdock says the Judgment Fund remains
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The American Spectator, Approved, Commentary, National

Cornyn and Tillis sank the Justice Fund. Murdock says the Judgment Fund remains

By Deroy Murdock | Commentary, The American Spectator Few things nauseate conservatives more than watching wobbly Republicans do the Democrats’ dirty work.  GOP senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina lately have delivered for the Left. They repeatedly threatened to drop an anvil on Todd Blanche, President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for attorney general, unless Blanche killed what Democrats called Trump’s Revenge Fund. The Left instantly denounced Trump’s patriotically branded $1.776 billion allotment for victims of weaponized government. Predictably, Democrats deployed their rustiest cliches: Trump arranged bonuses for his “loyalists” and those involved in “January 6.”  Democrats predictably cough up the same exhausted lines. They are malicious, brain-d...
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Texas GOP Voters Send Cornyn Packing in Landslide Win for Paxton
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The Daily Signal, Approved, National

Texas GOP Voters Send Cornyn Packing in Landslide Win for Paxton

By George Caldwell | Daily Signal Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s primary runoff Tuesday, adding to President Donald Trump’s hot streak of unseating those he considers insufficiently loyal and ending Cornyn’s multi-decade career in the Senate. The Associated Press declared Paxton the victor at 9 p.m. EDT, when he held a 25 point lead over Cornyn. Paxton had secured 62.5% of the vote to Cornyn’s 37.5%. In his victory speech, Paxton credited his victory to Trump and pledged to work with him. “When everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandon the people of Texas, he didn’t listen,” Paxton said of Trump. Paxton added, “Instead, he gave me his complete and total endorsement....
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