# CNN: Ken Paxton may be pivotal to Republicans’ hopes of keeping Senate majority

https://mins.news/en/item/56053

- CNN, 2026-09-12 17:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/12/politics/trump-ken-paxton-insults?Date=20260912&Profile=CNN

> CNN’s Aaron Blake writes that Republican hopes of retaining their Senate majority may depend on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton more than on anyone else.

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