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The 9 most competitive Senate races of the 2026 midterms | CNN Politics

A quiet April will soon give way to a jam-packed primary season where the fight for control of the Senate will come into sharper focus. No primaries take place this month, but the intensity of each contest is picking up. Three of the four premier battlegrounds – Georgia, Maine and Michigan – feature contentious primaries that may help shape the Senate map. The campaigns also are in the midst of reporting quarterly fundraising hauls, offering a snapshot of support and resources available to their operations in a critical stretch. And outside groups are beginning to flex their spending power across the Senate map. Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, unveiled a $342 million investment across eight states they view as key to maintaining their majority. The group plans to pour $236 million into defending five Republican-held seats: Ohio, North Carolina, Maine, Iowa and Alaska. Another $106 million is set to target three Democratic-held seats: Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire. Missing from the initial investment: Texas, which features a messy primary between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. The early allocation

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Talarico torched after pastor's 'disgusting' Trump shooting remark as Cornyn says 'Texans should be outraged'

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Texas Dem James Talarico rips 'un-Christian' court decision on what's allowed in classrooms

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Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules | CNN

Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools. The…

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James Talarico says he’s raised $27 million in first three months of 2026, part of Democratic fundraising surge | CNN Politics

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico announced a first-quarter fundraising haul of more than $27 million on Wednesday, among the largest totals reported by a US Senate candidate. Talarico, a state…

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‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters | CNN Politics

Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of…

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The 9 most competitive Senate races of the 2026 midterms | CNN Politics

A quiet April will soon give way to a jam-packed primary season where the fight for control of the Senate will come into sharper focus. No primaries take place this month, but the intensity of each contest is picking…

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Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools. The ruling sets up a…

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico announced a first-quarter fundraising haul of more than $27 million on Wednesday, among the largest totals reported by a US Senate candidate. Talarico, a state representative and…

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Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of helping “radical…

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A quiet April will soon give way to a jam-packed primary season where the fight for control of the Senate will come into sharper focus. No primaries take place this month, but the intensity of each contest is picking up. Three of the four…

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