Barrasso to Campaign With Paxton in Texas as Trump Praises Him and Paxton's Travel Draws Scrutiny
Photo: The New York TimesSen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate Republican whip, plans to campaign next week in Texas with Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee, as the midterms enter the home stretch, according to Barrasso's interview with Politico. Paxton faces an unexpectedly competitive race against Democrat James Talarico, and President Donald Trump and Republicans are working to bolster him. Paxton won the runoff against Sen. John Cornyn after Trump endorsed him, and Cornyn has criticized him since. On Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures," Trump called Paxton among the best attorneys general in Texas history and criticized Talarico. Paxton has also taken about 350 trips outside Texas since being sworn in as attorney general, a state-funded travel record now drawing campaign scrutiny.
Right-leaning outlets Just the News and Breitbart frame the race from Paxton's side. Just the News leads with Barrasso's planned visit and adds the primary history, Paxton's SAVE America Act offer, Cornyn's criticism and a modest split among McConnell-aligned senators. It omits the travel issue. Breitbart leads with Trump's praise and prints his remarks on Talarico's positions on oil, guns and meat, plus his claim that Talarico disappeared for 12 days. It includes no scrutiny of Paxton. The left-leaning New York Times, in its excerpt, leads with Paxton's state-funded travel, the 350-trip figure and campaign scrutiny, and does not mention endorsements or Senate politics. All three identify Paxton as the Republican Senate candidate; they differ on whether the focus is support for him or his conduct in office. Alternative/independent outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Republican backing for Paxton; left sources stress his state-funded travel. Alternative sources have not covered the story.
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The New York Times leads with Paxton's roughly 350 trips outside Texas as attorney general, describing them as state-funded and drawing campaign scrutiny, and identifies him as the Republican Senate candidate.
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Just the News leads with Barrasso's planned Texas campaign stop and Senate Republican divisions over Cornyn. Breitbart leads with Trump's praise of Paxton and his remarks criticizing Talarico.