Carl Hulse

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, was endorsed by President Trump in his campaign against John Cornyn, a four-term Republican senator. The winner will face the Democratic nominee, James Talarico, in a race with major nationwide implications.

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, defeated John Cornyn, a four-term Republican senator, in a runoff that confirmed the president’s hold on his party’s voters. Mr. Paxton will face the Democratic nominee, James Talarico, in a race with national implications.

Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.

WASHINGTON — US Senator John Cornyn's resounding primary defeat in Texas on Tuesday has sharpened tensions between President Trump and Senate

The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote.

WASHINGTON -- Shortly after Susan Collins entered the Senate in January 1997 as a Republican from Maine, some of her more jaded senior colleagues

The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote.

In his first extensive interview since his defeat by a Trump-backed challenger, the Texas Republican said the Senate was in for a “bumpy ride” as he and others flex new political freedom.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Cornyn was not consoled when President Donald Trump professed on social media that the senior Republican from Texas

The president upended the majority leader’s plans by yanking his intelligence nominee from a confirmation hearing and insisting on an end to the filibuster.