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John Thune breaks the ice with Ken Paxton
Senate Majority Leader John Thune had a productive phone call with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton following Paxton's primary victory over Sen. John Cornyn. The GOP establishment is beginning to reconcile with Paxton, a candidate they previously invested in defeating.
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