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Texas Senate Intrigue & A Redistricting Stalemate

News and notes on two Republican power struggles: Cornyn’s tightening Texas Senate race, Corey Lewandowski’s New Hampshire mischief, and their implications for 2026.

John Cornyn
John Cornyn is hardly out of the woods—and the Texas Senate race just got messier. Earlier today, Rep. Wesley Hunt officially announced his own campaign, injecting a major complication into what was a statistical dead heat. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Abby Livingston
October 6, 2025

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After months of trailing Texas A.G. Ken Paxton in the primary for his own Senate seat, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn appears to have made up ground, pulling alongside Paxton in a pair of recent polls. You could practically hear the collective exhale from state and national Republicans, many of whom are not only loyal to Cornyn personally but also, perhaps more to the point, view him as the most electable candidate in the general.