RINO incumbent Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday signaled he will stay in the Texas Senate race after President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton.

President Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican primary and passed up John Cornyn.

“Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump said.

Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in March, there is a runoff election for the Republican Senate race.

Trump previously said he would ask the candidate that he doesn’t endorse to drop out of the race.

On Tuesday, President Trump said Cornyn is a “good man,” but noted that Cornyn was not supportive of him when times were tough.

However, Trump did not ask Cornyn to drop out of the race on Tuesday.

“John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough and, despite having the Most Successful Economy in the History of our Country during my First Term and, with all of the many other things that I accomplished (Secure Border, Military Dominance, Space Force, All Time High Stock Markets and 401(k)s, Record Job and Economic Growth, and so many other things that would be impossible to readily list!), which are considered by many to be legendary, John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself, both of which were Landslide Victories and, more importantly, gave us the Country that we have today — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (and when we finish up with Iran, which will not be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon, you will see numbers that have never been generated by our Country before!), as opposed to the DISASTER of the previous Administration,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Later Tuesday, Cornyn signaled he is staying in the Senate race.

“I have worked closely with President Trump through both of his Presidential terms and voted with him more than 99% of the time,” Cornyn said.

“He has consistently called me a friend in this race. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP candidates down ballot and defeat Talarico in November, or a weak nominee who jeopardizes everything we care about. I trust the Republican voters of Texas,” Cornyn said.

I have worked closely with President Trump through both of his Presidential terms and voted with him more than 99% of the time. He has consistently called me a friend in this race. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP…

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 19, 2026

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The corrupt mainstream media and the unhinged Left are having an absolute, grade-A meltdown.

On Monday, the Trump administration dropped a massive truth bomb on Washington by establishing a landmark $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Created as part of a settlement over the deep state’s illegal leaking of President Trump’s tax returns, the fund is a direct weapon against the horrific “lawfare” and weaponized justice that defined the Biden regime.

Immediately, Democrats like Representative Jamie Raskin ran to the cameras, hyperventilating and claiming this is a “taxpayer-funded slush fund” exclusively meant to line the pockets of President Trump’s allies and January 6th patriots.

“The View” co-host Ana Navarro appeared on CNN Monday night to air her grievances against the new fund, calling it a “slush fund” to pay off his supporters and “J6 insurrectionists.”

But during a Capitol Hill appearance, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche completely dismantled their entire narrative with one hilarious, jaw-dropping truth bomb.

Blanche flat-out STUNNED the leftists by pointing out that the fund has zero partisan requirements. In fact, he noted that even Hunter Biden could apply for the money if he wanted to!

Todd Blanche:
There’s a flaw in the legal system because this legal system was not set up to compensate for what the Democrats, and what Biden, and what Garland did for four years. It doesn’t know how to cope with the fact that hundreds and hundreds of administration officials had their phones taken from them. Members of the Senate had their phone records subpoenaed and weren’t told about it. The system isn’t set up for that.

Sen. Moran:
In answers to questions previously put before you this morning, I assume—because of what the settlement agreement says—you eliminated certain individuals from being qualified to receive benefits from this fund. What’s the list of those individuals?

Todd Blanche:
Well, the plaintiffs in the underlying lawsuit have agreed to accept an apology. So that’s President Trump and his sons, I believe. Otherwise, there is no limitation. So whether you’re Hunter Biden or another individual who believed they were a victim of weaponization, they can all apply to this fund. And again, it doesn’t mean the commissioners will agree. It doesn’t mean that they’re getting $10 million, or whatever was just read a few minutes ago. It just means that you can apply.

WATCH:

JUST IN: AG Todd Blanche STUNS the Democrats by saying even HUNTER BIDEN could apply for the $1.7 billion anti-weaponization fund — if he wanted

It is NOT only for the allies of President Trump

Blanche drops the mic: “It’s not only for Trump’s friends…It’s TRULY TELLING… pic.twitter.com/QwDwfSSdtZ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 19, 2026

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The National Transportation Safety Board released CCTV footage of the moment a UPS plane’s engine fell off before it exploded into a massive fireball last November.

As previously reported, a UPS plane with three crew members onboard crashed on takeoff from the Louisville, Kentucky, airport in November.

Per CNN: “A UPS MD-11 plane crashed near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.”

“The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed at about 5:15 p.m. It was taking off for Honolulu,” the AP reported.

Aerial video of the aftermath of the plane crash shows a massive fire burning.

15 people died as a result of the plane crash.

Everyone on board the UPS plane died, and 12 victims on the ground died.

“The victims on the ground were identified as Angela Anderson, 45; Carlos Fernandez, 52; Trinadette “Trina” Chavez, 37; Tony Crain, 65; John Loucks, 52; John Spray, 45; Matthew Sweets, 37; Ella Petty Whorton, 31; Megan Washburn, 35: Louisnes Fedon, 47; and his 3-year-old granddaughter Kimberly Asa,” the New York Post reported.

“UPS identified its employees Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 57; First Officer Lee Truitt, 45; and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond, 62 as the three crew members aboard the doomed flight,” the outlet reported.

The National Transportation Safety Board will convene a hearing this week to investigate the crash.

The FBI also investigated the crash.

WATCH:

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On Tuesday, Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) introduced the California Accountability and Loan Repayment Act (the CAL Repayment Act), which requires California to repay its outstanding $21 billion loan to the federal government before spending federal money on other programs.

Gavin Newsom’s state is the only state that has yet to repay its COVID-era unemployment loans (UI).

The bill would require California to prioritize repayment of its federal UI debt before spending any eligible federal funds on other programs and would require the state to direct available federal funds toward the loan within 5 business days of receipt.

Additionally, if the state diverts funds, it must repay the full misused amount to the federal government.

Newsom’s failure to repay the loans has placed the burden directly on the backs of employers in the state. The debt has led to automatic federal tax penalties on California employers via reduced FUTA tax credits, costing businesses roughly $84 per worker in 2025, with costs expected to rise.

In January, Rep. Fong shared details about the “hidden jobs tax” that Newsom pushed onto the backs of the business owners.

California employers are about to get hit with a massive tax increase — one they never voted on, one lawmakers and the governor never debated, but one Sacramento knew was coming.

At the very moment families and employers should be seeing relief from the Working Families Tax Cuts, which are in effect this year, California is moving in the opposite direction by raising taxes on employees and worsening the cost-of-living crisis already plaguing the state.

California’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund—a lifeline for unemployed workers— is drowning in debt, now exceeding $21 billion. The debt was incurred during COVID, when the UI fund social safety net helped countless families. But in the years since, Sacramento has failed to act to address the massive debt incurred during the pandemic, despite having a $100 billion surplus in recent years. As a result of that inaction, California businesses will continue facing automatic payroll tax hikes to repay that debt.

That debt was not driven by legitimate claims alone. California’s unemployment system was riddled with pandemic-era fraud, with billions lost due to outdated systems and weak safeguards—costs the state ultimately shifted onto employers and workers.

Under federal law, states that fail to repay unemployment loans to the federal government lose a portion of the federal unemployment tax credit each year. For California businesses, that means higher payroll taxes and higher costs for everyone.

If California politicians had paid off the debt like every other state in the union has, employers would be paying up to $434 per employee into the state’s fund. But because the state failed to act, employers will be paying $84 more per employee this year, and this all goes to pay off the federal debt. The increases will grow every year until the balance is paid off.

He promised that if California refuses to pay its unemployment insurance debt, Congress has tools to respond, one of which is the CAL Repayment Act.

Fong wrote on X, “California’s small businesses shouldn’t be punished for Gavin Newsom’s mismanagement.”

“Instead of paying off our UI loan, he wasted billions and lost billions more to fraud.”

“My CAL Repayment Act puts an end to this and delivers accountability for CA taxpayers.”

California’s small businesses shouldn’t be punished for Gavin Newsom’s mismanagement.

Instead of paying off our UI loan, he wasted billions and lost billions more to fraud.

My CAL Repayment Act puts an end to this and delivers accountability for CA taxpayers. https://t.co/jIaUQK5EgX

— Vince Fong (@RepVinceFong) May 19, 2026

Per Fox News:

“Fraud and mismanagement aren’t isolated incidents in Gavin Newsom’s California — they’ve become systemic failures with real consequences,” Fong said in a statement. “Rather than using the state’s past $98 billion budget surplus to pay down that debt, Sacramento shifted the burden onto employers through automatic payroll tax hikes. Enough is enough.”

“My legislation restores accountability, protects our local small businesses and farmers, and prevents California job creators from being punished for Sacramento’s negligence,” he added.

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