The Senate race between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton is already heating up.

Two Texas House Republicans have already endorsed Paxton’s 2026 Senate bid against Cornyn, just days after he formally announced his campaign.

Among them is Rep. Lance Gooden, who told Fox News that Paxton “will take a sledgehammer to the establishment, secure the border, and fight hard for President Trump’s agenda.”

“Attorney General Paxton is the conservative champion we need in the U.S. Senate,” Gooden wrote in a statement shared first with Fox News.

“Ken Paxton has my complete and total endorsement.”

Meanwhile, Rep. Troy Nehls also announced that he would be backing Paxton.

“He’s a bulldog, and that’s what we need in the Senate,” Nehls told POLITICO.

However, Paxton is likely to face an uphill battle in winning the support in the Senate as establishment Republicans are already closing ranks.

On Wednesday, the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman, Senator Tim Scott, sent out a letter endorsing Cornyn.

Like Clockwork: Tim Scott and the Turncoat National Republican Senatorial Campaign Endorse RINO John Cornyn Over Hero Ken Paxton

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader John Thune has admitted to privately lobbying President Trump to endorse Cornyn.

“I’m hoping that in the end, he can,” Thune said when asked about the possibility of a Trump endorsement.

“Obviously, we’re supporting Sen. Cornyn. He’s done a great job for Texas and for the country. And we need him back.”

A recent poll found that Paxton is leading Cornyn by 53 percent to 28 percent in a hypothetical match-up, although that would change if Trump weighed in on the race.

In his announcement earlier this week, Paxton described himself as a “conservative warrior” who has never wavered in his support for Trump.

“John Cornyn has been in Washington for over two decades, and he has turned his back on President Trump and the America First agenda time after time.”

“I’m a battle-tested Attorney General and conservative warrior who’s secured major victories against the establishment, the corrupt Biden Administration, and woke corporations,” he continued.

”Now, I’m ready to take that same toughness to the U.S. Senate.”

It's official. I’m running for U.S. Senate to fight for President Trump’s agenda and take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment.

Together, let's send John Cornyn packing: https://t.co/rQl0P2UnWU pic.twitter.com/1KIajC0JhN

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) April 8, 2025

Cornyn, meanwhile, responded by calling Paxton a “fraud” and touted his pro-Trump voting record.

“During his first term John Cornyn voted with President Trump more than 95% of current Senators, securing the votes for his biggest accomplishments as his Whip,” Cornyn wrote on the X platform.

“Democrats are trying to destroy President Trump, and he and Texas need a battle-tested conservative who knows how to protect his agenda in the Senate and won’t be outsmarted by Chuck Schumer,” he continued. “Ken Paxton is a fraud.”

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Hungary is fighting foot-and-mouth disease. Again.

For the first time in over 50 years a case of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in March, discovered on a cattle farm near the border with Austria and Slovakia.

‘These things happen’, one may say. Or maybe, think that Hungarian health inspections and procedures were sub-par, leading to this.

Budapest has a different explanation: bioterrorism.

Reuters reported:

“Hungary on Thursday suggested a ‘biological attack’ as a possible source of the country’s first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle in the northwest.”

Thousands of farm animals buried near the Austria-Hungary border due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Levél. Swift action taken to contain the spread. #FootAndMouthDisease #Levél #AnimalHealth #AustriaHungary pic.twitter.com/3waelbESIx

— Dr. Subhash (@Subhash_LiveS) April 5, 2025

Animal health authorities inspected around 1,000 farms across Hungary today, with only four returning positive results, all in the in the previously affected northwestern region.

“’At this stage, we can say that it cannot be ruled out that the virus was not of natural origin, we may be dealing with an artificially engineered virus’, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas told a media briefing.

Responding to a question, Gulyas said he could not rule out that the virus outbreak was the result of a biological attack, without giving information on who might be responsible.”

A foot-and-mouth outbreak in Hungary that has caused border restrictions and the culling of thousands of animals could have come from an artificially engineered virus, the prime minister’s office has suggested https://t.co/Sl4mJxy5pE pic.twitter.com/ECPUdRY6ow

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2025

Read more:

Conservative Hungarian PM Orbán Vows To Uncover and Punish Globalist NGOs and Parties Receiving USAID Funding To Subvert His Government

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A federal judge on Thursday sided with President Trump and allowed the administration to require illegal aliens to register in an online database or face prison time, fines.

US District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, allowed the Trump Admin to require mandatory registration for everyone 14 or older.

In late February, Trump escalated his efforts to curb illegal immigration by requiring aliens to register in a tracking database.

The Trump Administration is encouraging illegal aliens to self-deport with the new tracking system.

The DHS said illegal aliens will face harsh penalties if they don’t submit fingerprints or disclose to the government if their address has changed.

AP reported:

A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country.

In a ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadden sided with the administration, which had argued that they were simply enforcing an already existing requirement for everyone in the country who wasn’t an American citizen to register with the government.

The requirement goes into effect Friday.

Registration will be mandatory for everyone 14 and older without legal status. People registering have to provide their fingerprints and address, and parents and guardians of anyone under age 14 must ensure they registered.

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At this point in time, most of us are aware of Elon Musk’s dream of taking civilization and human consciousness to Mars in our lifetime.

What we may not be aware is just how soon he expects to be doing it.

Back in March, Musk wrote on X: ‘Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely’.

And today, the tech billionaire confirmed this perspective, adding an unexpected twist: Tesla’s Optimus robots are to be used to explore the surface of Mars in this first trip.

Newsweek reported:

“The humanoid robots, which were initially pitched as household assistants in October last year, will ‘hopefully’ be sent to Mars on a SpaceX flight by the end of 2026.

Getting humanity on Mars has been one of Musk’s long term goals for a while, and his most profitable company, SpaceX, is vital to NASA’s plans to get there. The use of Tesla Optimus robots, which are bipedal and autonomous, shows that Musk is increasing his influence over U.S. space exploration even further.”

Starship will hopefully depart for Mars at the end of next year with Optimus explorer robots! https://t.co/8dzlxzFg0h

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2025

Unveiled in October 2024, the Optimus robots were initially marketed as ‘assistants’ capable of performing household chores and basic tasks.

“’It’ll do anything you want’, Musk said at the showcase. ‘It can be a teacher, babysit your kids. It can walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend, serve drinks. Whatever you can think of, it will do’.”

“Musk has repeatedly said that he wants an unmanned flight to Mars carried out by the end of 2026, but today was the first time [that a] reference to the Tesla robots was made.”

“Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 years.” Musk on X, September 2024. 

Elon Musk: It’s not just about visiting Mars. It’s about building a city on Mars.

“I would like to go to Mars, that’s nice to have, but what is important is that we establish a self-sustaining city on Mars.

This is important for the long-term future of humanity or consciousness… pic.twitter.com/TJ8sEvbbUG

— ELON CLIPS (@ElonClipsX) September 24, 2024

Read more:

SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Explodes over Caribbean (VIDEO)

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Twice-failed presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton reacted to the SAVE Act passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday.

The SAVE Act passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 216-208. Only four Democrats, Ed Case (HI), Henry Cuellar (TX), Jared Golden (ME), and Marie Perez (WA), voted to secure elections from illegal voting.

The bill, championed by Republicans who want honest elections, will mandate documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Currently, one does not need to provide proof of citizenship, such as a driver’s license or a passport, to vote in races for President, the House, and the Senate.

Under the proposed law, states would be barred from processing voter registration applications unless applicants present “documentary proof” of citizenship, such as a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, a U.S. passport, or a certified birth certificate paired with a government-issued photo ID.

The bill also mandates states to actively purge noncitizens from voter rolls, leveraging federal databases like the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system and the Social Security Administration’s verification tools. States would also be required to set up programs within 30 days of enactment to root out ineligible voters.

Hillary Clinton spread a huge lie about the House-passed SAVE Act.

Clinton said the SAVE Act threatens voting access to 69 million women whose married names don’t match their birth certificates.

This is of course, a lie.

“The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don’t match their birth certificates,” Hillary Clinton said on X.

“Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it,” she said.

Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don’t match their birth certificates.

Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it. https://t.co/cYTismZC4U

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 10, 2025

Senator Mike Lee called Hillary Clinton out for lying about the SAVE Act.

Hillary is lying (surprise).

Democrats are terrified of the SAVE Act because it will secure American elections from illegal voting.

So they are making things up. https://t.co/cD7tKsYFzN

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 9, 2025

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