As he stood before supporters following his lopsided win this week over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican runoff to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, Ken Paxton singled out President Donald Trump for helping him seal the victory. Referring to Trump's 11th-hour endorsement that propelled him over the finish line, the thrice-elected Texas Attorney General told the crowd that "everyone in Washington told him to abandon me." In a political career spanning more than two decades, Paxton has had almost as many scandals as election victories, including being the first statewide elected official in the Lone Star State since 1917 to be impeached. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a primary runoff election night event after winning the Republican party's nomination, May 26, 2026, in Plano, Texas.…