Overview

• Texas Sen. John Cornyn announces his intention to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican leader.
• Attorney General Ken Paxton criticizes Cornyn, questioning his conservative credentials and suggesting a primary challenge in 2026.
• Cornyn rebuffs Paxton's criticism with a pointed remark about Paxton's legal troubles.
• Paxton's critique focuses on Cornyn's support for gun reform and accuses him of being 'anti-Trump' and 'anti-gun'.
• Cornyn has endorsed former President Trump and worked on bipartisan gun reform following the Uvalde shooting.