Day: April 24, 2026
Paxton-Cornyn race remains razor-thin despite Cornyn’s massive war chest
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) remain neck and neck in the Republican Senate runoff despite a massive spending disparity between the two campaigns.
Cornyn’s incumbent advantage is further boosted by the $8 million his campaign ended with in the first quarter compared to Paxton’s $2.6 million cash on hand. Despite Cornyn’s financial advantage, Paxton has maintained his lead over the sitting senator.
Talarico also boasts a major spending advantage over both Republican candidates.
Polling still gives Paxton a slight edge.
As of this writing, Paxton is averaging a 3.4-point lead over Cornyn, according to RealClearPolling. A recent poll from nonpartisan Texas Public Opinion Research even put Paxton at an eight-point lead over Cornyn just weeks from the GOP runoff on May 26.
Although the candidates remain within striking distance of each other, President Donald Trump has notably refrained from endorsing either Paxton or Cornyn.
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Although Paxton appears to be more popular with the Republican base, Cornyn polls better against the Democrat nominee, James Talarico. According to polling averages calculated by 270 to Win, Paxton polls just one percentage point ahead of Talarico, while Cornyn leads by two percentage points.
Talarico, who defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary, also boasts a major spending advantage over both Republican candidates. Last quarter, Talarico raised $27 million and ended with just under $10 million in the bank.
The runoff will be held on May 26, and whoever wins the Republican nominee will face off against Talarico on November 3.
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Democratic lesbian Latina running for Congress is accused by 4 women of unwanted sexual advances
A Latina lesbian member of the Salt Lake City Council has been accused by four people of sexual harassment while she mounts a campaign to win a U.S. congressional seat.
Three of the accusers are elected officials, and all said they were subjected to unwanted sexual advances from Eva Lopez Chavez.
‘We cannot excuse behavior — past or present — that trivializes or undermines the seriousness of sexual violence, assault, and harassment.’
Chavez said through an attorney that she was “shocked” by the allegations, denied one interaction had ever occurred, and claimed nothing inappropriate happened between three other accusers.
“She is prepared to address them in any forum. She stands ready to submit to a polygraph test regarding these various allegations if requested,” reads a statement from her attorney, Greg Skordas, to the Salt Lake Tribune.
Three of the accusers said they told others about the interactions at the time, and the Salt Lake Tribune said they confirmed the claims. All the alleged interactions occurred before Chavez was elected to the city council.
The accusers said they went public now partly because Chavez was running for office in the U.S. Congress and had castigated another politician over crude jokes he previously made about sexual battery and domestic violence.
“Our communities deserve leaders who take these issues seriously — not just in rhetoric but in conduct,” Chavez said in a statement about Democrat state Sen. Nate Blouin. “We cannot excuse behavior — past or present — that trivializes or undermines the seriousness of sexual violence, assault, and harassment.”
The accusers said her statement ignored her own behavior against women.
One of the accusers claimed that Chavez “pushed me back against a pillar so that my back was against the wall and told me, ‘The only reason I still f**k men is because a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.'”
The Tribune described in detail the circumstances of the other accusations against Chavez.
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Lopez says in her biography that she is the eldest daughter of an immigrant family from Mexico and the first Mexican-American elected to the Salt Lake City Council.
She also is a proponent of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to her profile on the X platform.
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Dingdong Dantes, Steve Harvey hop on video call as ‘Family Feud PH’ marks 4th anniversary
Dingdong Dantes and Steve Harvey just marked a historic milestone in Philippine reality TV!
50-anyos na si Ina Raymundo, payag kayang gumawa pa ng sexy at daring films?
Sa edad na 50 years old, masasabing isa pa rin sa sexiest women ang The Secrets of Hotel 88 actress na si Ina Raymundo. Papayag kaya siyang gumawa ng sexy at daring projects?
MC taxi group urges Congress for passage of Motorcycle Taxi Law for riders
Motorcycle Taxi Community Philippines on Friday called for the passage of a measure that will institutionalize the motorcycle taxi sector, saying the government”s pilot study on motorcycle taxis has been running for almost a decade.
PCCI, SBCorp partner to roll out P7-B loan financing for MSMEs
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Small Business Corporation (SBCorp) have forged a partnership to roll out a P7-billion loan facility program aimed at extending financial aid to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) hit by soaring fuel prices.
Sugar millers assure stable supply despite Middle East crisis
The Philippine Sugar Millers Association (PSMA) said Friday the country’s sugar supply remains more than adequate to meet both consumer and industrial demand despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which could cause farm input costs to rise.
Peso slides to near historic low
The Philippine peso ended the week on a soft note, near its historic low, on Friday amid lingering global economic uncertainties due to the Middle East war.
Pag-IBIG Fund continues housing fairs in South Luzon and Visayas to expand access to homeownership
Pag-IBIG Fund continues housing fairs in South Luzon and Visayas to expand access to homeownership Pag-IBIG Fund is continuing its housing fair series in South Luzon and the Visayas, with the South Luzon fair set on April 27 and 28 at the Jose Rizal Coliseum in Calamba City, Laguna, and the Visayas fair scheduled on April 30 and May 1 at the IEC Convention Center Cebu. The two fairs will each showcase more than 20,000 housing units from partner developers and the agency’s acquired properties for sale, bringing more housing options closer to Filipino workers and their families.
Kris Lawrence, Katrina Halili open up on their reconciliation following rough patch
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Kris Lawrence and Katrina Halili revealed how they rebuilt their relationship after going a rough patch.
