While Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have a razor-thin with just a four-seat advantage, their six-seat advantage in the U.S. Senate is seen as more likely to hold in November. However, that could change if the GOP loses the traditional Republican stronghold of Texas.

Semafor reported Wednesday that the contentious Republican U.S. Senate primary in Texas is making some Republican senators nervous. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) – who is running for a fifth term — is hoping to fend off challenges from both Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). Cornyn and Paxton recently exchanged barbs on social media, with Cornyn's campaign pointing out that Paxton has been accused of infidelity following the collapse of his 38-year marriage to Texas Republican state senator Angela Paxton.....

The contentious Texas Republican Senate primary is particularly worrisome to Republicans in the wake of Democrat Taylor Rehmet's upset victory in a deep-red Texas state senate district last weekend. Rehmet prevailed over Trump-endorsed Leigh Wambsganss, who also out-raised Rehmet in the special election. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who is the #4 Senate Republican, told Semafor that Democrats are "really motivated" in 2026 and that seats like Texas' shouldn't be taken for granted.

"We need the candidate that can win in the general," Capito said, adding that Republicans are "very concerned about Texas" given the "money coming out" of donors' pockets that could be spent elsewhere.