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FULL INTERVIEW: State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate, speaks with Ed O'Keefe for his first network interview since state Trump-backed state Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the GOP runoff election. Talarico called Paxton the "most corrupt politician in America" and slammed...

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