Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton might end up being the most improbable of the GOP primary candidates Trump has helped lift across the finish line. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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Plus, the Middle East cease-fire holds despite skirmishes, and the U.S. wants to open an Ebola quarantine center in Kenya.

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Ms. Raman, a progressive Democrat, surprised many allies when she entered the Los Angeles mayor’s race at the last minu…

Haaland could make history as the first female Native American governor if she’s elected.

Mr. Turek, a state lawmaker, beat Zach Wahls in a contest that tested the party’s anti-establishment fervor.

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Many said they were struggling to choose from candidates they saw as uninspiring in both the mayor’s and governor’s rac…

Ms. Haaland, a former Interior secretary, took a big step toward making history as the first Native American woman to b…