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Paxton, a controversial MAGA loyalist, drew President Trump's endorsement over Cornyn.
Here's Paxton celebrating with supporters at a rally in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas.
Cornyn is warning his party a Paxton nomination could open the door for Democrats to win the seat.
The race exposed a crack in the red wall of Texas pitting the party's populist movement against its establishment wing, showcasing a fight that's been brewing for more than a decade for control of the party in a post-Trump era.
War powers debates are nothing new.
Since the Cold War, presidents of both parties have asserted the right to order limited strikes without congressional sign-off.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said blocking further operations in Iran now would have been a, quote, dangerous gambit.
Both GOP-led chambers blocked the bill largely along party lines.
In the House, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna teamed up again to force the vote.
Only one other Republican, Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson, joined Massey to advance the resolution.
Democrats saw four defections, including Maine's Jared Golden and Henry Cuellar of Texas, who sided with the GOP.
Claudia DeSales, NPR News, the Capitol.
The House passed a spending package on a bipartisan basis last week.
It left for recess with the expectation the Senate would do the same.
The bill needs to pass by Friday to avoid a shutdown of portions of the government.
However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the DHS funding plan is woefully inadequate and fails to keep ICE agents in check in the wake of Freddie's death.
Democrats are demanding Republicans pull the DHS funding from the overall $1.3 trillion bill, which also funds the Departments of Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services, among others.
Republicans are pushing back, but many are also calling for a full investigation into Pretty's killing.