Anonymous ID: 7eba26 Nov. 23, 2021, 8:36 a.m. No.15064120   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4350 >>4508 >>4811

Trump-aligned House Republican Louie Gohmert to challenge GOP incumbent Ken Paxton for attorney general in Texas

 

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

 

From the archives (June 2021): State bar association investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to overturn 2020 presidential election

 

The East Texas lawmaker is the latest prominent Republican seeking to unseat his party’s incumbent in the wake of Paxton’s top deputies reporting him to the FBI last year for alleged corruption. Gohmert announced his candidacy on Twitter Monday with a fundraising request that highlighted “the latest ethical, moral, and criminal allegations” against Paxton.

 

Despite the federal investigation and long-standing legal problems, Paxton has remained competitive in his party’s primary and won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The attorney general, who mounted a legal challenge seeking to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election, has denied any wrongdoing.

 

Gohmert is also a strong Trump supporter. He said in a video posted to Twitter that he backs many of the cases brought by Paxton’s office but that if elected he “will not wait to be my busiest until after there’s some bad press about legal improprieties.”

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-aligned-house-republican-louie-gohmert-to-challenge-gop-incumbent-ken-paxton-for-attorney-general-in-texas-01637675743?

Anonymous ID: 7eba26 Nov. 23, 2021, 8:40 a.m. No.15064141   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4508 >>4811

Arizona contractors get US military deals to work on first hypersonic missile interceptor

 

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has selected two Arizona defense contractors to help develop the first interceptor design to counter hypersonic threats. The companies will be competing on concept designs for prototypes that will be due by September 2022.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2021/11/23/az-contractors-hypersonic-missile-interceptor.html?