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Republican lawmakers were anxious on Wednesday after President Donald Trump made it clear that he plans to wade into the Texas primary runoff.

After Trump pressured Texas to redistrict to try to maintain its Republican majority in Congress, the Lone Star state could see a red Senate seat flip to blue in the midterms — a growing concern among the GOP. Then, by Wednesday, Trump threatened to force one of the candidates to drop out before the runoff in May between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He claimed it was a condition for when he issue an endorsement. The move would take the choice away from GOP voters in Texas, which has made some Republican lawmakers nervous.

Marianna Sotomayor, Congressional reporter at The Washington Post, described the situation among Republicans in Washington, D.C., during a panel with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt. ...

President Donald Trump made it known on Wednesday that he wants to take a major election decision away from Republican voters in Texas — and the internet had serious reactions to his comments.

Trump has threatened to interfere in elections before, or flat out cancel them, but after a tight primary race in the Lone Star state between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the president promised an endorsement — but only on the condition that the loser of his choice drop out. A GOP runoff election was slated for May 26, as neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote.

"The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers (the HIGHEST vote ever recorded, by far!!!), cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer," Trump posted Wednesday. "IT MUST STOP NOW!"...

Update: The Texas House rushed through final approval of the bill on Monday morning. It now heads to the Senate for reconciliation before final passage.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of Texas over the state's exclusion of the nonprofit group's clinics from a state women's health program primarily funded by federal dollars.

The federal stimulus program that many experts agree kept the U.S. economy running in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis was especially valuable to Texas, which accepted more aid dollars than any other state apart from California, using them to close nearly 97 percent of its budget deficit last year.