Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images MAGA favorite Ken Paxton is defying Donald Trump by suggesting he would only drop out of a hotly contested Senate runoff in Texas if the SAVE Act gets passed in the upper chamber. In a post on X on Thursday, the constantly embattled Texas attorney general said he would “consider” ending his challenge for John Cornyn’s U.S. Senate seat if the filibuster is scrapped so that the bill requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration does not need the support of at least 60 senators. Paxton has essentially given himself an excuse to remain in the race after openly defying the president, who is believed to be leaning toward the incumbent Cornyn in the runoff, despite Paxton being the MAGA candidate of choice. The SAVE Act has already cleared the House but is not expected to have enough support to reach the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, and there is little appetite among senators to eliminate the filibuster. Read more at The Daily Beast.