Latest leak catches Ken Paxton vowing to slash benefits — while chuckling over tax cuts

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested he would support cuts to federal benefits programs during a private fundraiser with Washington lobbyists last month, according to an audio recording obtained by The Texas Tribune, the fourth leaked clip from the Sept. 24 event.“There’s no doubt we have to cut some of the mandatory spending,” Paxton said in the recording, a snippet of a private discussion...