Trump's MAGA Inc gives $10 million to Paxton's Senate campaign ahead of midterms

By Erin Banco

NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's MAGA Inc ‌super PAC will spend at ‌least $10 million on the campaign of Texas Attorney ​General Ken Paxton for his U.S. Senate race against Democratic state Representative James Talarico, according to a Federal Election Commission filing on Saturday.

• ‌The filing indicates ⁠that MAGA Inc's spending will include $5 million to run negative ⁠ads against Talarico and $5 million to run positive ads for Paxton, a Republican.

• Saturday's ​FEC filing ​is the ​first from the Trump ‌super PAC for the fall campaign heading into November's midterm elections.

• Trump told reporters on Friday that he planned to spend between $400 million and $500 million ‌from MAGA Inc's $1 billion war ​chest on behalf of ​Republicans for ​the midterms.

• Paxton-Talarico is one ‌of a handful of ​races widely ​viewed as crucial for determining control of the Senate, where Republicans currently ​have a ‌53-47 edge.

(Reporting by Erin Banco in ​New York; Editing by Sergio Non ​and Matthew Lewis)