Trump unloads on Cornyn, ties AG nomination fight to bitter Texas primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump unleashed more fury on a Senate Republican he worked to oust who is standing in the way of his personal lawyer becoming the next attorney general. Trump unloaded on Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s stalled nomination Friday morning, a … Read more

Cornyn and Tillis react to Trump saying he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination

Cornyn and Tillis react to Trump saying he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn are reacting to President Trump saying he may pull Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination as it stalls among Senate lawmakers. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source link

Trump says he might pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

Trump says he might pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Thursday threatened to temporarily pull Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general amid opposition from Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. CBS News’ Taurean Small has the details. Source link

Trump says he may pull Blanche nomination for attorney general until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

Trump says he may pull Blanche nomination for attorney general until Cornyn and Tillis leave office – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said Thursday that he may pull his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general until Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office. CBS News’ Taurean Small has more. Source link

Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche’s nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office

Washington — President Trump on Thursday said he has “no objection” to withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general until Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina leave office in January, as their concerns have effectively placed Blanche’s nomination process on hold.  Cornyn in particular has demanded that the Justice … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Major Cornyn backer goes all-in for Paxton as GOP rallies after red state shock poll

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The country’s largest union of Border Patrol officers is now backing Ken Paxton for Senate after having previously endorsed Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Republican primary. In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, … Read more

Cornyn predicts Trump midterm ‘disaster,’ then ‘the most miserable two years of his life’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas predicted “disaster” in the upcoming midterms and thinks that President Donald Trump will then face “the most miserable two years of his life” during the final stretch of his White House tenure,” the New York Times reported. Cornyn lost the Texas … Read more

Takeaways from Ken Paxton’s Texas runoff win over John Cornyn

Tuesday’s runoff election in Texas saw another Republican incumbent lose his seat to a Trump-backed nominee. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn conceded the race to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who picked up a late endorsement from President Trump. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more from the Lone Star State. … Read more

Talarico, Trump react to Paxton’s massive win against Cornyn in Texas

Talarico, Trump react to Paxton’s massive win against Cornyn in Texas – CBS News Watch CBS News State Rep. James Talarico will face a stiff race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November after the Trump ally defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday. CBS News’ Fin Gómez reports. Source link

Ken Paxton didn’t need Trump’s endorsement to beat Cornyn, Texas voters say

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PLANO, Texas – Supporters at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s election night watch party in Plano said Tuesday they were firmly behind the Republican Senate candidate long before President Donald Trump endorsed him. Inside a Marriott hotel ballroom, attendees balancing plates of brisket and nachos told Fox … Read more