NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is staying neutral in the combustible GOP Senate nomination showdown in Texas between longtime Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. “I like John. I like Ken. They’re both friends of mine. I have supported both of them in the past. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has received a slate of 18 new endorsements from Texas Republicans in the latest development in the bitter primary runoff between him and challenger state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Texas Republican congressmen Randy Weber, Nathaniel Moran and Roger Williams, influential … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate quietly passed legislation that would require lawmakers to join the general public in airport security lines, ending a long-held privilege, as the Homeland Security shutdown continues. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pushed the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which unanimously passed the upper … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The Texas Senate primary runoff is reaching a fever pitch as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton receives a slate of new endorsements from major state lawmakers and candidates over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. The bitter rivals have been lobbing increasingly personal attacks at each other … Read more
Democratic Rep. Greg Casar and Republican Sen. John Cornyn got into a confrontation at an Austin, Texas, airport over the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest on where negotiations stand. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange Monday afternoon over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the progressive lawmaker attempted to interrupt the senator’s news conference. “Why don’t you tell the Democrats to vote to pay these poor people,” … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn’s reversal on scrapping the Senate filibuster is sparking backlash among some supporters of the 60-vote rule, with one leading proponent, former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., accusing the Texas Republican of ditching his longstanding position for political expediency. “When I was a U.S. Senator, there … Read more
President Donald Trump likes to say that no one understands the Make America Great Again movement like him, its founder and undisputed champion. But as he weighs which candidate to endorse in the U.S. Senate runoff in Texas, some of the state’s Republicans fear he may be out of step with what his base wants. … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump describes conflict with Iran as ‘a little excursion’ 01:32 ‘We could do a lot worse’: Trump on what else needs to be accomplished in Iran 00:39 Now Playing ‘Go away’: Cornyn dismisses questions about support of filibuster 00:25 UP … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills. Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald Trump’s endorsement, Cornyn says he’ll support “whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary” … Read more