Tag: John Cornyn

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has said he opposes a bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare in return for repealing the law's individual mandate that everyone buy insurance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare stabilization deal draws opposition from some House Republicans

Robert King · November 14, 2017 11:52 pm

Senate Republican leaders are optimistic that inserting the individual mandate repeal in the GOP tax reform bill "will be helpful." Republicans made the announcement following a closed-door meeting with rank-and-file members. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate GOP tax bill will attack Obamacare’s individual mandate

Susan Ferrechio, Robert King · November 14, 2017 7:41 pm

"I think the president's going to need as many friendly faces around here as he can in order to get things done," Cornyn said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Cornyn revokes his Roy Moore endorsement

Al Weaver · November 13, 2017 9:41 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if allegations of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore pursuing 14-year-old are true, "he must step aside." (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

Mitch McConnell: If allegations against Roy Moore are true, ‘he must step aside’

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2017 7:16 pm

Republican senators, including Sen. David Perdue of Georgia (pictured), met Thursday to talk in a closed door meeting about the proposed tax plan, which faced immediate criticism for its proposal to slow down the corporate rate cut even before details were formally made public.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Republicans balk at corporate tax cut delay

Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2017 6:58 pm

House Republicans, such as Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., are under pressure to pass a complicated tax reform bill by year's end. Some, like Cole, believe if the legislation isn't pushed through, it could spell defeat for Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP election rout haunts tax reform push

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2017 5:01 am

"We are going to walk through the bill with the Republican conference at 11:30 tomorrow morning, so it will be out there," Cornyn said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans plan to roll out tax plan Thursday morning

Susan Ferrechio · November 8, 2017 8:46 pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to reporters as she arrives at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats introduce major gun ban bill

Susan Ferrechio · November 8, 2017 6:21 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee will analyze federal regulations governing so-called "bump stocks," gun attachments which can be attached to semi-automatic weapons to speed up firing speed. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Senate Judiciary Committee will scrutinize bump stocks, background checks next week

Susan Ferrechio · November 8, 2017 12:40 am

The Air Force lapse in the Devin P. Kelley case, which is now under review by the Pentagon's inspector general, made it possible for him to buy guns before his attack Sunday at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years

Associated Press · November 7, 2017 9:43 pm

"They're afraid of the NRA, so I'm not optimistic that we will be able to get something done," Schumer said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer ‘not optimistic’ gun legislation will advance after Texas shooting

Al Weaver · November 7, 2017 8:38 pm

"This critically important information from the suspect's criminal history was not uploaded into the relevant background check databases, even though a federal law clearly requires that it be done," Cornyn said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Cornyn writes bill to improve gun background checks after Texas church shooting

Susan Ferrechio · November 7, 2017 7:00 pm