Tag: John Cornyn

Sen. John Cornyn, the second highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, is set to demand answers from the Justice Department Friday about its decision to abandon an investigation into the Clinton Foundation despite a request from the FBI to open a case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cornyn prods DOJ on Clinton Foundation conduct

Sarah Bedford · August 12, 2016 4:01 am

"The early stages of the Obama administration's nuclear talks with Iran were conducted in secrecy. Unfortunately, we're only now beginning to see the full extent of the administration's deception," Sen. John Cornyn said. (Matthew Busch/Bloomberg)

Cornyn: Iran deal is ‘even more dangerous than we thought’

Kelly Cohen · July 27, 2016 4:03 pm

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said blocking the bill again, "months after saying it was so urgent," is tantamount to "tying the hands" of those working to prevent outbreaks of Zika. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senator: Blame Dems if Zika spreads

Mariana Barillas · July 14, 2016 8:46 pm

"The Back the Blue Act sends a clear message that our criminal justice system simply will not tolerate those who viciously and deliberately target our law enforcement," John Cornyn said. (AP Photo)

Senate GOP proposes decades in jail for cop killers

Rudy Takala · July 13, 2016 4:20 pm

Ryan Demands Officials Revoke Hillary’s Security Clearance

Chris Deaton · July 7, 2016 5:53 pm

Sen. John Cornyn, right, along with Sens. Tim Scott and Cory Gardner, introduced a bill Thursday seeking to revoke Hillary Clinton's security clearance. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

These three senators want to revoke Clinton’s security clearance

Kelly Cohen · July 7, 2016 3:38 pm

Lynch meeting with Bill Clinton sparks outrage

Sarah Bedford · June 30, 2016 5:47 pm

"If we don't pass this Puerto Rico bill, when July 1 hits and there is a major default, then there is going to be a demand that we use taxpayer dollars to bail out out Puerto Rico," said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cornyn: Puerto Rico bill ‘an anti-taxpayer bailout bill’

Joel Gehrke · June 27, 2016 9:45 pm

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson will discuss the investigation's findings, as well as the way forward and any decisions on punishments for sailors that have been decided by next week, according to a Navy official. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP, File)

National Security

Navy’s top officer to brief next week on results of Iran sailor investigation

Jacqueline Klimas · June 23, 2016 3:46 pm

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said on the Senate floor he was concerned that the amendment proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., would violate the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. (AP Photo)

‘Surreal’: Cornyn on Dem push to limit gun rights

Mariana Barillas · June 20, 2016 11:08 pm

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, insisted that being tough on crime and reducing minimum sentencing requirements are not contradictory goals. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

GOP senator: Fight crime by reducing minimum sentences

Mariana Barillas · June 20, 2016 7:13 pm

The Senate this week will take up a series of gun control bills that have all failed in similar form in the past. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Gun control measures face an uphill battle

Susan Ferrechio · June 20, 2016 4:01 am