Tag: John Cornyn

Texas Sen. John Cornyn introduced legislation to make the federal background check system for gun buyers more effective. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP leadership may look to keep Planned Parenthood out of spending fight

Susan Ferrechio · August 5, 2015 4:01 am

Watch: Cornyn hits admin’s doublespeak on Iran deal

Sean Langille · July 22, 2015 6:51 pm

John Cornyn first beganÂ pushingÂ for a special counsel in September, when news of the deepening FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's emails was still fresh on the public's mind. (AP Photo)

Export-Import Bank could come back to life in highway bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 8, 2015 9:46 pm

Justice Kagan in 2009: ‘There Is No Federal Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage’

Mark Hemingway · June 29, 2015 6:14 pm

Elaine Weinstein, left, is joined by daughter Jennifer Coakley, right, widow and daughter of American aid worker Warren Weinstein, who was inadvertently killed by CIA drone strikes in early 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House, Congress clash on hostage recovery reforms

Susan Crabtree · June 24, 2015 4:01 am

One of Mitch McConnell's amendments would lengthen a transition period for implementation of the USA Freedom Act surveillance reforms from six months to a full year. (AP Photo)Â

McConnell tests his limits with spy bill amendments

Susan Ferrechio · June 2, 2015 4:01 am

The Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge is seen from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo)

Washington-area lawmakers push more infrastructure spending

Nathan Rubbelke · June 2, 2015 12:01 am

"I believe our national security will be put at greater risk if the provisions are allowed to expire," John Cornyn wrote in an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News. (AP Photo)Â

Sen. John Cornyn: U.S. security at ‘greater risk’ without Patriot Act provisions

Kelly Cohen · May 20, 2015 3:43 pm

Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opposes theÂ USA Freedom Act, heÂ announced Tuesday he will allow a vote on the measure. (Getty Image)

McConnell bends on NSA

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 8:08 pm

Democrats are at odds with Obama, who for once is allied with Republican leaders supporting the bill. (AP)

Trade vote: Does Obama still have juice with Dems?

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2015 9:00 am

A cybersecurity threat map is displayed inside a lounge during the RSA Conference on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Security breaches prompt unprecedented lobbying for cyber bill

Charlie Mitchell · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,Â says Democrats will dig unless all three of their demands -- trade enforcement language, African Growth, and TAA -- are included.Â (Getty Image)

Dems dig in heels in trade fight

Susan Ferrechio · May 10, 2015 9:00 am