Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are poised to vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson
Democrats hold narrow control of the Senate and have pledged to confirm Jackson — who would be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court — by April 8. Full Story
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![Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 22, 2022.]()
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Ted Cruz and John Cornyn question Ketanji Brown Jackson about anti-racism books, Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the other Republican senator from Texas, asked the nominee about the court case legalizing gay marriage and questioned her defense of Guantánamo Bay detainees who allegedly faced mistreatment. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, holds up the book "How To Be an Antiracist" as he questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, at Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 22, 2022.]()
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John Cornyn renews calls for Joe Biden to help Trevor Reed, a Texan detained in Russia for more than two years
Biden is visiting the Fort Worth on Tuesday afternoon. Cornyn said the Reed family, which lives in Granbury, requested a meeting with the president. Full Story
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![U.S. ex-Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia on March 11, 2020.]()
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Cruz and Cornyn already voted against Ketanji Brown Jackson last year when she was confirmed to a lower court
President Joe Biden announced Jackson as his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday morning. If confirmed, she’d be the nation’s first Black woman to sit on the high court. Full Story
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![Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.]()
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Texans in Congress call on Biden to increase support for Ukraine against Russia
None of the Texans have explicitly called for American troops on the ground in Ukraine. But over and over, both Democrats and Republicans urged the president to continue to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin with sanctions and supported the increased armament of Ukraine. Full Story
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John Cornyn and Ted Cruz join united Republican opposition to federal voting rights bills
Democrats’ options for passing a voting rights bill dwindle as tensions escalate in the Senate. Full Story
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![U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz at a press conference on border security at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission on Jan. 10, 2019. The senators accompanied President Donald Trump on his trip to the southern border earlier in the day.]()
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John Cornyn eyes Senate GOP leadership role, says House will flip easier than Senate in midterms
Texas’ senior senator was reelected to a fourth term last year. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in November of 2020.]()
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John Cornyn, other Texas GOP officials lambaste Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
Cornyn accused the Biden administration of letting the Taliban dictate military strategy by committing to an Aug. 31 withdrawal. Full Story
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Texas voters split over Gov. Greg Abbott’s job performance, but he remains popular among Republicans, UT/TT Poll finds
The June 2021 poll shows that 44% of Texans approve of Abbott’s job as governor, while 44% disapprove. His approval rating from Texas voters is better than those of Joe Biden, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dade Phelan. Full Story
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Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz join fellow Republicans to block Democrats' federal elections overhaul
While a majority of the Democratic-controlled Senate backed the bill, enough Republicans banded together to use the filibuster to block the bill from receiving an up-or-down vote. Full Story
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Bipartisan effort led by Texans to make Juneteenth a federal holiday passes Congress
The bill was passed in both chambers with wide support. Full Story
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![The Juneteenth historic marker is located on Strand Street in Galveston. The marker commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to inform enslaved black Texans that slavery had ended, two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. June 15, 2020.]()
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces run for attorney general against Ken Paxton
Bush made his challenge official Wednesday evening during an event at a downtown Austin bar. Former President Donald Trump said last week that he would issue an endorsement in the race "in the not-so-distant future." Full Story
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U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn vote against commission to investigate January insurrection
U.S. Senate Republicans successfully blocked the establishment of a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Cruz and Cornyn voted against proceeding with debating the commission. Full Story
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![Pro-Trump rioters and police clashed at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. The mob broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used buttons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police.]()
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Joe Biden as popular as top Republican officeholders in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters have a strong preference for politicians from their own parties, but overall, the president is as popular here as the governor or either of the state's U.S. senators. Full Story
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Mike Pence, potential 2024 presidential candidates coming to Texas for GOP fundraising blitz, donor appreciation event
The event next week is attracting a who's who of big-name Republicans who could run for the White House in a few years. Full Story
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Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers announces legislation to ease crowding at border facilities
The bill backed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, would create four new processing facilities for asylum seekers and add to federal staffing along the border. Full Story
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Advocates back Gov. Greg Abbott's call for greater oversight at migrant shelters. But they question his timing and motivations.
Abbott largely remained silent despite reports of widespread abuse in migrant shelters during former President Donald Trump’s administration. Full Story
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John Cornyn and Eddie Bernice Johnson jointly file legislation to help weatherize Texas’ electrical grid
The two Texans' new bill would authorize the federal government to offer grants to states in support of weatherizing the state's electrical grids. It comes in response to February's deadly winter storm and sweeping power outages. Full Story
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![An aerial view of northbound Interstate 35 at Stassney Lane in South Austin after a severe snow storm. Feb. 15, 2021.]()
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As migrant apprehensions soar, Texas politicians jockey for air time to criticize — or defend — President Joe Biden
Republicans are seizing on the apprehensions to blame Biden for conditions in holding facilities. But Democrats blame former President Donald Trump for dismantling the nation's immigration infrastructure. Full Story
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![Asylum-seeking migrants' walked towards the border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Penitas, Texas on March 26, 2021.]()
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U.S. Rep Chip Roy rebuked after using hearing on violence against Asian Americans to attack China over coronavirus
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held the hearing to discuss discrimination just two days after police say a white man went on a shooting rampage targeting Asian women in Atlanta. Full Story
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![From left, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.]()
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