Rubio, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Designate Uighur Camps as Genocide

Jack Beyrer
October 27, 2020 4:40 PM

Republican senators Marco Rubio (Fla.), John Cornyn (Texas), and Jim Risch (Idaho) introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to designate China's ongoing human-rights abuses against its Uighur Muslim population as genocide.

Cornyn Challenger Equates U.S. Border Policies to Chinese Concentration Camps

Texas Dem compares Obama-era ICE facilities to CCP's Uyghur oppression

Collin Anderson
July 16, 2020 5:00 AM

Texas Democratic Senate nominee M.J. Hegar repeatedly equated U.S. immigration policies to Uyghur concentration camps in China, saying Americans "cannot lecture China" on human rights issues.

Texas Democrat Forced Into Runoff Despite $6.5 Million in Spending from Establishment

Collin Anderson
March 4, 2020 7:24 PM

Despite the support of the Democratic establishment, millions of dollars in outside spending, and a significant fundraising advantage, Texas progressive M.J. Hegar failed to secure the party's Senate nomination Tuesday and now faces a runoff that could dampen Democratic hopes of turning Texas blue in November.

Fracking Ban Proposed By 2020 Dems Would Kill Millions of Jobs

Fracking has put U.S. on path to energy independence, lowering carbon emissions

David Rutz
September 26, 2019 5:00 AM

A proposed fracking ban put forward by leading Democratic presidential candidates would have a devastating impact on U.S. jobs, energy independence, and even national security, according to several studies.

McCaskill: O’Rourke Should ‘Go Home’ to Texas to Challenge Cornyn

'It's a big damn deal'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 13, 2019 8:35 PM

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) on Tuesday said Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke should “go home” to Texas and challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas).

Cornyn Challenger Supports Providing Health Care to Illegal Immigrants

'I am going to be extending Medicare availability for everybody'

Cameron Cawthorne
July 31, 2019 9:45 AM

Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar, who is attempting to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas), told reporters in Dallas last week that she supports providing healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants.

Do You Really Think This Senator Endorsed Mussolini on Twitter? Do You?

Alex Griswold
February 26, 2019 1:00 PM

Over the weekend, Republican Texas Senator and former Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn tweeted the following:

Dems Introduce Gun-Ban Bill as GOP Seeks to Expand Gun-Carry Protections

Feinstein wants new 'assault weapons' ban while Cornyn pushes for national reciprocity

Stephen Gutowski
January 10, 2019 5:15 PM

Democrats and Republicans introduced dueling gun proposals this week in the Senate with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) pushing a new gun-ban proposal and Sen. John Cornyn (R., Tex.) attempting to expand gun-carry protections across the country.

Feinstein Denies Leaking Ford’s Letter to the Press

David Rutz
September 27, 2018 7:43 PM

Booker Dares Senate Expel Him Over ‘Knowingly Violating’ Rules With Confidential Document Release, Compares Himself to Spartacus

David Rutz
September 6, 2018 11:25 AM