Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) criticized President Obama and the Democrats this afternoon for failing to pass immigration reform, which Obama said he would take up in his first year. He’s right about that – but it’s an odd statement, considering Cornyn’s own party was the one to block it.
This morning’s Senate session was devoted to a debate surrounding the DISCLOSE Act, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has indicated will likely be put to a vote sometime tomorrow.
Reid and Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), the Democratic Whip, spent the majority of their time ripping the Supreme More…
A coalition of environmental groups launched a new web site yesterday that targets lawmakers who have taken money from the oil, natural gas and coal industries.
DirtyEnergyMoney.com tracks industry contributions from 1999 to June 2010 based on Federal Election Commission disclosures.
During a conference call with reporters today, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he would vote against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s confirmation when the Senate Judiciary Committee considers her next week.
“I don’t believe that any nominee should be confirmed to the Supreme Court unless he or she has made More…
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today defended Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s restriction of military recruiters’ access at Harvard Law School after a veteran testified that the restrictions were akin to segregation.
Retired Army Capt. Flagg Youngblood, military outreach director for Young America’s Foundation, testified that “‘separate but equal’ More…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) pressed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on her handling of military recruiters at Harvard Law School just now, implying that the recruiters had segregated access.
“In effect, you provided separate but equal means of providing access,” he said.
Kagan has insisted that the only restriction she More…
The third day of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings has not been terribly noteworthy thus far, but be prepared — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) just told reporters that GOP senators will grill Kagan on her handling of military recruiters as dean of Harvard Law School during the upcoming More…
It has been close to four months since Gov. Rick Perry soundly defeated Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for renomination in the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary. When the two appeared together June 11 — the first time since the primary — The Dallas Morning News noted that “You could More…
Public Policy Polling (PPP) posted an interesting follow-up to its poll showing Texas Gov. Rick Perry running tied with his Democratic opponent Bill White. PPP notes that White’s recent rise in the numbers against Perry has come largely from increasing Hispanic support:
The process is young, but the loudest criticisms of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court have so far come from Republicans leaders wary that she’s never been a judge. Funny that the same inexperience didn’t seem to bother them in 2005 when President Bush nominated Harriet Miers — his More…
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