Sen. John Cornyn turns to flat-out lying about his opponent as race heats up
A recent Public Policy Polling poll found Cornyn leading his opponent by just 3 points.
By Donna Provencher - October 19, 2020
A recent Public Policy Polling poll found Cornyn leading his opponent by just 3 points.
By Donna Provencher - October 19, 2020
Cornyn suggested his Democratic colleagues were disregarding coronavirus prevention measures by using a photo taken years before the coronavirus appeared.
By Emily Singer - October 14, 2020
There were some real doozies.
By Donna Provencher - October 14, 2020
Republicans have spent a decade trying to kill Obamacare, but now they’re worried about the harm that would do to millions of Americans.
By Donna Provencher - October 13, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says between 50 million and 129 million Americans have preexisting conditions.
By Emily Singer - October 01, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett is against abortion rights and criticized the decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. But Senate Republicans are lying about her stances as they rush to confirm her.
By Emily Singer - September 29, 2020
John Cornyn’s Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar, received an outpouring of financial support — and a coveted Obama endorsement — in the wake of Ginsburg’s death.
By Donna Provencher - September 28, 2020
MJ Hegar’s tattoos conceal the scars from shrapnel wounds sustained during her service in Afghanistan as an Air Force helicopter pilot.
By Donna Provencher - September 24, 2020
A bill written by Senate Republicans would make it harder for workers to sue their employers if they contracted the coronavirus on the job.
By Josh Israel - August 07, 2020
Black and Latinx communities will be hit the hardest, as they make up a large portion of the essential workers in the country.
By Emily Singer - July 30, 2020
The traditionally Republican stronghold could be a battleground state in 2020.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 15, 2020
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott did not include polling places in his recent statewide mask order.
By Associated Press - July 14, 2020
Doctors say they have seen children with cases of the virus.
By Emily Singer - July 10, 2020
John Cornyn once called extended unemployment benefits a ‘lifeline’ for U.S. families.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 02, 2020
Sen. John Cornyn accused a state legislator of trying to ‘scare people’ over concerns that hospitals will soon reach capacity.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 25, 2020
Republicans often avoid answering questions about Trump’s offensive comments by playing dumb.
By Emily Singer - June 10, 2020
Texas Sen. John Cornyn questioned a study this week that showed a drug Trump has been pushing to treat COVID-19 actually led to more deaths.
By Emily Singer - April 21, 2020
Republicans have been trying to blame impeachment for the federal government’s slow response to the coronavirus, but Trump just contradicted them.
By Emily Singer - April 01, 2020
Republican senators are taking credit for a provision they tried to strip out of the latest coronavirus stimulus package.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 30, 2020
Sen. John Cornyn used racist language to describe what he claimed were the origins of most widespread outbreaks.
By Oliver Willis - March 18, 2020
Republicans are turning on the former national security adviser, who accused Trump of corruption in a forthcoming book that’s upending the impeachment trial.
By Associated Press - January 29, 2020
Republicans blocked Democratic attempts to both hear from key witnesses Trump blocked and review documents Trump withheld. Now they’re complaining.
By Emily Singer - January 23, 2020
Impeachment trial rules require senators to remain at their desks while proceedings are going on.
By Emily Singer - January 23, 2020
The GAO is responsible for determining whether administration officials have broken the law.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 16, 2020
Republicans claim the House impeachment inquiry is preventing them from passing gun laws.
By Oliver Willis - December 09, 2019
The NRA has spent more than $65,000 to support the Texas Republican.
By Josh Israel - October 23, 2019
Mitch McConnell ‘needs to stop the stonewalling and give this bill a vote,’ Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 10, 2019
The Republican ‘Texodus’ could help Democrats expand their House majority in 2020 by flipping several Texas seats.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 01, 2019
If Democrats turn Texas blue, the state’s 38 electoral votes could be enough to oust Trump from the White House.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 12, 2019
John Cornyn has blocked 750,000 vulnerable people in his state from getting health insurance.
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