John Cornyn

Obama stumps for 'best chance' immigration bill

2013-06-11 08:40:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama said Tuesday that the bipartisan immigration bill now before the Senate is the “best chance we’ve had in years” to fix a broken system and provide a route to citizenship for millions of immigrants who...

Senate opens debate on immigration overhaul

2013-06-12 00:10:00

WASHINGTON — With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to...

Senate vote starts immigration debate

2013-06-11 11:47:00

WASHINGTON -- With an overwhelming vote, the Senate agreed Tuesday to launch a debate on an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, as President Obama called on Congress to pass legislation “that is the best chance we’ve had in...

As Senate takes up immigration reform, land mines lurk

2013-06-08 21:52:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles E. Schumer, awakened from a nap in his office, bounded to the Senate floor, staff in tow. It was approaching 2 a.m. The New Yorker joined fellow Democratic Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, who was presiding wearily...

Senior Senate Republican proposes tougher plan for border security

2013-06-05 08:15:00

WASHINGTON -- A senior Senate Republican has proposed a new $6-billion border security amendment for the Senate immigration bill, a measure designed to appeal to conservatives that is likely to face resistance from Democrats and immigrant advocates. The...

Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward

2013-06-05 18:34:00

WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill is poised to undergo a decidedly rightward shift in an attempt to attract more Republican votes, but that threatens to erode bipartisan consensus. Democratic and Republican authors of the bill have...

Rubio wants stronger border security in immigration reform bill

2013-06-01 22:28:00

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a key author of the bipartisan Senate immigration overhaul, is working on a proposal that would give Congress, not the Obama administration, the authority to devise a plan to bolster border security. The...

IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th

2013-05-21 19:13:00

WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...

IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting

2013-05-21 11:32:00

WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill

2013-05-16 16:55:00

WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

2013-05-08 16:51:00

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...

Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, delivers remarks toward Republican Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), center, while Dick Durbin (D-Ill.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Thought to be the biggest lifetime recipient of oil-industry contributions in the Senate, Cornyn has rewarded Exxon-Mobil s largesse by supporting the industry s position on pretty much every energy or environmental issue that has ever appeared before him.

2011-11-07 00:00:00

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has proposed legislation that would end Fast and Furious and bar new gun-tracking operations.

2011-10-04 00:00:00