John Cornyn
MJ Hegar came close to unseating Rep. John Carter in 2018.
O'Rourke is expected to soon say whether he's running in 2020— and for what.
The Texas lawmaker says he was trying to warn Americans about socialism by quoting the fascist dictator.
Lawmakers tentatively agreed Monday night to a deal that would provide nearly $1.4 billion for border barriers and keep the government funded for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“We are on the precipice of turning purple, and we’ve got a lot of work to do" to keep Texas red, Sen. John Cornyn said on Monday.
The GOP senator declined to elaborate on the questionable analogy.
“Eleven old white guys questioning a woman about teenage sex, what could go wrong?”
Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Cornyn, two members of the Judiciary Committee, leaped to defend the Supreme Court nominee.
The president stoked concern about the attorney general's fate, saying his appointee “never took control” of the Justice Department.
The measures aimed to support agencies that have been undercut by President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia.