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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., asks a question of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, during a third round on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

GOP eyes ethics probe into Cory Booker’s release of confidential documents

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the National Rifle Association-ILA Leadership Forum, in Atlanta. As NRA prepares to gather for its 147th annual meeting in Dallas, the political landscape has changed considerably in the past year. Even with a GOP-led Congress and a gun-friendly president in the White House, its agenda has stalled. And a new generation seems to have the upper hand in pushing for gun-control after several deadly mass shootings. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart File)

The Latest: Texas governor speaks to NRA members

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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters following weekly policy luncheons where they discussed school safety measures in response to the Parkland, Fla., shooting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

John Cornyn vows to pass Gina Haspel through as CIA director

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, shooting instructor Frankie McRae demonstrates the grip on an AR-15 rifle fitted with a bump stock at his 37 PSR Gun Club in Bunnlevel, N.C. Some states and cities are taking the lead on banning bump stocks as efforts stall in Washington. The controversial device was used in the Las Vegas shooting, allowing a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic firearm. Gun-control advocates say the push fits a pattern in gun politics: inaction in Washington that forces states to take charge. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Cornyn supports addressing bump stocks in Senate gun debate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined from by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a weekly, closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

John Cornyn says to scrap ‘gang of six’ deal, start over

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, as members of the committee prepare to vote on Jerome Powell to be Federal Reserve System Chairman of the Board of Governors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

John Kennedy: America needs ‘idiot control,’ not more gun control

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to reporters as heads to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Top Senate Republicans think it’s time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they’re tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Cornyn: Camp David meeting will focus on policy agenda with bipartisanship in mind

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, is the chief sponsor of the Fix NICS bill to add federal agency records and press states to ensure their records are part of the national background check system for gun sales. (Associated Press/File)

John Cornyn, Texas Republican senator, hits Democrats griping about tax bill

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, gets on an elevator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Republicans strike deal on tax package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with the media after Senate Republicans met with President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

John Cornyn on tax bill: Democrats still have the ‘opportunity’ to add amendments

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, testifies during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the nomination of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to become the US ambassador to Russia, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Cornyn says lower tax rate will attract businesses to the U.S.

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

A vote planned for this week on the Senate's health care bill has been postponed indefinitely to give Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, time to recover from a procedure to remove a blood clot above his eye. (Associated Press/File)

More hurdles as Senate again delays vote on GOP health bill

By HOPE YEN and ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, center, is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cornyn calls keeping GOP health care support ‘nail-biter’

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

GOP candidate for FBI says no special counsel for inquiry

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

John Cornyn says he won’t be FBI director

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

GOP candidate for FBI says no special counsel for inquiry

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2014 file photo, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., questions witnesses during a full committee hearing on the threat posed by Islamic extremists, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The Latest: Trump says ‘fast decision’ may come on FBI chief

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In this March 21, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Commencement speech by No. 2 Senate Republican canceled

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, hugs Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, as Vice President Mike Pence, right, watches, as they arrive for a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Cornyn on Neil Gorsuch: Donald Trump could barnstorm states to pressure vulnerable Dems

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times