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Wednesday at the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed fiscal year 2016 budget, Secretary Sylvia Burwell refused to answer Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) questions for over five minutes about the current ObamaCare case

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is now chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), another immigration hardliner, will serve as that subcommittee’s deputy chairman. Sessions says he’s renaming the subcommittee: Immigration and the National Interest.

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) criticized President Barack Obama’s handling of the War on Terror in an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, saying that his administration puts more effort into being politically correct than developing realistic strategies for victory.

The incoming, bicameral congressional GOP leadership team may be working out a plan to fund President Obama’s executive amnesty in totality through 2015 and even beyond, therefore enabling its implementation once and for all.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s pick to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The 55-39 vote Tuesday elevates Sarah Saldana, now the U.S. attorney in Dallas, to lead the $6 billion federal

With its focus on family, friendship, good food, football, and being grateful because you’ve been blessed, Thanksgiving is a very Texas holiday, and we thought we would share with you some of the Thanksgiving messages from the elected officials and

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) denounced President Obama’s planned executive amnesty as “unconstitutional and illegal” after the president revealed that he would announce his planned action on Thursday evening. “I believe his unilateral action, which is unconstitutional and illegal, will deeply

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton has selected the members of his Transition Advisory Team, as well as naming who will fill the key role of First Assistant Attorney General, Breitbart Texas has learned. Breitbart Texas can now confirm the previous

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the incoming majority whip in the 114th Congress, described “person after person” aggressively confronting the president about his plans to issue a unilateral amnesty for millions of illegal aliens at a closed-door lunch Friday. But President

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Senator John Cornyn wrapped up his Get Out the Vote efforts on Tuesday, stopping by the Republican Party of Texas headquarters in downtown Austin to thank supporters and pose for photos with campaign staffers and volunteers. 

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who is in line to be Senate Majority Whip if Republicans regain control of Congress next week, declared his support for the DREAM Act. During a KUVN Univision 23 debate with his Democrat opponent David Alameel last Friday, Cornyn

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Senator John Cornyn’s reelection bid is not considered to be in any serious danger, but his campaign has been engaged in a significant grassroots outreach effort throughout Texas, including in the state’s Hispanic and Vietnamese communities.

AUSTIN, Texas — In response to news that broke earlier this week that the 2,200 undocumented immigrants that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials released from detention facilities last year to save money included some who had been charged with

AUSTIN, Texas — Friday night’s debate between Texas Senator John Cornyn and his Democrat challenger David Alameel held few surprises as Cornyn, the incumbent viewed by virtually all political observers as a shoe-in for reelection, stayed positive, while Alameel sought

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Senator John Cornyn demanded answers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), after Breitbart Texas published a leaked internal report revealing that thousands of individuals from Ebola-ridden nations have entered the U.S. with no special screening since January. Cornyn

AUSTIN, Texas — In a recent appearance at the University of Texas at Austin for the annual Texas Tribune Festival, Texas Senator John Cornyn voiced his frustration with a “dysfunctional” Senate “relegated to show votes” because of Senate Majority Leader

A Republican-controlled Congress’s approach to immigration reform would put an emphasis on border security and move forward in a piecemeal fashion, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) told the The Dallas Morning News editorial board in a filmed interview. “Is a Republican-controlled

HOUSTON, Texas — Fresh statistics released by USA Today show a very positive outlook for Texas Republicans come this November’s midterm elections. Republicans are expected win the state’s gubernatorial and senate races. 24 Republicans are additionally likely to win Texas House seats, while only

It has been clear for months that the border crisis has radically changed the politics of immigration, but now a liberal senator is bragging about his collaboration with arch conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on the issue. Speaking at the

After pro-amnesty hecklers disrupted Vice President Joe Biden’s Thursday Netroots Nation speech by chanting “stop deporting our families,” Biden said he agreed and urged the audience to applaud them. “I respect your view, and I share your view,” Biden said

Conservatives are beginning to organize against new immigration proposals emerging in Congress, including a forthcoming one from a working group put together by Speaker John Boehner and a just-released plan from Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn, Breitbart News has learned.

Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez slammed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) bipartisan effort to more quickly deal with unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  “Senator Cornyn has led the opposition to every single immigration reform

The Hill reports that the White House said Monday that children who have illegally crossed the border would “likely” be permitted to stay in the U.S. if their return to their home countries could imperil their lives. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest intoned: These

Legislation set to be introduced Tuesday aims to deal with the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border by expediting the processing of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Democratic Rep.

HOUSTON, Texas–U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) attacked President Obama from the floor of the Senate over his failure to visit the humanitarian crisis on the border between Texas and Mexico. President Obama plans to visit Dallas today for a fund

AUSTIN, Texas–Texas Senator John Cornyn launched a new campaign website in Vietnamese, the third most common language spoken in Texas after English and Spanish. The site builds on his campaign’s efforts to reach out to different communities across Texas and the

Not all Republicans are thrilled with GOP Senators John Cornyn and Marco Rubio’s resolution calling on President Obama to take action on the border. This week Cornyn (R-TX) and Rubio (R-FL) introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate that

HOUSTON, Texas–Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the joint filing of legislation that should settle the land dispute between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Texas landowners. The bill follows the BLM’s reassertion last week

President Obama should take “immediate action” to relieve the humanitarian crisis at the southern border in part by declaring his deferred action policy does not apply to the minors there and begin enforcing America’s immigration laws, according to Republican senators

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sending Vice President Joe Biden to Central America to discourage illegal immigration to the United States is a welcome step, but President Obama needs to do more to confront the flood of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children flooding

Sen. John Cornyn criticized President Obama for creating a “human magnet” with his unlawful approach to immigration enforcement, but admitted that Americans had a duty to care for the children that were flooding into the country. Cornyn pointed out that

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for a criminal probe over the ongoing scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an interview set to air on Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Cornyn stated that

HOUSTON, TX–FBI Director, speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee today agreed that Major Nidal Hasan’s shooting attack at Fort Hood in 2009 was inspired by al-Qaeda. The federal government’s official position classified the incident as “workplace violence.” The comment came

Last night Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn took to Twiiter to attack former Texas House candidate and popular Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson.  Did so great against Pete Sessions “@CoachRogers92: Only mistake we’ve made was not running @KatrinaPierson vs RINO

House Speaker John Boehner has concerns about release of more than 36,000 criminal immigrants last year.  “It is a serious issue, and he certainly has concerns about it,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel told Breitbart News Friday, in reaction to the

HOUSTON, Texas–A very short early voting cycle for the Primary Election runoffs begins today and runs through Friday. With only five days of early voting and the runoff election being held on the Tuesday following the Memorial Day holiday (May