Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate U.S. senators on Tuesday voiced frustration and outrage that Congress has been unable to pass legislation bolstering protection for children online, including adding guardrails to social media platforms. During a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats and Republicans pledged to keep working together to pass …
Read More »Sen. John Cornyn Eyes The Seemingly Impossible: A Bipartisan Deal On Immigration
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune A long trail of SUVs snaked out of El Paso carrying a group of U.S. senators into southern New Mexico on a recent, chilly night. Like a funeral procession, the oversized cars glided through traffic with hazard lights on, turning onto a paved road to …
Read More »Cornyn Says Bipartisan Gun Legislation Won’t Include Weapons Bans Or Expanding Background Checks
By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the lead GOP negotiator in the Senate’s efforts to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation, is managing expectations over what kind of bills he’s willing to get behind. But the answer to that question isn’t going to satisfy many Democrats who …
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