U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn both indicated they would support Ratcliffe early on, along with all of Trump’s other nominations. The most important Texas news, sent weekday mornings.

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn both indicated they would support Ratcliffe early on, along with all of Trump’s other nominations. “I’ve served alongside him, seen his advocacy for our ...

Cornyn and Rep. McCaul about border security ... that gives Republicans for the next congressional term. Remarks: John Ratcliffe, CIA director nominee and former U.S. Representative, R-Heath ...

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John Cornyn (R-Texas) said in an interview ... forced a two-day wait on Ratcliffe. “This can be easy,” he said, “or this can be hard.” He then teed up Hegseth’s Defense nomination ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been nominated to replace Trump-appointed Christopher Wray, whose ...

John Cornyn (R-Texas.). Senators voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director and moved forward on a more controversial nominee: Pete Hegseth. “Simply not qualified to meet the overwhelming demands ...