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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

John Cornyn

Newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, left, and newly elected Senate Majority whip, Sen. John Barrasso, right, arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
November 13, 2024, 11:15 pm
Now in control, Republicans pick South Dakota’s Thune to lead Senate majority
Lawmaker, who broke with Trump but patched things up, to replace long-serving Mitch McConnell after defeating Texan John Cornyn in secret ballot
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES
US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for president as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wisconsin (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
July 24, 2024, 12:50 pm
Israeli officials rap Harris for skipping PM Congress speech; House Speaker: Inexcusable
Vice president ‘unable to distinguish between good and evil,’ unnamed officials tell Telegraph; Harris, who as Veep would have presided over Netanyahu’s address, will be in Indiana
By ToI Staff
A delegate to the Texas State GOP convention speaks out against anti-LGBTQ language in the party platform, in Houston, June 19, 2022. (KXAN/YouTube)
June 22, 2022, 9:55 pm
Texas GOP adopts controversial platform ‘prohibiting’ Palestinian state
Non-binding document says Palestinian statehood would be dangerous for Israel; goes further than national Republican platform, which in 2016 withdrew support for two-state solution
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, joined at right by Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 27, 2022, 10:23 am
Democrats seek fast confirmation of new US Supreme Court seat, taking cue from GOP
Majority Leader Schumer, Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin plan to move fast when Biden makes his pick – whom he’s said will be a Black woman – even before Justice Breyer retires
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
US President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on May 4, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
May 13, 2017, 1:58 am
The 11 candidates Trump is considering for FBI director
After abrupt dismissal of James Comey, president to choose from list that includes lawmakers, attorneys and enforcement officials
By Jill Colvin and Ken Thomas
In this Feb. 20, 2017, file photo, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens as US President Donald Trump announces he will be the new national security adviser. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
April 10, 2017, 11:01 am
Trump security adviser urges Russia to rethink Syria support
‘Everyone in the world sees Russia as part of the problem,’ says McMaster amid rising US-Russian tensions
By Hope Yen
Florida Senator Marco Rubio meets Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri in Beirut, March 18, 2017 (courtesy of the Office of Sen. Marco Rubio)
March 21, 2017, 5:55 pm
Marco Rubio, in Lebanon, tells PM Hariri to combat Hezbollah
Members of Senate intelligence committee make brief trip to Israel following official mission to Lebanon, Jordan
By ToI Staff
This frame grab from video provided by C-SPAN2 shows the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, as the Senate acted decisively to override President Barack Obama's veto of Sept. 11 legislation, setting the stage for the contentious bill to become law despite flaws that Obama and top Pentagon officials warn could put US troops and interests at risk. (C-SPAN2 via AP)
September 29, 2016, 12:25 am
Congress overrides Obama veto of 9/11 legislation
White House says passage of bill allowing victims’ families to sue Saudi government is ‘single most embarrassing thing’ Senate has done in decades
By Richard Lardner
The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (Wikimedia Commons/File)
September 16, 2016, 1:33 am
Senate bill would speed recovery of Nazi-looted art
Texas Sen. John Cornyn calls measure a ‘symbolic step to reclaiming not just artwork, but familial legacy’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kansas, May 22, 2012. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)
July 31, 2016, 8:19 am
Billionaire Koch’s aide says no plans to help Trump
Disappointed with both candidates, conservative benefactor intends to focus on helping Republican senators instead
By AP
CIA Director John Brennan. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
June 12, 2016, 12:39 am
CIA chief: US report absolves Riyadh of 9/11 role
John Brennan backs release of classified pages, says ‘everyone will see evidence that Saudi government had nothing to do with it’
By ToI Staff and AP
Actress Helen Mirren attends the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, January 30, 2016. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
June 8, 2016, 8:07 am
Helen Mirren urges Senate on bill aiding return of Nazi stolen art
Actress calls for passing legislation to increase statute of limitations in cases of items taken from Jews during Holocaust
By JTA
Sen. Charles (Chuck) Schumer (right) talks with a staff member after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, August 4, 2015. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
May 17, 2016, 11:48 pm
Senate approves 9/11 legislation despite Saudi threats
Law allows victims’ families to sue kingdom, which has threatened to pull billions from the US economy
By Richard Lardner
Illustrative: El Greco's painting 'Portrait of a Gentleman,' returned to the heirs of its original owner after being looted by Nazis during WWII, March 2015. (Commission for Looted Art in Europe)
April 10, 2016, 7:31 pm
US bill would help reclaim art stolen by Nazis
Bipartisan legislation proposed in Senate sets statute of limitations of six years from when art is identified as looted
By JTA
Secretary of State John Kerry gives brief remarks to members of the media before attending a classified briefing for all House members on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, to speak about the deal reached to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 23, 2015, 12:56 am
Republicans challenge Obama on Iran accord
‘Tougher sanctions will bring Iran to the table for a better deal and a good deal,’ says one GOP senator
By David Espo and Deb Riechmann
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