http://www.mail.com/people/16948-john-cornyn.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/16948-john-cornyn.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099500-irs-official-to-take-5th-house-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Lois Lerner heads the IRS division that singled out conservative groups for additional scrutiny when they... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:45:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099500-irs-official-to-take-5th-house-hearing.html 2013-05-21T22:45:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDon... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html 2013-05-21T03:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097428-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly. Gary Pruitt on Sunday called the Justice Department's actions "unconstitutional" and said the AP hasn't r... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:58:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097428-ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional.html 2013-05-20T07:58:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared. The president chose the bustling Texas capital as a ba... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html 2013-05-09T22:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the borders and grant eventual citizenship to millions living in the United States illegally. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html 2013-05-09T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html WACO, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation's support to rebuild from the devastation. "This small town's family is bigger now," Obama said during a memorial service at Baylor University fo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html 2013-04-25T22:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036528-supporters-link-immigration-bill-to-boston.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic supporters of a new immigration bill accused opponents Monday of trying to "exploit" the Boston Marathon bombings to hold up the legislation, sparking a testy exchange at a Senate hearing. "I never said that! I never said that!" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a lead author of the bill, ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:24:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036528-supporters-link-immigration-bill-to-boston.html 2013-04-22T21:24:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety. "He went to help a friend," said Joyce Marek, Uptmor's aunt. "And then it blew." Two days after the fertilizer... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:22:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html 2013-04-20T03:22:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after the demise of gun control legislation, Senate supporters of the measure vowed to try again, while a leading opponent accused President Barack Obama of taking the "low road" when he harshly criticized lawmakers who voted against key provisions. "When good and honest people have honest differences of opinion about what polici... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027396-gun-control-backers-senate-defeat-wont-us.html 2013-04-18T17:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022330-senate-plans-background-check-vote-wednesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing a steeply uphill path to victory. By scheduling the roll call, Senate leaders ensured a showdown over the cornerstone of an effort by gun control supporters to tighten firearms laws followi... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022330-senate-plans-background-check-vote-wednesday.html 2013-04-17T00:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings. The bipartisan 68-31 vote rebuffed an effort to keep debate from even starting, giving an early victory — ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012404-gun-control-bill-clears-hurdle-senate.html 2013-04-11T23:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To gauge the limits of the tea party's ability to frighten re-election-seeking Republicans into a rightward panic, spend time with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. One day he's blasting tea party hero Rand Paul on the Senate floor, calling the Kentucky senator's 13-hour filibuster — which criticized U.S. drone policy — wrong-headed... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html 2013-03-14T23:00:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953828-dems-push-assault-weapons-ban-through-senate-panel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed an assault weapons ban through a Senate committee on Thursday and toward its likely doom on the Senate floor, after an emotion-laden debate that underscored the deep feelings the issue stokes on both sides. Exactly three months after 26 children and educators were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., the Senate Judiciary Commi... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:19:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953828-dems-push-assault-weapons-ban-through-senate-panel.html 2013-03-14T21:19:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1946646-obama-friend-foe-mccain-charts-course.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget. So who is the real McCain? There's the national security expert pounding the Obama administration with words like "cover-up" and "incompetence" o... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:35:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1946646-obama-friend-foe-mccain-charts-course.html 2013-03-11T18:35:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940210-gop-splits-immigration-terrorism-play.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Party divisions over immigration, anti-terrorism and other issues are bubbling to the surface just as President Barack Obama shows a new interest in capitalizing on GOP differences. The latest example played out Thursday on the Senate floor, where two Republican senators rebuked a third — tea party favorite Rand Paul of Kentuc... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:51:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940210-gop-splits-immigration-terrorism-play.html 2013-03-08T13:51:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained over gun curbs. The Democratic-led panel voted 11-7 to impose penalties of up to 25 years for peopl... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:14:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937444-senate-panel-casts-years-votes-gun-curbs.html 2013-03-07T22:14:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915710-senate-confirms-hagel-defense-secretary.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's pick the top Pentagon job just days before billions of dollars in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts hit the military. The vote was 58-41, with four Republicans joining the Democrats ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:21:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1915710-senate-confirms-hagel-defense-secretary.html 2013-02-26T23:21:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911938-cruzs-tactics-boil-washington-impress-texas.html HOUSTON (AP) — Ted Cruz glanced at his black cowboy boots, beneath a silver Texas belt buckle, waiting for the admirers to stop clapping. His arrival had turned a drop-by at a Houston lumber yard into a virtual campaign rally. At an earlier stop near Austin —at a gun manufacturer that churns out AR-15 rifles — cheering fans crowded next to employees, and... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911938-cruzs-tactics-boil-washington-impress-texas.html 2013-02-24T17:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1906734-hagel-support-defense-secretary.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him to be the nation's next defense secretary. A vote ending the bitter fight over President Barack Obama's choice for his revamped second-term, national security team is expected next week. Hagel cleared the threshold when five-t... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:43:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1906734-hagel-support-defense-secretary.html 2013-02-21T23:43:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice burned, Republicans are treading carefully around tea party groups as they pursue a Senate majority that slipped through their fingers in 2010 and 2012. "You'd have to be an idiot not to prepare" for primary election challenges from the right, no matter the state, says Rob Jesmer, who was executive director of the GOP Senate campai... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html 2013-02-21T22:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1893238-filibuster-not-gop-slow-walks-hagel-nomination.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Immediately after blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense, top Republicans took to the Senate floor to claim that, no, they were not filibustering. They just needed more time. A filibuster occurs when a minority of senators declines to vote to invoke what's called "cloture," which sets a deadline to complete debate o... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:12:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1893238-filibuster-not-gop-slow-walks-hagel-nomination.html 2013-02-15T15:12:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891148-senate-gop-blocks-hagel-vote.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated questions about President Barack Obama's actions in the aftermath of the deadly raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with national security during wartime, and De... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:05:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891148-senate-gop-blocks-hagel-vote.html 2013-02-15T00:05:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888388-calls-action-senate-immigration-hearing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who are shaping the fate of the millions of people in the U.S. illegally were told by one Wednesday that it's time to rewrite immigration laws so that they, too, can live the American dream. "What do you want to do with me?" an emotional Jose Antonio Vargas demanded of senators. "How do you define American?" The first Senate he... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1888388-calls-action-senate-immigration-hearing.html 2013-02-14T01:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885546-senate-approves-anti-violence-women.html WASHINGTON (AP) — By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with new assurances that gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native American women will have equal access to the act's anti-domestic violence programs. The 78-22 Senate vote to reauthorize the two-decade-old act that has shielded millions of w... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885546-senate-approves-anti-violence-women.html 2013-02-12T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873196-vets-groups-praise-hagel-adds-pressure-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: military veterans. Veterans' organizations have praised Chuck Hagel, a twice-wounded combat veteran of Vietnam and deputy administrator in President Ronald Reagan's Veterans Administration. The Ve... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1873196-vets-groups-praise-hagel-adds-pressure-gop.html 2013-02-06T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel says his experience fighting in Vietnam alongside his younger brother will shape any decision he makes to unleash military force if the Senate confirms him to be President Barack Obama's defense secretary. On the eve of his confirmation hearing, Hagel offered his opinions on a long list of issues, from cuts in defense spendin... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1857232-hagel-military-view-shaped-vietnam.html 2013-01-30T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html 2013-01-29T23:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851432-gop-to-fight-dems-negotiate-with-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Is Washington's backroom dealing dead? House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama. The president says he won't negotiate raising the government's borrowing authority. Rank and file lawmakers say they're tired of being left out of the loop and insist on the regular legisla... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1851432-gop-to-fight-dems-negotiate-with-obama.html 2013-01-28T17:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821274-schumer-boxer-to-hagel-pentagons-job.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel secured the backing of two of the staunchest pro-Israel Senate Democrats in a clear boost to the Republican's prospects of becoming President Barack Obama's next defense secretary. Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Barbara Boxer of California said Tuesday that they had spoken extensively with Hagel and he had addressed thei... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821274-schumer-boxer-to-hagel-pentagons-job.html 2013-01-15T23:02:00Z