The Latest Breaking News from John Cornyn

WASHINGTON — A key sticking point in the negotiations over a bipartisan gun violence package being drafted in the Senate has become how states can use grant money in that package.

Select committee chairman warns that the ‘system nearly failed’ but for Pence’s defiance. Plus, top Republican negotiator walks out of Senate gun talks

A key sticking point in the negotiations over a bipartisan gun violence package has become how states can use grant money in that package.

The lead Republican senator has walked out of gun law negotiations with the Democrats on Thursday.

It could spell trouble for the man who aspires to succeed Mitch McConnell as Republican leader.

Democratic and Republican senators are at odds over how to keep firearms from dangerous people

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday amid a nascent effort to pass legislation following a wave of mass shootings across the country.

The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday.

The legislation was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, and unanimously passed the Senate last month.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate agreement has the potential to break through nearly 30 years of bitter congressional gridlock over how to stem the nation’s gun violence, but the proposal has become entangled in familiar disputes over due process and the definition of domestic violence offenders.

The Senate gun bill could ban abusers from buying guns, but Republicans are unwilling to penalize girlfriend-beaters