John Cornyn

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Lawyer who defended Trump accustomed to political disaster

4:50 pm February 12, 2021

Washington: Bruce L Castor Jr answered his cellphone, but he had no time to talk. “I’m 12 minutes from prime time,” he said, before heading to the well of the US Senate to defend his client, Donald Trump, as one of two defence lawyers in the ex-president’s second impeachment trial. It may have marked the high point for […]

Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over Democrats’ blockade

12:40 pm October 24, 2020

Washington: The Senate is poised for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. Democrats mounted time-consuming procedural hurdles Friday, but the party has no realistic chance of stopping Barrett’s advance in the Republican-controlled chamber. Barrett, a federal appeals […]