Cornyn Cosponsors Resolution Marking Second Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
News October 7, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with all of their Senate GOP colleagues and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), today introduced a Senate Resolution condemning the brutal Hamas-led terrorist attack on the State of Israel two years ago and calling for the release of all remaining […]
Cornyn on Second Anniversary of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
News October 7, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement marking the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel and calling for the return of all hostages, including Americans, being held by Hamas: “Two years ago, we witnessed evil in its purest form as Hamas terrorists launched an unprovoked […]
Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Label Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization
News July 21, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group: “Hamas – who is responsible for the mass murder of more than 1,200 civilians in the brutal attack against Israel […]
Cornyn, Senate GOP Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Operation Midnight Hammer
News Senators Say President Trump Worthy of Nobel Peace Prize June 26, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Katie Britt (R-AL), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jim Justice (R-WV), Kevin Cramer […]
VIDEO: On Newsmax, Cornyn Condemns Antisemitism, Discusses Murder of Israeli Embassy Staff
News Antisemitism is on the rise and needs to be condemned. We have a new sheriff in town. We have a new Attorney General, a new FBI Director that can aggressively do investigations and prosecute individuals who violate the rights of our Jewish citizens. That will go a long way to correcting the direction that […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: America’s Next Commander in Chief Must Unapologetically Support Israel
News WASHINGTON – To mark the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News highlighting the pressing need for America’s leaders to support Israel and stand up to terrorism around the world: America’s next commander in chief must unapologetically support Israel Senator […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Condemns Antisemitism, Rise in Hate Crimes in Judiciary Hearing
News RABBI: Jews are often called the canary in the coal mine of intolerance. CORNYN: I’m proud of the fact the University of Texas… actually enforced its own rules. RABBI: If you can see those rules when it applies to racist, sexist, homophobic, misogynistic speech, but not when it comes to antisemitic speech, your problem […]
Cornyn: VP, Democrat Leadership Skipping Netanyahu Speech ‘Disgraceful’
News I think it’s absolutely disgraceful that the most senior members of the Democratic Party have chosen to give the Heisman to one of our closest allies in the Middle East. It’s pandering to the most radical elements of the Democratic base. Eight of the current hostages are American citizens, and the Vice President can’t […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Slams Biden for Turning His Back on Israel
News Despite the escalation of violence and antisemitic rhetoric in recent weeks, President Biden has failed to demonstrate much-needed leadership. Every statement he’s made on this topic was paired with… some sort of expression of moral equivalency to what Israel is doing and what Hamas is doing. We know President Biden is in a campaign […]
Cornyn Discusses Protests on College Campuses, Applauds UT Austin Response
News There is a clear line between protesting and rioting and an even clearer line between free speech and violence. I’m glad the University of Texas at Austin made it clear that antisemitism has no place on its campus. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy but… it does not grant anyone the […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Protect Jewish Students from Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter today with 26 of his Senate GOP colleagues to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The senators requested Attorney […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Slams Biden’s Weakness on Iran After Attack on Israel
News On Saturday, President Biden quickly condemned Iran’s attack. Despite that… media reports indicate that President Biden’s support may not be as resolute as those words indicate. Given the President’s tepid response, Congress needs to take action soon to provide Israel with the military aid it needs to defend its sovereignty. WASHINGTON – Today on […]
Cornyn on Democrats Browbeating Israel: ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’
News Following Hamas’ brutal attack against Israel… Republicans and Democrats came together, along with the President of the United States, and declared our support for Israel. This once rock-solid support on a bipartisan basis has slowly eroded. We need to support our closest friend and ally in the region. It’s just that simple. WASHINGTON – […]
Cornyn on Schumer’s Israel Speech: ‘Deeply Disrespectful’
News The Majority Leader’s speech this morning was deeply disrespectful of our ally. To say… that Israel ought to stay its hand and allow Hamas, potentially, to reconstitute in Gaza is not only deeply disrespectful, it undermines the ability of the Israelis to do what they must do, which is destroy that threat. We need […]
Cornyn on Biden Admin’s Continued Appeasement of Iran
News Since mid-October, Iranian-backed militia groups have attacked U.S. troops in the region more than 165 times. The Biden administration has projected an image of weakness when it comes to foreign policy. Appeasement is not a viable strategy when it comes to autocrats, dictators, and terrorists. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John […]