Senator John Cornyn Threatens to Block Trump's AG Nominee

With his final months in office approaching, Senator John Cornyn of Texas is leveraging his position to challenge President Donald Trump's agenda, creating a significant obstacle for the administration's legislative and nomination priorities. Cornyn, who lost the Republican primary in May to Trump-endorsed candidate Ken Paxton, has publicly opposed efforts to pass a major election bill and is threatening to block a key presidential nomination.

Cornyn has emerged as a vocal critic of the push to cancel the Senate's August recess to force a vote on the SAVE America Act, a bill that would impose nationwide voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements. He told reporters on July 28 that the effort is an "act of futility," arguing that Republicans lack the votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster. "We're overpromising and we're not gonna be able to deliver. We don't have the votes! We're not gonna change the filibuster," Cornyn said. He suggested that raising expectations so close to the November midterm elections would only disappoint Republican voters.

More immediately, Cornyn is holding up the confirmation of Todd Blanche, Trump's nominee for attorney general. He has...