Cornyn approves Trump nominees, says he got assurances on foreign aid program

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:47:49 GMT

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday voted to confirm two of President Trump’s nominees for diplomatic posts after briefly threatening to hold the nominations up over his concerns about frozen funds for a global health program. Cornyn, in an interview with Semafor on Tuesday, said he would vote against Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano, longtime...

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