U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said he will still seek reelection in 2026 after falling a few votes short Wednesday in his bid to become the next Senate majority leader. Asked about what comes next for him in the Senate,

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by the Republican members of the Senate.

John Cornyn lost his bid Wednesday to ... setting up the GOP to be the party in power over the Senate, U.S. House and the White House for the next two years. "It's a new day in the United States Senate, and it's a new day in America," Thune, who has ...