Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P. NYT | Top Stories By: Carl Hulse 27 May 2026 at 21:44 Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks. © Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York TimesSenator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, noted in his concession to Ken Paxton on Tuesday that he still had time left in the Senate.