Sen. John Cornyn

At least 108,000 Americans died last year from drugs coming across the southwestern border, the Texas lawmaker said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

One of the most serious contradictions for the Republican Party these days is the gap between the party’s rank-and-file and much of its old guard leadership.

The Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Act, aims to reduce fentanyl poisoning deaths by decriminalizing access to testing strips and addressing the nationwide crisis through prevention measures.

McConnell’s concession came after Senate Democrats filibustered the Republican bill four times. They passed it back and forth like a hot potato.