Cruz rose to fame as a right-wing fighter, but he hopes to highlight his unsung accomplishments as he faces Rep. Colin Allred. BY Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune Heading into the heat of his reelection race against Dallas Congressman Colin Allred, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is testing the waters with a rebrand. Cruz, who has made a name for himself as an uncompromising conservative stalwart, is casting himself as a bipartisan lawmaker with a penchant for reaching across the aisle. “I actually have...
The chairman of the federal commission looking into an ethics complaint about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's controversial podcast syndication deal once worked for the Texas Republican, raising concerns about his ability to be impartial in the case. Sean J. Cooksey, a Trump appointee who chairs the Federal Election Commission, served as Cruz's deputy chief counsel in 2018, according to his LinkedIn profile. From 2019 until joining the FEC in 2020, Cooksey served as general counsel for U.S....
Welcome to the weekend edition of What’s On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What’s On publishes on Sundays.] 1. Michael Douglas leads the biographical drama Franklin Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m.: Based on Stacy Schiff’s book, Franklin follows Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas) as he embarks on an eight-year-long mission in France with his grandson, William (Noah Jupe), in tow. The...
Playing their 80th game of the 2023-24 season, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (36-32-11) are in Manhattan on Thursday to take on Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers (53-22-4). Game time at Madison Square Garden is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised on NBCSP. The radio broadcast is on 97.5 The Fanatic with an online simulcast on [Flyers Radio 24/7](http://flyersradio247.com/). This is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the teams, and the second at MSG. The Flyers...