Plus, JPMorgan screams the quiet part about health care, Larry Hogan feels the heat from The Lever, and SCOTUS gets even more corporate.
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a North Texas Democrat running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, raised more than $9.5 million for his campaign this quarter, blowing past the money taken in by his Republican rival, the Texas Tribune reports. Allred's haul also dwarfs the amount of money raised by Democrat Beto O'Rourke during the same time period of his near-miss 2018 campaign against Cruz, according to the nonprofit news site. O'Rourke's campaign raised $6.7 million during the first quarter of that...
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....
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is facing yet another complaint to the Federal Elections Commission that claims he has “brazenly” violated federal campaign finance laws through his podcast deal with one of the nation’s largest media conglomerates. Cruz struck a deal in 2022 with San Antonio-based radio giant iHeartMedia to pay for the production, marketing, and […]
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a money-in-politics watchdog group, has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee alleging that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz violated the upper chamber's ban on members taking honoraria for speeches or other appearances. The complaint, filed Wednesday, argues a deal Cruz struck with San Antonio-based radio group iHeartMedia to distribute his The Verdict With Ted Cruz podcast violates a federal law that only permits corporations of making charitable...
It’s no secret that Sen. Ted Cruz has a special affection for his podcast. His 2024 rival, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell last year, “He’s honestly busier being a podcaster — which he does three times a week — than actually being a senator.” But the problem with the Texas Republican’s media project isn’t just the amount of time he spends behind a microphone. As The Texas Tribune reported, Cruz is also now facing a campaign finance complaint “over money sent from...
Two widely reviled figures topped the Current's list of this week's most-read stories: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and NBA commentator Charles Barkley. Cruz has been in news lately over a controversial distribution deal for his podcast that critics charge he's using to skirt federal campaign finance laws. Meanwhile, Barkley is once again trolling San Antonio sports fans over their love of fattening foods, including churros.
Sen. Ted Cruz says Democrats “want the invasion” of illegal immigrants into the United States after the House passed a foreign aid package with no mention of additional border security.
Former President Donald Trump has always commanded a larger-than-life presence — but the Manhattan criminal hush money trial could bring that all crashing down, MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang suggested on Thursday."I want to know how far this goes," said anchor Jason Johnson. "What is the scale of consequences for Donald Trump continuing to violate the gag order? Because it doesn't seem like anybody has — he's been violating gag orders like crazy. He's a dog chasing cars. He doesn't know what...
As interest builds in the controversial agreement U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz struck with San Antonio-based radio group iHeartMedia to distribute his podcast, the Texas Republican has asked to delay making a federal filing likely to shine light on the deal. Cruz on Tuesday sought a three month extension to file his U.S. Senate Financial Disclosures for the 2023 calendar year, which are due May 15.
Dallas Congressman Colin Allred raised more than $9.5 million in this year’s first quarter, outraising U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the race for his seat.