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‘Hush, child’: Ted Cruz unloads on 29yo MAGA influencer who told him to stop undermining Donald Trump’s Iran deal

Cruz just had his Zoolander moment.

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Nicki Minaj Had Time for Staffers—But 'Just Didn't Have Time for Ted' Cruz

Nicki Minaj reportedly declined a photo with Ted Cruz, with a Trump adviser alleging the senator pursued her. Conflicting accounts leave questions over what really happened.

International Business Times UK

Trump uses Memorial Day to rip ‘Dumocrats’ and blast his Republican foes - with barely a mention of fallen troops

President Trump said that the Democrats had ‘bad policy’ and ‘bad candidates’ but ‘other than that, they are doing quite well’

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Trump hits back at ‘losers who know nothing’ after Republicans turn on Iran peace deal

The plan would reportedly see the Strait of Hormuz reopen and the U.S. lift its blockade on Iranian ports - but senior GOP figures have warned it could be a “disaster”

The Independent UK

Hardline Republicans slam Trump’s emerging plan to end Iran war

President Donald Trump's proposed deal to end the Iran war is facing strong opposition from some Republicans. Critics worry the terms might allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons and control vital shipping lanes. Trump defends the deal, stating it is the opposite of the Obama-era agreement and that time is…

The Economic Times

Ted Cruz shreds MAGA influencer defending Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Hush, child!’

The Republican Senator fired off online after an influencer told him, ‘Cool, Ted. No one asked you, bro,’ when he posted on X about his concerns over the deal with Iran

The Independent UK

Republican lawmakers warn of ‘disastrous mistake’ as Trump nears deal with Iran

Trump insists US won’t rush talks with Tehran after angry responses from Senate Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham

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Mission Unaccomplished: Trump’s Gulf gamble runs aground as Iran survives American assault

Emerging US-Iran deal details spark alarm among hawkish Republicans, who expected Iranian collapse. Instead, Iran appears strategically intact, having demonstrated leverage by disrupting the Strait of Hormuz and surviving US-Israel military pressure. This outcome has exposed fractures within Trump's coalition and emboldened Tehran's negotiating stance.

The Times of India

‘They were p*****’: Republican lawmakers were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during anti-weaponization fund briefing

Ted Cruz said Trump could face a “full-on revolt in the Senate” over the controversial fund

The Independent UK

Defiant Capitol Heckler Targets Artemis Astronauts With Angry Outrage and Cries 'I Know You Never Went to Space'

A heckler disrupted NASA's Artemis II crew at the US Capitol, accusing them of faking their mission. The incident, captured on video, went viral

International Business Times UK

Tensions over prediction markets dominate Senate hearing

Senators at a Commerce Committee panel hearing aired concerns Wednesday about rapidly growing prediction markets, appearing largely unswayed by industry arguments that they are not a form of betting subject to state regulation. Members of the committee’s Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy Subcommittee were in agreement at a hearing that…

Roll Call

House NIL bill gets benched

House Republican leaders have once again scrubbed plans to vote on legislation that would usher in substantial changes to college sports, leaving an uncertain path ahead. Attention is now turning to the Senate, where Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., are reportedly preparing their own bipartisan proposal to…

Roll Call

Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, and the Long, Slow Death of the Tea Party

Whatever happens in Kentucky's GOP primary, the populist right no longer even pretends to care about spending or government overreach.

Reason

Chatbot bills look to address safety fears as midterms loom

Hearings filled with heart-wrenching stories of children who died by suicide after their interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots have made it easy for those on both sides of the aisle to agree that something needs to be done to regulate the new technology. But as one bill has been voted…

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The Independent UK

Ted Cruz calls AOC a ‘parasite’ for taking government money – just like he does

Texas Republican tries to accuse New York Democrat of betraying anti-capitalist principles but overlooks the small matter of his own congressional salary

The Mary Sue

FBI storms office of Virginia’s top Democrat after her ‘gerrymander miracle’ handed the party a 10-1 House map

The FBI just raided the office of Virginia’s top Democrat, Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, as part of a federal corruption investigation. Agents executed a search warrant at Lucas’s office in Portsmouth early on May 6, 2026, with multiple FBI vehicles spotted outside. Law enforcement was also present…

Fortune

A jittery CEO crowd at Milken looks abroad for growth—and answers

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The Independent UK

MAGA senator shredded for repost of OJ and Nicole Brown Simpson meme as Elizabeth Warren and Spirit Airlines

The creepy repost is the latest in a series of outlandish, inflammatory and conspiratorial posts from the senior Republican senator from Utah

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How a Bill Banning AI Companions for Kids Could Usher in Widespread ID Checks Online

Plus: Supreme Court pauses ban on mail-order abortion pills, TikTok's artistic merit, a defense of pickup artists, and more...

The Texas Tribune

Sen. Ted Cruz makes Iowa appearance, fueling speculation about another presidential bid

The U.S. senator won the Hawkeye State during the 2016 Republican primaries. This year he used his appearance to blame Democrats for anti-Semitism and call out GOP Trump foes Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Roll Call

Ban on kids’ companion chatbots advanced by Senate committee

Providers of artificial intelligence companion chatbots would need to verify users’ ages and ban minors from the companions under a bill that advanced unanimously in a Senate committee Thursday. The Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 to approve the bill, which would make it a crime to knowingly provide a chatbot that…

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel finds unlikely MAGA ally amid spat with the Trumps and FCC

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The Independent UK

Ted Cruz comes to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel and dubs FCC the ‘speech police’

It comes after the comedian delivered a mock White House Correspondent’s dinner speech on his show

Roll Call

Family accounts would be mandated for kids in chatbots bill

A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled Tuesday would govern kids and teens’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots by leaning on parental controls and would prohibit chatbots from using minors’ data for targeted advertising. The bill comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee markup this week of a separate bill meant to…

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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over deportation protections

The future of the legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. will face a test at Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday, as the Trump administration seeks to unilaterally strip deportation protections from migrants in the face of some congressional opposition. The cases set for arguments Wednesday…

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