‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel? Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the right The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2025
Shuttle Discovery's Texas transfer launches cost concerns - Roll Call Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn argues moving the shuttle to a site near Houston's Johnson Space Center would right an "egregious wrong.” Roll Call · Jul 28, 2025
Cornyn calls for special counsel investigation into Obama’s handling of 2016 Russia probe The Texas senator maintains that Russia did meddle in the 2016 election but that there was no collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign. The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2025
Ted Cruz Admits Obama Likely Won't Face Any Charges in Wake Of Treason Accusations Texas Sen. Ted Cruz admitted that former President Barack Obama likely won't face any charges after the Trump administration accused him of treason. International Business Times · Jul 24, 2025
Ted Cruz Wants to Use Law Meant to Prosecute Gangs to Go After Anti-ICE Protest Organizers Texas Senator Ted Cruz is attempting to use legislation intended to prosecute violent gang members to punish those organizing protests against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement instead. Latin Times · Jul 23, 2025
Army's head of aviation, who faced questions over deadly midair collision, has new role The U.S. Army’s head of aviation has changed jobs to become chief of its enterprise marketing office The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Ex-Trump Advisor Judy Shelton Slams Federal Reserve's $900 Billion Losses, Says 'Violates The Norms' To Have A Fed Chair Who Can't Be Fired Economist Judy Shelton, a former advisor to President Donald Trump during his first term and senior fellow at the Independent Institute, delivered a sweeping critique of the Federal Reserve on Monday. Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025
PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media. The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025
Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disaster The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
Trump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visit The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough. The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2025
Texas AG and Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s politician wife files for divorce on ‘biblical grounds’ Paxton is running a MAGA challenge against an incumbent Texas senator -- and winning, according to polls The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Redrawing Texas: the Republican plan to stack the decks for the midterms Redistricting gives Republicans in the state the opportunity to ‘increase their strength and numbers’, experts say The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2025
As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness County officials had pressed the state for flood warning systems for nearly a decade but without luck. Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025
Ted Cruz Faces Backlash Over Vacation During Texas Floods, Office Issues Response GOP Sen. Ted Cruz faces criticisms as he was spotted on vacation during devastating Texas floods. But, his office defended the senator. International Business Times UK · Jul 8, 2025
Bored Panda · Jul 8, 2025 Camp Mystic Counselor Details Heartbreaking Moment She Returned Last Surviving Kids To Parents Camp Mystic counselor recalls harrowing details when she returned to the reunification center with the children she was in charge of
We Got This Covered · Jul 8, 2025 ‘Awkward’: Vacationing Ted Cruz faces difficult Texas flood questions as he just got weather forecasting funding slashed Once again Texas was in trouble and Ted was vacationing.
The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2025 Don’t blame the National Weather Service for the Texas flood disaster We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially now
Euronews · Jul 8, 2025 More than 100 killed after catastrophic Texas floods devastate communities Search and rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Texas entered a fifth day, as the death toll is expected to rise.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Ted Cruz rejects claims that weather service cuts led to loss of life in Texas floods IN FULL
The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2025 Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say
The Texas Tribune · Jul 7, 2025 Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece when the deadly Texas floods broke out. His office says he took the first flight home. Texas’ junior senator was visiting Greece Friday when the Texas flood turned deadly. Cruz, who did not return until Sunday night, communicated with officials from Athens.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 Ted Cruz was overseas again when disaster hit Texas - but his team claims he ‘promptly’ booked a flight home this time Senator Ted Cruz’s team said he returned to Texas ‘as fast as humanly possible’
Latin Times · Jul 7, 2025 Texas Fire Chief Denied Deployment of Emergency Crews Ahead of Deadly Floods: Report The Austin Firefighters Association accused the city's fire chief of putting cost-cutting ahead of public safety after he refused to deploy the Austin Fire Department's Special Operations teams.
Latin Times · Jul 7, 2025 Ted Cruz Once Again Misses Texas Catastrophe Due to International Vacation Sen. Ted Cruz is under fire for vacationing in Greece as flash floods killed at least 89 people in Texas.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 Ted Cruz denies National Weather Service cuts contributed to loss of life in Texas floods Sen. Ted Cruz has denied that cuts to the National Weather Service have contributed to the Texas floods death toll, which so far stands at 89 people.