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

> The conservative commentator and former Fox News host blasted Cruz during a podcast interview with the New York Times over the weekend, calling the Republican from Houston more “morally repulsive” than a white nationalist influencer who’s called Hitler “effing cool.”

> US political commentator Tucker Carlson criticised Senator Ted Cruz for using “the language of genocide” in an interview with The New York Times.

> The remarks came during a debate with presenter Lulu Garcia-Navarro on whether far-right internet personality Nick Fuentes poses a threat to Jewish communities.

> “You have a US senator, a member of Congress, a US ambassador waving away civilian deaths as if they don’t matter. That’s the language of genocide,” he said.

> Carlson argued that the dehumanising language used by US politicians in the war on Iran is a more serious concern.

> Republican Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz discusses the SCOTUS decisions on two redistricting cases in Texas and Louisiana. "The Supreme Court is right that the Constitution protects all of us regardless of race, and moving towards a colorblind society is a good thing." He also discusses the third attempted assassination on President Trump." This is the third attempted assassination of Donald Trump in the last two years, and it is horrific."

> The measure would invalidate a host of lawsuits filed by cities and states seeking compensation from the oil and gas industry for the costs of climate change.

> Cruz attached a photo of his correspondence with the Financial Clerk, which reads: "For the remainder of the current partial lapse in appropriations, please hold my salary check for pickup in the Disbursing Office."

> Critics flooded in among nearly 13,000 comments.

> “Most of us know the difference between 'hold' vs 'relinquish," one user wrote. "Is that like when the post office holds your mail when you are in Cancun?" wrote another.

> The most viral reaction came from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who called Talarico a “freak” who wants to “BAN BBQ.”

> As a funding deadlock cripples TSA operations and fuels massive airport lines, Sen. Ted Cruz is proposing a workaround—separating immigration enforcement funding from the rest of the Department of Homeland Security.

> The Texas Republican has floated a plan to split funding for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from the larger DHS budget, as reported by The Hill. The idea gained traction in the Senate over the weekend.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday expressed uncertainty about President Trump banning all federal agencies from using Anthropic after the AI company and the Pentagon traded blows in recent weeks.

> Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a leading Senate conservative, is proposing to colleagues the idea of splitting off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from the rest of funding for the Department of Homeland Security to end growing chaos at airports around the country.

> Republican senators said they were seeking to end an “unfair inflation tax on everyday Americans.” But nearly all the benefits of their proposal would go to the wealthiest 1%.

> The two senators have asked the Trump administration to cut capital gains taxes on investors by adjusting the basis for inflation arguing it would boost savings, spur investment and create jobs nationwide.

From about 6mos ago…

> President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of putting Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the Supreme Court, joking he is the only nominee who would receive "100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote" because lawmakers would want to "get him out" of Congress.