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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasts Sesame Street – again – after Elmo gets the coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON — With a little green bandaid on his furry red arm, Elmo, the beloved 3 1/2-half-year-old Muppet on the long-running children’s PBS program Sesame Street, said “there was a little pinch, but it was okay” when he received his coronavirus vaccine this week.

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Ted Cruz criticizes Elmo for ‘aggressively’ advocating COVID vaccine for kids in ‘Sesame Street’

Elmo, the beloved red Muppet character on the long-running children’s television show “Sesame Street,” is now vaccinated against COVID-19 — but not everyone is happy.

Tribune News Service

What happened to the Roe v Wade ‘night of rage’?

Conservative claims of violence among pro-choice protesters could not have been further from the scenes outside the Supreme Court, writes Rachel Sharp

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Tuesday’s hearing was a masterclass on the threats posed by Trump to our republic

Cassidy Hutchinson may have placed Trump’s name on a federal indictment for seditious conspiracy

The Guardian - US

Ted Cruz bashes new Sesame Street video discussing Covid vaccine for children

The Texas senator objects that the spot – in which Elmo’s dad decides to vaccinate his son – cites no scientific evidence

The Guardian - US

"Hardening" schools is conceding defeat

Hardening schools and arming teachers is the wrong approach to rising gun violence, Air Force vet writes

Salon

Post-Uvalde gun law is legacy moment for Texas’ John Cornyn, but backlash is fierce

WASHINGTON — This is a legacy-making moment for Sen. John Cornyn.

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“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function

More than any other senator, Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark legislation through the chamber. He did so by embracing compromise and his own political risk.

The Texas Tribune

Congress approves landmark gun violence compromise, sends to Biden for signature

The bill would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pence leads Republicans calling for national abortion ban post Roe v Wade ruling: ‘We must not rest’

The former Vice President and others are vowing to outlaw abortion across the country

The Independent UK

GOP's gas tax flip-flop

Several Republicans who've bashed Biden's calls for a gas tax holiday have backed similar state or federal moves previously.

Axios

Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill

Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley among 33 Republicans to oppose bipartisan gun legislation that passes the Senate

15 Republicans join all 50 Democrats to pass the legislation.

The Independent UK

U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

The legislation still needs to clear the House, where it is expected to pass. President Joe Biden has signaled he will sign the bill into law.

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Republicans who aided coup attempt sought blanket presidential pardons

Matt Gaetz and Mo Brooks sought pardons for lawmakers involved in Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat by Biden

The Guardian - US

Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting

John Cornyn of Texas, lead negotiator on modest bipartisan reform proposal in Senate, was booed and heckled at party convention

The Independent UK

Aidy Bryant explains why she quit SNL: ‘If it weren’t for Covid, I would have left a few years earlier’

The actor featured on the late night comedy show for a decade

The Independent UK

Former president blames January 6 allegations on ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

Trump uses phrase to explain ‘Insurrection Card’ claims against him to Truth Social followers

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Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Republicans turn up the crazy

In their newly approved draft party platform, the Lone Star State GOP threaten to secede. And more.

Salon

Texas GOP pushes secession, Big Lie

Texas GOP also called to repeal the Voting Rights Act and labeled homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice”

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz called a ‘coward and a liar’ as right-wing activist confronts him over Trump and Cancun

Texas senator was called ‘globalist’ who does more for Ukraine than America

Salon

Cruz accuses Schumer of Kavanaugh hit

Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity, the Texas Republican lawmaker blamed the Democratic Party for recent attacks

Salon

Cruz loses it over Disney's "Lightyear"

"Most toys are, kinda, androgynous. They're usually without genitalia"

Tribune News Service

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay…

Axios

"Shut up and vote": Conservatives frustrated at Cornyn's handling of gun negotiations

It could spell trouble for the man who aspires to succeed Mitch McConnell as Republican leader.

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