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Cruz suing FEC over post-election fundraising limits

Sen. Ted Cruz is suing the Federal Election Commission over its limits on how much he can reimburse himself for his 2018 re-election campaign expenses.

Cruz put $260,000 of his family's money behind his bid to fend off Democrat Beto O'Rourke, which is $10,000 more than the law says he's entitled to raise after the election to pay back personal loans. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, Cruz says the limit violates his and his donors' First Amendment rights to express themselves by financing political speech.


BuzzFeed News, which reported on the suit, notes the section of the law he is challenging "is known as one of the so-called millionaire provisions of the law — rules aimed at limiting the advantages of wealthy candidates in an election cycle."

A spokesman for the Federal Election Commission declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.

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Dozens of Questions: How Are Trump’s Auto Parts Tariffs Affecting the Broader Economy?

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Dozens of Questions: How Are Trump’s Auto Parts Tariffs Affecting the Broader Economy?

President Donald Trump made economic waves earlier this year when he announced a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and parts with the stated goal of revitalizing U.S. auto manufacturing. Yet as of summer 2025, the majority (92%) of Mexican-made auto parts continue to enter the United States tariff-free.

That’s because of a March 2025 revision that exempts cars and parts manufactured in compliance with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from tariffs.

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LGBTQ Refugees Came to America To Escape Discrimination. Now, They Live in Fear in the U.S.
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LGBTQ Refugees Came to America To Escape Discrimination. Now, They Live in Fear in the U.S.

Salvadoran refugee Alberto, who is using a pseudonym out of safety concerns, did not feel secure in his own home. Being a gay man in a country known for state-sponsored violence and community rejection meant Alberto lived his life on high alert.

His family did not accept him. He says one family member physically attacked him because of his identity. He says he has been followed, harassed, and assaulted by police, accused of crimes he didn’t commit when he was studying to become a social worker. His effort to escape the rejection in his community left him, at one point, homeless and lost in a new city.

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