Nude Cruise, Boarding Planes Suspicious Bike Chains In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Screenshot: Morning Joe If there’s one thing New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you to know about the student protests on the campuses of Columbia University and City College of New York, it’s not that the students are justifiably upset about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. No, after nearly 300 people were arrested for … Read more

Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want You To Get An Automatic Refund When Your Flight Is Canceled

Photo: Win McNamee / Staff (Getty Images) The Department of Transportation announced a new final rule last week that would require airlines to automatically refund passengers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed. There are some exceptions, but in general, it’s a huge win for passengers who are tired of airlines giving them the runaround. … Read more

Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Ted Cruz’s Feelings Require Police Detail And More In This Week’s Best New Posts

2015 Nissan XterraImage: Nissan The rugged, off-road segment is exploding; every truck or crossover now seems to have some sort of either legit off-road trim, or at least one appearance package inspired by ruggedness. From Chevy’s Activ trims to Ford’s Raptors and Toyota’s TRD-Off and upcoming Trailhunter trims, it’s a booming business. Not everyone has … Read more

Senator Ted Cruz Forces Amendment Into FAA Bill To Give Lawmakers Police Escorts Through Airports

Congress desperately needs to pass a bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration for the next four years before a short-term funding extension runs out in May. It’s a big enough deal that even Republicans aren’t willing to roll the dice on whether or not air travel can safely continue without reauthorizing the FAA. That … Read more

Cruz says controversial TikTok bill ‘will benefit’ the app’s users

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in a Wednesday interview that users would benefit from the controversial bill to force TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular app or face a ban in the United States. Following a classified intelligence briefing for senators on TikTok, Cruz made the case that blocking the Chinese Communist … Read more

Instagram ‘warning screens’ for illegal content are target of Senate demands for details

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, left, speaks with Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images … Read more

New Senate bill aims to kill proposed SEC rule on AI conflicts of interest

WASHINGTON — A forthcoming rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission on the use of AI in finance is in the crosshairs of two Republican senators, who introduced a bill Tuesday to kill the regulation before it can be finalized. The draft rule unveiled last July would require financial firms to identify and eliminate conflicts … Read more

Hawley, McConnell in GOP standoff over nominees

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) isn’t backing down from his standoff with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) over two McConnell-backed nominees to the Federal Trade Commission and National Transportation Safety Board.  Hawley is standing firm despite growing pressure from Senate GOP colleagues, including Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), the senior Republican on the Commerce Committee, who … Read more