Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz urged the inspector general to investigate whether Education Secretary Miguel Cardona illegally engaged in political activity, according to a letter sent Wednesday.

Cruz alleged that a message Cardona sent on July 15 to students benefiting from President Biden's loan forgiveness plan "was overtly political and may violate Department policy and various federal laws," according to the senator's letter, obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Cruz sent the letter to Inspector General Sandra D. Bruce on Wednesday, claiming Cardona's actions "merit a formal investigation."

Cruz said Cardona used "taxpayer dollars, Department resources, and his official time and position to aid the Biden-Harris administration's election efforts and impugn elected officials from another political party," and that his message "explicitly attacks Republican elected officials multiple times."

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Ted Cruz calls for investigation of education secretary's student loan messaging * WorldNetDaily * by Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller News Foundation

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz urged the inspector general to investigate whether Education Secretary Miguel Cardona illegally engaged in political activity, according to a letter sent Wednesday.

Half of Americans believe a large number of migrants entering the country poses a "critical threat" to the interests of the United States, and a majority favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a Chicago Council survey found.

Fifty percent of Americans view large numbers of migrants and refugees entering the U.S. to be a "critical threat" to the nation, a survey released Friday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found. The poll additionally found wide support for a border wall and the use of U.S. troops to stem illegal immigration.

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Half of Americans view large-scale migration to be a 'critical threat' * WorldNetDaily * by Jason Hopkins, Daily Caller News Foundation

Half of Americans believe a large number of migrants entering the country poses a "critical threat" to the interests of the United States, and a majority favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a Chicago Council survey found.

Fifty percent of Americans view large numbers of migrants and refugees entering the U.S. to be a "critical threat" to the nation, a survey released Friday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found. The poll additionally found wide support for a border wall and the use of U.S. troops to stem illegal immigration.

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz rebuked acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. on Tuesday for not answering his questions. Rowe testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump after U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle recently resigned her role following her own evasive testimony before Congress. Cruz accused the acting director of not directly answering questions about decision-making in the agency... "Sir, you are refusing to answer straight," Cruz said. "Sir, stop interrupting me. Stop interrupting me. You are refusing to answer clear and direct questions. I am asking the relative difference in the number of agents between those assigned to Donald Trump and those assigned to Joe Biden. I'm not asking why you assign more to Joe Biden."

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'Stop interrupting me': Ted Cruz unloads on acting Secret Service director for 'refusing to answer' questions * WorldNetDaily * by Jason Cohen, Daily Caller News Foundation

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz rebuked acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. on Tuesday for not answering his questions. Rowe testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump after U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle recently resigned her role following her own evasive testimony before Congress. Cruz accused the acting director of not directly answering questions about decision-making in the agency... "Sir, you are refusing to answer straight," Cruz said. "Sir, stop interrupting me. Stop interrupting me. You are refusing to answer clear and direct questions. I am asking the relative difference in the number of agents between those assigned to Donald Trump and those assigned to Joe Biden. I'm not asking why you assign more to Joe Biden."

A major American energy company is leaving California for Texas after enduring years of "adversarial" state policies.

Chevron, one of the largest oil companies in the U.S., announced Friday that it is moving its corporate headquarters out of California and will relocate the center of its operations to Houston, Texas. The company's decision to leave California follows years of aggressive environmental policymaking from California Democrats that hurt Chevron's business.

"The company's headquarters will move from San Ramon, California, to Houston, Texas," the firm wrote in a press release announcing the move. "Chevron Chairman and CEO, Mike Wirth, and Vice Chairman, Mark Nelson, will move to Houston before the end of 2024 to co-locate with other senior leaders and enable better collaboration and engagement with executives, employees, and business partners."

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Iconic oil giant moving its headquarters to red state as regulations mount * WorldNetDaily * by Nick Pope, Daily Caller News Foundation

A major American energy company is leaving California for Texas after enduring years of “adversarial” state policies.

The executive director of a large LGBT nonprofit allegedly spent the organization's money on a lavish personal lifestyle, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Sarah Kate Ellis, chief executive of GLAAD, an LGBT advocacy group, spent large sums of donor's money on expenses such as remodeling her home office with a chandelier, renting a Cape Cod property, first class flights and luxury hotels, according to the NYT's review of expense reports from January 2022 to June 2023. The expenses may be in violation of both the organization's guidelines and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules, legal experts told the NYT. The spending was "a potentially abusive use of charitable funds that would be surprising and insulting to a lot of their donors," Michael West, a New York Council of Nonprofits lawyer, told the NYT.

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LGBT nonprofit director reportedly used donor money for lavish lifestyle * WorldNetDaily * by Wallace White, Daily Caller News Foundation

The executive director of a large LGBT nonprofit allegedly spent the organization’s money on a lavish personal lifestyle, The New York Times reported on Thursday.