
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden Unite on Bipartisan JAWBONE Act to Fight Government Censorship
The unlikely political alliance aims to prevent federal agencies from pressuring private companies to suppress speech.
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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: June 11, 2026.

The unlikely political alliance aims to prevent federal agencies from pressuring private companies to suppress speech.

Eighteen GOP lawmakers break party lines to join Democrats, delivering another blow to Trump's foreign policy agenda.

Six Republicans and an independent joined Democrats to force measure to floor after party leaders blocked additional Ukraine assistance.

Measure directing end to U.S. engagement in Iran adopted with handful of Republicans crossing party lines, signaling growing opposition to president's unilateral war powers.

Rare cross-party vote approves E15 ethanol blend sales despite opposition from Republican hard-liners and oil refiners.

The bipartisan vote was largely symbolic since Trump would likely veto the bill, but it reflected resistance within his own party on his signature immigration issue.
A swing-district Republican praised the military operations while President Trump faced bipartisan criticism for controversial social media threats against Iran.
A bipartisan framework would fund TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard while carving out ICE deportation funding for separate reconciliation — potentially ending the longest aviation-security shutdown in U.S. history.
Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary survives key committee vote after Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman provides crucial support, despite Mullin's private discussions about softening immigration crackdown.

The GOP senator chosen by Trump to lead DHS privately discussed immigration concessions the administration has repeatedly rejected.