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Following a week in which Ted Cruz grabbed headlines for his Twitter attacks on Big Bird for spreading vaccine “propaganda,” Saturday Night Live used its cold open to skewer the Texas senator. Aidy Bryant stepped in to play Cruz, hosting his own, far-right version of Sesame Street, Cruz Street, featuring guests such…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a new target: Big Bird. On Saturday, following a tweet from Big Bird’s Twitter account that encouraged Covid-19 vaccinations, Cruz responded, “Government propaganda … for your five year old!” Government propaganda…for your 5 year old! https://t.co/lKUlomnpq1 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 6, 2…

"Now exactly how big is this algorithm?" asked the tech dinosaur Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, as played by Saturday Night Live's Kyle Mooney, in the Congress-mocking cold open tonight spotlighting the Facebook whistleblower hearings in DC this past week. Straight out of C-Span and featuring a healthy dose of SNL's…

CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward has been on the ground in Afghanistan as the country fell — from an abandoned U.S. military outpost in Ghazni province, to a teetering position in Kandahar with Afghan troops under constant sniper, to today’s dramatic ion the streets of Kabul. Chaos ruled at the…

Both CNN and its chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward are calling out Sen. Ted Cruz for spreading what they say is a misleading and inaccurate Twitter meme showing Ward in what the conservative senator calls a burka. Cruz today retweeted a post from right-wing conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec depicting…

Ted Cruz has been a frequent target of Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes over the years and especially lately. Another salvo on Monday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live has led to an all-out brawl between the comedian and the Republican Senator. It was triggered by Cruz’s retweet of a side-by-side comparison of a Russian military…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was not a fan of a Tuesday Daily Show segment and he let host Trevor Noah know it. The bit was about Congressional reapportionment due to population shifts in the U.S. Those shifts are causing New York to lose a U.S. House seat while Texas picks up two. Noah made no mention of Cruz, but the…

Ted Cruz gave Texas residents the cold shoulder as he traveled to Cancun while citizens of the Lone Star State experienced a harsh winter storm that left at least 58 people dead and thousands of others without power or water. Ripping the GOP figure and his explanations for his absence during the state’s crucial…

It’s another unpleasant week of news including the most devastating winter storm that hit the country — especially Texas. During the first part of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver unpacked the “full-blown humanitarian crisis” happening in Texas as the state was facing no electricity, lack of clean water and dozens of…

Saturday Night Live went all-in on Ted Cruz, eviscerating the Texas Senator for flying to sunny Cancún for a family vacation while his state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm. Cruz was played by Aidy Bryant in the Cold Open, delivering a non-apology apology. SNL‘s Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che…

UPDATED with video: Saturday Night Live once again opened with a mock talk show, a device that allows the show to skewer a trio of shamed public figures. This week, it was Ted Cruz (Aidy Bryant), Andrew Cuomo (Pete Davidson) and Gina Carano (Cecily Strong) guesting on a talk show called Oops, You Did It Again, hosted…

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is under fire for taking a trip to Cancun while his Texas constituents are suffering from a lack of electricity, heat and water. Cruz is catching it from the internet community for that conduct, which has led to a flood of memes and the resurrection of an episode of The Simpsons that may…