3 Sen. Ted Cruz seems to have a new enemy in Congress. Cruz got into a spat with new California Senator Alex Padilla on Twitter this week shortly after a hearing on gun violence held Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. At the hearing, Padilla, the Democrat who was appointed to fill Vice President Kamala Harris' seat, made the claim that it's easier to buy a gun than vote in many states. "In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they're able to cast their first ballot," he said. "It seems to me we have our priorities entirely backwards when it comes to this — when we make it easier to buy a gun than we do to cast a ballot." This is demonstrably, laughably false. https://t.co/YEVqiIbzTq — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 24, 2021 Cruz tweeted a clip of Padilla's remarks on Tuesday and called them "demonstrably, laughably false." "Find me the Dem that says 'it’s abusive to require a photo ID to buy …
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Spa ELMS: WRT wins to seal LMP2 title with a round to spare
Arriving into the penultimate round of the season, the #41 WRT crew held an 11-point advantage over their nearest rivals Roman Rusinov, Nyck de Vries and Franco Colapinto in the #26 G-Drive Aurus. But with Rusinov having to retire the car early after being spun by the #34 Racing Team Turkey Oreca driven by Salih Yoluc at the opening turn, victory was sufficient for the WRT trio to put the title mathematically beyond reach for its rivals. Formula 1 race winner Kubica took the start in the #41 WRT Oreca from third on the grid and was immediately up to second when Phil Hanson’s #22 United Autosports car suffered a puncture in the opening lap chaos. When Yoluc went off at the gravel at Turn 5 and brought out the first FCY just 35 minutes into the race, the leading LMP2 crews took advantage of the situation to complete their pitstops. WRT elected to keep Kubica in the car for a second stint, which allowed the Polish driver to leapfrog the polesitting #37 Cool Racing Oreca …