Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 10:55 PM
JD Vance says he thinks Ted Cruz is running for president, Cruz calls Vance insecure
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
Vice President JD Vance said late last week that he thinks Sen. Ted Cruz is running for president. Cruz responded by saying he's focused on the midterms and thinks Vance is insecure. Democratic strategist Ofirah Yheskel and Republican strategist Jesse Arm join "The Takeout" to discuss.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text. How we score stories.
GlobeAlert context
What the desk knows about this story
Threat level
0 Low
Scored from severity, scale, escalation potential and source agreement. Below the alert threshold.
Sources
1 publisher
Single-source so far. Treat details as unconfirmed until more publishers report.
Category
Politics
Not flagged as developing.
North America theater · last 7 days
rising · 28 in the last 24h1,687
events logged
98
risk index / 100
Wildfires 600Attacks & Assaults 422Robberies & Theft 329Shootings 234Rocket Launches 39
- Cyber activity (127 reports)Cyber Threats · United States · 29m ago
- Protest activity (134 reports)Protests · United States · 30m ago
- Conflict activity (162 reports)Conflict Events · United States · 31m ago
More in Politics
Politics11m agoSenate's Third Committee appoints nine rapporteurs for the tax reformLa Silla VacíaPolitics12m agoEuropeans fear a deal between Trump and PutinAsharq Al-Awsat [ar] · Saudi ArabiaPolitics12m agoDemocrats seek common ground with Trump on major policy goals, including healthcareArab News · Saudi ArabiaPolitics15m agoA map to track snow removal progress in Quebec CityRadio-Canada · Canada