U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks in El Salvador during August 2025. Credit: WIkimedia Commons / US Embassy San Salvador More than a year after federal regulators ruled that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz didn't violate campaign finance laws with a controversial distribution deal for his podcast, filings show the Texas Republican continues to reap big rewards from the arrangement.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings by the Cruz-aligned Truth and Courage Super PAC indicate the fundraising entity received $91,945. 08 in second-quarter "digital revenue" from San Antonio-based iHeartMedia, the nation's largest radio station holding company.

Sign up Under iHeartMedia's 2022 deal to distribute The Verdict with Ted Cruz, the media conglomerate funnels syndication revenue from the program to the PAC, which lists its primary goal as ensuring Cruz continues to be reelected.