A claim that ad money from Israel's government is indirectly flowing to Ted Cruz's reelection effort — bad for Cruz's image as an independent voice, and a fresh test of foreign-money rules.

• Israeli government ads run on Cruz's radio show on iHeartMedia.
• iHeartMedia is said to route that ad revenue to a pro-Cruz political group, Truth and Courage.
• That would mean a foreign government is indirectly helping fund a sitting US senator's campaign.
• Enforcement is thin: Pam Bondi shut down the Justice Department unit that handled foreign corruption and foreign-agent cases.

Outlook: Expect pressure for an ethics or election-law review, but with the DOJ unit gone, little is likely to come of it soon.