by the US military that its airstrikes in Syria are focused on ISIS , not the Assad regime . Monday , the Pentagon announced it conducted an airstrike potentially killing a “ prominent ” al - Qaeda linked operative in Syria . Officials said they were still assessing the strike and have not released the name of their target .
Wednesday , Trump 's campaign expressed support for a Cruz - backed , Internet - related proposal in government funding talks in the Senate . Friday , Trump released a new list of conservative judges likely to appeal to the former Supreme Court clerk -- including perhaps Cruz 's closest friend in Congress , Utah Sen. Mike Lee . Cruz cited Trump 's pledgescontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.naon the judiciary in his Facebook post . " We know , without a doubt , that every Clinton appointee would be a left - wing ideologue . Trump , in contrast , has promised to appoint justices ' in the mold of ( the late Antonin ) Scalia , ' Cruz wrote .