“There is something refreshingly normal about the Ted Cruz scandal,” Playbook observes.

“The drama of Cruz returning from sunny Mexico — chastened and apologetic for fleeing Texas while 3 million of his constituents remained without power — was a kind of throwback to an era when politicians could be embarrassed.”

“The Trump years were dominated by one figure defined by his inability to be shamed and supporters defined by their unwillingness to be outraged by his behavior.”

“A lot of observers wondered if the age of political scandal was dead — if partisans on both sides were so defined by hatred of their rival political tribe that they would let their own leaders get away with just about anything.”

The Washington Post says the scandal “prompted a Twitter-fueled news cycle that seemed to unite a broken nation.”

The Daily Mail has extensive coverage of the scandal, including 59 photos.

GQ profiles Andrew Giillum, the once rising Democratic star who was found in a Miami Beach hotel with a male sex worker and suspected drugs.

“The Gillums said they were willing to discuss the incident in Miami — although they stopped participating when I later attempted to confirm the details — but were also eager to talk about the tumult that preceded it and the rebuilding that followed.”

Former Tallahasse Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) and his wife R. Jai Gillum spent four hours in a wide-ranging interview which will air on the Tamron Hall Show on September 14, according to Yashar Ali.

“This will be the first interview for Gillum or his wife since he was discovered drunk and vomiting in a Miami Beach hotel room last March along with another man who appeared to have overdosed on crystal meth.”

“Gillum wasn’t charged by authorities with any crimes but reporters later discovered that the man he was discovered with was a pornstar who advertised himself as a gay escort leading to questions about Gillum’s sexual orientation.”

“Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) and former first lady Sheena Greitens are getting divorced,” the Kansas City Star reports.

“The announcement comes two years after Greitens resigned amid allegations of sexually violent misconduct during an extramarital affair, and months after Greitens began speaking publicly again, prompting speculation that he may run for governor in 2020.”

The Daily Mail has more on Andrew Gillum’s strange encounter last night: The married father-of-three, who narrowly missed out on becoming Florida’s first black governor, was with a “hunky gay escort found naked and overdosing on crystal meth in a hotel room.”

Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade resigned from the department following the annual Firefighters Ball during which a sex toy was raffled off during the event, CBS Denver reports.

Multiple firefighters also posed with the sex toy in a photo booth.

“Fresh out of prison thanks to a commutation this week from President Trump, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in the hunt for a post-prison career,” the Chicago Sun Times reports.

Said Blagojevich: “I need to start working and providing for my family.”