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Trump's controversial former attorney, Emil Bove, is one step closer to becoming a federal judge

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Despite unusually public opposition from dozens of former judges, hundreds of former federal prosecutors, and many Democratic lawmakers, the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday agreed to advance the judicial nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official and former personal attorney for President Donald Trump...Read more

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Trump diagnosed with vein condition that causes ankle swelling

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President Donald Trump was diagnosed with a treatable medical condition known as chronic venous insufficiency after undergoing an unscheduled examination prompted by swelling in his ankles, the White House said Thursday.

Trump, 79, was deemed in “excellent health” and there was no sign of more serious health problems like heart failure or ...Read more

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Four takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports

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WASHINGTON — The second quarter of the year brought more big fundraising hauls for House Republicans and millions more for Senate Democrats’ most endangered incumbent.

The fundraising reports, which were due by midnight Tuesday to the Federal Election Commission, offer the latest updates on how candidates fared in their money-raising ...Read more

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Trump lawyer Bove gets 3rd Circuit backing as Democrats walk out

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced, 12-0, the nomination of Emil Bove for an appeals court post Thursday after Democrats walked out of the vote for a controversial figure in the administration’s aggressive shake up of the Justice Department.

Republicans brushed past outrage from Democrats over accusations that Bove ...Read more

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Q&A: Alex Warren has a chart-topping hit with 'Ordinary.' So why is he his own 'No. 1 hater'?

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LOS ANGELES — Of all the pop hits vying to become the song of the summer, Alex Warren's "Ordinary" might be the most improbable: A stark and brooding ballad full of lurid Christian imagery — "Shatter me with your touch/ Oh Lord, return me to dust," goes one line — it's about a guy seeking the kind of sexual-spiritual fulfillment not ...Read more

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Sinema left office but her campaign continues to spend lavishly

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WASHINGTON — Kyrsten Sinema retired from the Senate more than six months ago, but the Arizona independent’s campaign account remains quite active.

The latest filing by her Sinema for Arizona committee shows disbursements totaling more than $391,000 from March 31 to June 30 on hotels, entry fees to airport lounges, in-flight WiFi, office ...Read more

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Donald Trump remakes American diplomacy in Florida's image

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MIAMI — From Panama to Singapore, President Donald Trump is deploying an unprecedented number of Floridians to represent the United States as he transforms the country’s approach to diplomacy.

One out of every three nominees to ambassador-level positions in the Trump administration hails from the president’s adopted home state of Florida,...Read more

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Commentary: Stunts in LA show Democratic states and cities that Trump's forces can invade anytime

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Early this month, the U.S. military and masked federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and from Customs and Border Protection invaded a park near downtown Los Angeles — ironically, a park named after Gen. Douglas MacArthur. They came ready for battle, dressed in tactical gear and camouflage, with some arriving on horseback, ...Read more

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Four takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports

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WASHINGTON — The second quarter of the year brought more big fundraising hauls for House Republicans and millions more for Senate Democrats’ most endangered incumbent.

The fundraising reports, which were due by midnight Tuesday to the Federal Election Commission, offer the latest updates on how candidates fared in their money-raising ...Read more

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Chicago-area candidates file funding reports in crowded congressional races as Jesse Jackson Jr. gears for comeback effort

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With Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky set to retire and Rep. Danny Davis potentially ready to join them, next year’s election will mark a significant changing of the guard in Illinois’ congressional delegation.

But one member of the old guard says he’s gearing up for a comeback attempt. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse ...Read more

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Lawmakers hope to modify crucial dates in reconciliation bill

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WASHINGTON — While efforts to sway initially reluctant GOP moderates and ultraconservatives to vote for the Republican reconciliation package resulted in a law with little wiggle room for change, some lawmakers are already working to find that room.

A few of the package’s health provisions took immediate effect, but implementation of the ...Read more

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Trump says Coca-Cola agrees to use cane sugar for Coke in US

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President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to use cane sugar in Coke beverages sold in the US.

“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump said. “I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola.”

Coca-...Read more

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Trump denies plan to ax Powell after floating idea to lawmakers

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump denied he is seeking to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after raising the idea in a closed-door meeting with congressional Republicans that leaked to the media.

“No, we’re not planning on doing anything,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. He later added, “I don’t rule out anything, ...Read more

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Trump's Epstein tirade, Fed chair threats drown out Vance's 'big' bill sales pitch

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WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance’s attempts Wednesday to sell Republicans’ massive tax and spending law to Pennsylvania voters were overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s clash with his base over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and mixed messages about potentially firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Trump spent much of ...Read more

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DeSantis remembers removing former Broward County elections supervisor from office. He didn't

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, touting himself as someone committed to fraud-free, glitch-free elections, said Wednesday that he removed Broward County’s then-supervisor of elections when he came into office.

He didn’t. The county official in question, Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, was out of office for five weeks by the time DeSantis was ...Read more

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Rep. Ryan Mackenzie ahead in fundraising against 3 Democrats in Pa.'s 7th District race for Congress

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U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., already mounting his reelection campaign months into his first term, is leading in fundraising against three prospective Democratic opponents in the 7th Congressional District.

Mackenzie, a Republican who narrowly ousted Democrat Susan Wild from the seat representing the Lehigh Valley last year, is considered a ...Read more

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DNC launches new website to highlight costs of GOP tax and spending package

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WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee unveiled a new website Wednesday to highlight what it says are the costs of the Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending package, seeking to show how the law will affect Americans’ energy bills, health insurance coverage and paychecks.

The website, the details of which were shared first with CQ...Read more

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Trump now says firing Powell 'unlikely,' whipsawing markets

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is “not planning on doing anything” to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after floating the idea in a closed-door meeting with congressional Republicans that leaked to the media.

“No, we’re not planning on doing anything,” Trump told reporters Wednesday when asked if he wanted ...Read more

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Senate Judiciary expected to back Emil Bove for seat on 3rd Circuit

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former defense attorney Emil Bove appears to be on a glide path to approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, his first formal hurdle in a bid to become a circuit court judge.

Republicans on the committee have raised no major objections to Bove’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals ...Read more

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Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for late father's seat in Arizona

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WASHINGTON — Adelita Grijalva, the daughter of the late Arizona Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, prevailed over four fellow Democrats in Tuesday’s primary for the special election to serve out the remainder of her father’s term.

A former Pima County supervisor, the younger Grijalva was leading with 62% of the vote when The Associated Press called ...Read more

 

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