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More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that ...
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Blanche to face grilling on DOJ controversies as he seeks confirmation as AG

(WASHINGTON) -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday as he seeks confirmation to secure his role on a permanent basis.Blanche is likely to be grilled over a series of controversies from his time with the Justice Department, as ...
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Clayton confirmation as DNI could pave way for extension of lapsed key surveillance tool

(WASHINGTON) -- Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to serve as director of national intelligence, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for his nomination hearing on Wednesday.The hearing could clear a path for lawmakers to replace the director of ...
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Blanche faces Senate scrutiny with Republican support key to his confirmation as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will confront questions Wednesday about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing that will test President Donald Trump's grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for ...
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Trump to press defense executives to boost weapons production

By Jarrett Renshaw CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, July 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to urge top defense executives on Wednesday to accelerate weapons production and expand manufacturing capacity as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East strain U.S. stockpiles and expose bottlenecks in the ...
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Maine Democrats, rattled by Platner’s downfall, protest fatal ICE shooting

By Nolan D. McCaskill BIDDEFORD, Maine, July 14 (Reuters) - As bewildered Maine Democrats face a deadline to replace Graham Platner after his U.S. Senate campaign imploded, a fatal ICE shooting has raised the stakes. Community organizers quickly assembled a rally near the site of the ...
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Trump prosecutor Jack Smith reviewed texts from 44 US lawmakers, Republican senators say

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith's team reviewed text messages from 44 Republican and Democratic members of Congress during his investigation into President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to two Republican senators. The records ...
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US Senate Democrats block $1.15 trillion defense bill over Iran war objections

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, citing frustration with the Iran war and President Donald Trump's failure to consult with Congress about his decision to send U.S. forces into the ...
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Senate to hold hearing for Trump’s pick to head intelligence agencies after weekslong delay

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to head the nation's intelligence agencies, will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, weeks after Trump abruptly delayed his nomination. Republicans and even some Democrats have been eager to quickly confirm Clayton, the ...
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US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent and ending the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks that has been observed across most of the United States since ...
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Appeals court ends US oversight of Louisiana school system related to desegregation mandate

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ended a more than six-decade-old federal oversight of a Louisiana school system related to a desegregation mandate, a court filing showed on Tuesday, marking a win for Republican efforts led by President Donald ...
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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he's escalated calls ...
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