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House special election primary in Arizona is latest flashpoint in Democrats’ generational fight

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A special election primary in Arizona’s 7th District on Tuesday was the latest flare-up of the Democratic Party’s clashes over age and experience as candidates vie to replace the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva.Grijalva, who served as the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive... Read More.

House Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a crippling setback for the Trump administration, House Republicans failed to advance a key procedural vote on a package of legislation including three crypto measures -- a top priority for President Donald Trump.A dozen House Republicans bucked Trump and Speaker Mike... Read More.

What do Department of Education cuts mean for American students?

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While the U.S. Department of Education cannot be dissolved completely under the law, the Supreme Court's decision on Monday to lift an injunction against the Trump administration's efforts to gut the agency took the first step in that direction -- a move... Read More.

Waltz faces a ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing for UN ambassador

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

WASHINGTON -- Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in March, will face a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill for his nomination as United Nations ambassador.Waltz came under intense... Read More.

Freewheeling Trump veers off on tangents at Faith Office luncheon

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

WASHINGTON -- It was the first White House Faith Office summit with business leaders, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from using expletives and charged language against his foes in a room full of business leaders who contribute to faith-based charitable work.For nearly... Read More.

Trump’s effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to... Read More.

Senate looks to formalize cuts to public broadcast, USAID by week’s end

Monday, July 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musks' Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget.Congress... Read More.

States sue Trump administration over $6 billion+ education funding pause

Monday, July 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- About two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in federal funds for several education programs nationwide."This is plainly against the law," North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson told ABC... Read More.

Joe Biden says he made clemency and pardon decisions at end of presidency, defends use of autopen

Monday, July 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency -- including those made with an autopen.However, he and... Read More.

White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus

Sunday, July 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil, the Read More.

House special election primary in Arizona is latest flashpoint in Democrats’ generational fight

House Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures

What do Department of Education cuts mean for American students?

Waltz faces a ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing for UN ambassador

Freewheeling Trump veers off on tangents at Faith Office luncheon

Trump’s effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire

Senate looks to formalize cuts to public broadcast, USAID by week’s end

States sue Trump administration over $6 billion+ education funding pause

Joe Biden says he made clemency and pardon decisions at end of presidency, defends use of autopen

White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus

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