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McConnell hospitalization and Graham's death shrink the GOP's already slim Senate majority
Republicans currently have 51 seats without Graham and McConnell compared to 47 for Democrats
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McConnell releases public statement on his health emergency that landed him in the hospital
McConnell also released a photo with his wife Elaine Chao
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Medical Examiner of District of Columbia’s preliminary findings on Graham’s death released
Graham's office initially said early Sunday that he died after a "brief and sudden illness" at 71.
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Appeals court upholds order placing limits on ICE operations in Los Angeles
The federal judge issued the restraining order after a lawsuit was filed by individuals claiming they had been detained by immigration officers without a valid reason.
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Trump says he wants to 'release everything' related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Trump administration has faced heavy backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation, including its promise to release Epstein's alleged "client list," which it has since said does not exist.
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Justice Kavanaugh defends crowded emergency docket, warns against releasing too many opinions
The Supreme Court has seen a giant wave of challenges and emergency appeals on its emergency docket since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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Senate passes minibus before recessing, making slight progress on govt funding
The package allocates nearly $900 billion for military construction and Veterans Affairs, $27 billion for agriculture and rural development, and $2.2 billion for the Legislative branch. More than 80 senators ultimately voted for the minibus.
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John Thune says Senate will stay in session through the weekend to confirm Trump nominees
At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
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Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 federal funding with first group of bills
The bills allocate funding for the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), military construction, rural development, and legislative branch operations.
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Bhattacharya says NIH likely to seek comment next week on 'reasonable' publication fees
Key question is whether journals pay their peer reviewers or just charge taxpayers a lot to read research they already funded "for the prestige of the journal," NIH director tells Just the News.
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Trump admin says nationwide border encounters set record lows in July
Border Patrol encounters in July fell to 24,630, setting a record for the second consecutive month after border encounters in June saw a record low 25,243 encounters.
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VA failing to adequately track corrective actions in whistleblower retaliation cases: fed watchdog
The GAO found that the VA had settled 71 whistleblower retaliation cases from fiscal years 2019 to 2023.
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OSC launches investigation into Jack Smith after allegations he played politics with Trump probes
The probe comes after Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton urged acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer to investigate Smith, accusing him of acting in a political manner to undermine Trump in his presidential bid last year.