Government
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List of possible Trump SCOTUS nominees has some with no bench experience, not unusual for high court
Historically, more than one-third of Supreme Court justices had no prior judicial experience before joining the court.
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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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Texas Republicans release congressional map proposal
Texas State Rep. Todd Hunter (R) filed the proposal as legislators met for a special session
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Trump GDP, tariffs and inflation data defy doomsday predictions as critics soften
Results of economic indices: Despite relentless skepticism, Trump’s economic policies are driving growth and winning over critics.
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Trump says India will pay 25% tariff in August, suffer penalty for buying Russian energy
"WE HAVE A MASSIVE TRADE DEFICIT WITH INDIA!!!" President Trump said
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Jeffries to meet with Texas Democrats amid redistricting fight with Republicans
Democrats only hold 12 of the state's 38 congressional seats
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NTSB begins hearings on deadly US helicopter, commercial jet crash over Potomac, Army apologizes
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll gave an apology to family members of the crash victims in a private meeting, for both the Army's involvement and failing to share any information regarding the disaster with the families
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Senate narrowly confirms Emil Bove to sit on federal appeals court after whistleblower reports
The Senate confirmed Bove in a 50-49 split. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the confirmation.
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Trump pressures Grassley to abandon 'blue slip' custom delaying judicial confirmations
Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social that, given the current political climate, the procedure would mean that Democratic senators would block conservative judges.
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Tsunami alerts issued for Hawaii, Alaska, West Coast after massive earthquake hits Russia
Hawaii was placed under a Tsunami watch while an investigation into the threat is being conducted, with forecasters predicting any waves that rock the islands would hit around 7:17 p.m. Hawaiian time, which is 1:17 a.m. Eastern.
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Cory Booker declares Democratic Party needs a 'wake up call' in fiery Senate speech
Booker said his party needed to "wake up" and stop its complicity with the Trump administration, demanding they fight back harder despite being a minority in all three branches of the federal government.
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Senate confirms Susan Monarez to lead the CDC
Monarez could be seen as an unorthodox choice because of her background of having a PhD instead of being a medical doctor. But she has post doctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology from the Stanford University School of Medicine.