Friday’s Mini-Report, 8.7.26

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Today’s edition of quick hits. * This bill now moves on to the House, where its fate is uncertain: “The Senate passed a sweeping new...
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‘I’m here for another term’: Alito quashes speculation about his possible retirement

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It was the mistake heard ’round the world. In late June, NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement on the final day...
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Following appeals court loss, Trump tries to rebrand his ballroom as a ‘military center’

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In the spring, the National Trust for Historic Preservation went to court in the hopes of blocking one of Donald Trump’s highest priorities: construction...
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Trump weighs in on Fauci, says ‘maybe he should’ face prosecution

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When it comes to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Republican hysterics have been quite excessive for several years, though the problem is arguably getting worse. Just...
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Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.7.26: Blackburn advances in Tennessee’s gubernatorial race

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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * Sen. Marsha Blackburn had to fight a lot harder than she expected in Tennessee’s...
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GOP’s Cassidy didn’t have to back Blanche’s nomination. He made the wrong call anyway.

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Ahead of his primary fight in May, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana went out of his way to toe the party line, hoping...
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Why Trump’s endorsement wasn’t enough for Andy Ogles, who lost his GOP primary

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Even in a Congress filled with Donald Trump sycophants, Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee stands out as among the most brazen. In fact,...
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Team Trump uses taxpayer money to scuttle yet another renewable energy project

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There’s no shortage of lessons to be learned from the U.S. war with Iran, but high on the list is that it’s in Americans’...
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U.S. economy loses 23,000 jobs in July, as Trump-era economy continues to struggle

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Expectations heading into this week showed projections of about 83,000 new jobs being created in the United States in July. As it turns out,...
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