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On CBS's Face the Nation, Sen. Bill Cassidy said President Trump sometimes acts as if Congress is 'merely an appendage,' citing frustration over war powers and Iran.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her NY-14 Democratic primary with nearly 87% of the vote, reigniting 2028 speculation.
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Sen. Tim Kaine says Congress may be ready to put guardrails on how top military officers are fired, predicting bipartisan support to protect the chain of command.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, making campaign-finance reform central to his 2026 reelection.
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Trump has floated eliminating property taxes for homeowners 65+ who own their homes outright. It's a proposal, not law — and property taxes are local, not federal.
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A federal judge ordered the DOJ to produce unredacted Epstein files by July 2 after the court found the department effectively conceded it is violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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California's 2026-27 budget protects universal free school meals for all public school students and continues funding universal pre-school and transitional kindergarten.
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Sunshine Protection Act in a 48-1 vote, and Trump vowed to work hard to make daylight saving time permanent. But the bill has only cleared committee, not passed the House.
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Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake says that if he lived in Texas, he would vote for Democrat James Talarico over Ken Paxton — while stopping short of a formal endorsement.
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Sen. Thom Tillis questioned why the Trump DOJ is floating years in prison for alleged White House pool vandals while 1,500-plus Jan. 6 defendants who attacked police were pardoned.
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Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore, removed in the 2025 Pentagon purge under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, won her June 23 Democratic runoff in South Carolina's 1st District and advances to November.
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A federal judge found acting AG Todd Blanche 'has conceded' he is in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and ordered the DOJ to unredact more files or show cause by July 2.
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