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President Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders have separately backed the same principle — that ordinary Americans should share in AI-boom profits. Sanders wants a mandatory public wealth fund; Trump favors voluntary equity stakes. There is no joint bill.
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Ousted '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS leadership pushed to tilt a Minnesota immigration segment toward Trump's framing. CBS disputes his account.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders forced Senate votes to block $446.8M in arms sales to Israel. Both resolutions failed, but 40 of 47 Senate Democrats backed him - the most ever.
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Two Virginia residents filed a federal lawsuit to block the June 14 UFC event on the White House South Lawn, arguing the administration unlawfully approved a sporting event on protected federal parkland.
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The 119th Congress is on track to pass the fewest bills in roughly 50 years while President Trump acts unilaterally on tariffs, war and spending.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced an anti-corruption bill, backed by 93 co-sponsors, that would require presidents to disclose to Congress every payment they receive from people they pardon. It's a proposal, not law - a House Democratic minority effort.
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The House Oversight Committee released the 111-page transcript of former AG Pam Bondi's interview on the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files, revealing the department was unaware of roughly 3.2 million pages of material when it issued its July 2025 memo.
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A Public Citizen report found 14 of 27 publicly identified corporate donors to President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom received more than $50 billion in new or expanded federal contracts in six months.
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Kamala Harris says she's "thinking about" a 2028 presidential run, but some former donors are signaling they want a fresher face — with Gavin Newsom seen as a potential beneficiary.
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A federal judge struck down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B work visas as unlawful, ruling it amounts to a tax the president has no authority to impose. The administration plans to appeal.
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President Trump abruptly ended an NBC 'Meet the Press' interview, removing his mic and walking away after host Kristen Welker pressed him for evidence that the 2020 election was 'rigged' - a claim courts and officials have rejected as false.
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In one week, congressional Republicans defied Trump on three fronts — passing Ukraine aid 226-195, moving to block his Iran war, and stripping funding from his ballroom and 'anti-weaponization' projects.
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