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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee as affordability pressures remain a top political issue in Washington, including concerns raised during President Donald Trump’s approval rating decline.
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Lawmakers in Strasbourg approved the Parliament’s position on the digital euro on July 8, 2026, enabling the European Parliament to begin negotiations with national governments on design and operational details.
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The Trump administration’s renewed campaign against Iran includes daily U.S. strikes and a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Hill’s morning update, alongside other policy and political items including a Senate vacancy fill and an ICE shooting investigation.
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President Donald Trump has issued proclamations modifying the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, shrinking them from about 3 million acres to about 300,000 acres, according to White House documents. The changes are aimed at expanding what the administration describes as “common sense land management” and reducing monument-related restrictions on land use.
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Biden posted his first public comments on a defamation case involving former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, after a court judgment ordered punitive damages totaling $1.7 million.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s timetable for GOP priorities was thrown off after the sudden death of Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, with other key Republican absences further disrupting floor and committee plans.
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House GOP leaders say they are working to prevent a third week of legislative gridlock caused by a floor standoff with conservative hard-liners who are pressing for faster action on the SAVE America measure.
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As multiple state election cycles include measures that would raise the number of votes needed to pass constitutional amendments, the ballot fights are centered on whether the changes make it harder to act through direct democracy.
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With a federal Medicaid work requirement expected to take effect in January, Democrats are considering state legislation that would publicly identify large companies that employ people receiving the safety-net program.
