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Rashida Tlaib faces test in Michigan primary

“Squad” member Rashida Tlaib is trying to fend off a serious challenge for her House seat in Michigan's primary on Tuesday, in a rematch with the woman she narrowly defeated two years ago.

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Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach

Kansas Republicans on Tuesday nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the Senate instead of polarizing conservative Kris Kobach, heeding the party establishment’s advice for keeping a normally safe out of play in what could be a difficult year for the GOP.

Trump says US military generals feel Beirut blast was likely an ‘attack’

President Donald Trump said US military generals have told him that they “seem to feel” the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a “terrible attack” likely caused by a bomb.

Trump signs $3b-a-year plan to boost conservation and national parks

Speaking at a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Trump badly mispronounced "Yosemite" twice as he spoke about the legislation.
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Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business

Lawyers for a Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday that it was justified in demanding them because of public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.”

House committees subpoena top Pompeo aides over IG firing

House Democrats have subpoenaed four top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stonewalling their investigation into the firing of the State Department's top independent watchdog earlier this year.

Relief package deal remains elusive as disagreements over jobless benefits persist

Top Trump administration officials and lawmakers cautioned Sunday that a deal over a new relief package to help people and businesses weather the coronavirus crisis remained elusive even as the debate over the details of the aid was set to take center stage in the coming week.

Ginsburg waited 4 months to say her cancer had returned and that she was undergoing chemotherapy

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a statement on July 17 saying that a medical scan in February revealed lesions on her liver, which a subsequent biopsy determined were cancerous, her fifth bout with cancer since 1999.

GOP: Renomination of Trump to be held in private

The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present. Nominating conventions are traditionally meant to be media bonanzas, and if the GOP decision stands, it will mark the first party nominating convention in modern history to be closed to reporters.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show

At least $3.9 million of that came from revenues Ivanka Trump reported under her investment stake in Trump's hotel in Washington, which the Trump Organization has dangled for a possible sale.

Joe Biden nears final decision on running mate

As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals.

Wisconsin Republicans ‘stand ready’ to kill governor’s mask requirement

Wisconsin Senate Republicans “stand ready” to strike down the statewide mask mandate that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday, the GOP Senate leader said Friday.