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In a roughly two-minute YouTube video released Wednesday, former President Barack Obama endorsed state Rep. Josh Turek’s bid for Iowa Senate, highlighting the candidate’s disability story and a custom “IOWA” basketball-style challenge included in the spot.
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A Senate hearing focused on gain-of-function research and related decision-making, with former health official Anthony Fauci refusing to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment and lawmakers raising a possible contempt vote, according to Fox News.
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President Donald Trump told reporters he “respects” President Joe Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci, days after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senator John Cornyn said the Department of Justice has not given him written confirmation that a proposed $1.8 billion “slush fund” plan is dead, prompting the Senate Judiciary Committee to postpone a vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to become U.S. attorney general.
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In a unanimous vote, senators approved a nonbinding measure expressing opposition to a potential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, described in the resolution as Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking co-conspirator.
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A federal appeals court decision had kept the order blocked while states challenged it, according to a report Monday.
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President Donald Trump disputed a Supreme Court outcome affecting his tariff policy and an order limiting birthright citizenship, arguing the decisions would impose large costs on the United States. An outlet reported his comments, but an official Supreme Court or White House record for the specific claims was not identified in the materials reviewed for this story.
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As Democratic leaders assess the party’s priorities and strategy, NPR reports that Michigan’s electorate could play a decisive role in whether Democrats hold or regain the U.S. Senate majority, intensifying pressure on candidates and factions in the state.
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A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday shows President Donald Trump’s job performance approval at 32 percent across registered voters, indicating erosion of support within his own party amid ongoing public criticism and economic strain during the Iran conflict.
