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AP News Roundup:
Why Treasury Secretary Bessent’s moves to calm the bond market haven’t worked so far.

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Trump appears on former fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen’s radio show after detente.

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Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump’s name to building.

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President Trump to stump for Senator Darline Graham days ahead of South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff.

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Vance will campaign at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather once worked.

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Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races.

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US unemployment claims dropped to 206,000 last week with layoffs still sparse.

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The Supreme Court Chief Justice allows the White House to continue construction on President Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now.

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The editor of military newspaper Stars and Stripes says he has been fired for insubordination after calling any censorship a “red line.”

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Fewer people are receiving SNAP grocery aid as restrictions kick in. It’s a worry for some officials and an achievement for others.

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As Freedom 250 was approaching, the National Park Service advanced projects prioritized by the White House, shelving other maintenance.

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Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles.’

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Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking.

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Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime.

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MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers.

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FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump’s claim about noncitizen voting in 2020.

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Inside Trump’s remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio then statues.

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Trump urges court to reject BBC’s bid to secure records from his family in defamation case.

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Trump wants the midterms to be about himself. That may not help in a rare Nebraska swing district.

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Trump will kick off the IndyCar race in the Beast before cars zoom through Washington’s streets.

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AP News Roundup:
Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November.

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Trump waves the green flag to start the IndyCar race as drivers zoom through Washington’s streets.

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Trump is heading to his golf course in Ireland to watch the Irish Open golf tournament next month.

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AP News Roundup:
MAGA Inc. spends $827,000 to back Darlene Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff.

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Economists don’t expect reopening the U.S. to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices.

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Locals concerned as Trump Regime fast-tracks public process for Wyoming rare earth mine.

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AP News Roundup:
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration.

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Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump’s name, Justice Department argues.

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Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers.

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Police arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol.

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Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French quarter.

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Trump and Vance to keynote Republicans’ midterm convention in Texas.

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The economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% rate in April-June, but consumer spending stayed strong, the Commerce Department reports.

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Consumer spending is strong because consumers are paying more for everything.

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Wonder how consumer debt is going...