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CBS News - Politics

25 states sue FEMA and DHS, accuse Trump admin. of withholding funding -- The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster-preparedness and homeland security grants to pressure states to change policies on elections and immigration.

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Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump admin. -- The U.S. defense industrial base isn't equipped to produce missiles rapidly enough to replenish munitions used in the war with Iran, or transferred for use to Central Command.

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Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of countries, citing forced labor concerns -- The Trump administration will impose tariffs of up to 12.5% on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, extending the administration's tariffs on much of the world.

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DOJ withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters over Air Force One story -- The Justice Department withdrew its subpoenas for New York Times reporters during a court heraing Thursday, after a judge grilled government lawyers for making "errors."

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GOP's Jack Smith referral fails to show he committed a crime, ex-prosecutors say -- The Justice Department will face an uphill battle if it tries to prosecute Jack Smith over allegations leveled by House Republicans, former prosecutors say.

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Senate fails to advance latest attempt to limit Trump's Iran war powers -- The Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.

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Member of Vance's Secret Service detail under investigation for leaking -- The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."

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House again rebukes Trump over Iran, while similar effort stalls in Senate -- The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.

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Navy withholding sailors' service history, in another curb on press access -- The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor's service history.

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Vance Boelter gets 2 life terms and more in Minnesota lawmaker shootings -- Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, was sentenced to two life terms in prison followed by 40 years Thursday morning.

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House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith -- The GOP chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the DOJ to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress. -- Jul 22

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Amish Shah projected to win Arizona's 1st District Democratic primary -- Democrat Amish Shah will be up against Republican Jay Feely in Arizona's 1st Congressional District in November. -- Jul 22

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Mayor who survived assassination attempt shot dead in town hall -- Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports. -- Jul 22

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Secret Service warns of high threat levels before White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level since January, nearly 40% higher than during the same period last year. -- Jul 22

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Council handpicked by Trump to gut review process of historic-preservation projects -- The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, whose members were mostly handpicked by President Trump, is poised to end mandatory state review and public comment on projects affecting historical properties. -- Jul 22

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