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Thursday, July 23, 2026 4:31 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

DOJ to withdraw subpoenas for New York Times reporters over Air Force One story -- The New York Times moved to block subpoenas issued by the Justice Department for grand jury testimony and phone records from its reporters.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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House GOP advances $95 billion plan to fund Iran war and SAVE America Act -- House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.

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House passes bill to limit stock purchases by members of Congress -- The Stop Insider Trading Act would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks. -- Jul 22

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House and Senate take different paths to avoid shutdown before midterms -- Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, and lawmakers seem eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterms. -- Jul 22

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