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Tuesday, June 30, 2026 5:09 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

House GOP agenda stalls over holdouts' insistence on SAVE America Act -- The holdouts blocked Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to merge the SAVE America Act with the annual defense policy bill before sending it over to the Senate.

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How the Supreme Court ruled on Trump's agenda this term -- The court's decisions cemented Mr. Trump's authority over vast swathes of the government, while delivering significant setbacks to his agenda in other areas.

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House sinks Rep. Rashida Tlaib's second war powers resolution on Lebanon -- The House voted Tuesday on an updated version of the measure after Democratic leaders opposed the original language.

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Supreme Court says nation's top copyright official can keep job for now -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it won't allow President Trump to remove the nation's top copyright official.

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Supreme Court takes up challenges to AR-15 bans -- The Supreme Court agreed to take up challenges to so-called assault-weapons bans in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut.

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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

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Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits -- The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on the amount of money a political committee can spend in coordination with federal candidates.

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Supreme Court upholds state transgender athlete bans in girls' and women's sports -- The Supreme Court upheld state laws from West Virginia and Idaho that restricted participation by transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.

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He dreamed of becoming a physician assistant. New loan rules may thwart him. -- Starting July 1, the government will cap what graduate students may borrow in federal loans, forcing many toward private lenders with higher interest rates.

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GOP Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says he was diagnosed with depression -- The New Jersey congressman missed more than 140 votes since March 5 as those around him declined to give specifics about his medical issue.

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Democratic primaries in Colorado mark latest fight over party's direction -- One week after Democratic insurgent victories in New York, the focus is now moving to Colorado, where challenges in a trio of races are threatening candidates backed by the party establishment.

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Colorado Supreme Court rejects efforts to put redistricting on the ballot -- The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday delivered a death blow to ballot measures aimed at handing Democrats seven of Colorado's eight Congressional seats.

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D.C.'s July 4th fireworks will have "TSA-style" security -- This year's Fourth of July celebrations in D.C. - marking the nation's 250th birthday - will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night.

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Second Dan Sullivan can appear on Alaska Senate primary ballot, court rules -- The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man with the same name and party as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan can challenge the sitting lawmaker in the state's Senate primary in August.

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Trump nominates Keith Sonderling as labor secretary -- Sonderling was elevated to the role in an acting capacity after Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer left the position in April.

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