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U.S. News - Trump announces Will Scharf as new White House counsel - Aug. 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday said Staff Secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel, promoting another former personal lawyer.

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U.S. News -- Pentagon pushes defense industry to replenish U.S. arsenal faster -- Defense officials are pressuring military contractors to produce munitions "significantly faster" to replenish the country's dwindling arsenal.

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U.S. News -- Senate passes stopgap funding bill to last through November elections -- The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday that would fund the government through Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown in September.

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U.S. News -- Senate confirms Todd Blanche as new attorney general -- The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal defense attorney, as U.S. attorney general early Saturday morning.

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U.S. News -- Accused of leak, former Air Force secretary loses security clearance -- U.S. officials revoked Frank Kendall's access to classified information, accusing the former secretary of the Air Force of leaking information.

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This week in Washington

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Scenes from Lindsey Graham's funeral in Washington

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Abolish ICE protest comes to Los Angeles

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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo win big

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Fourth of July celebrations around the U.S.

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World News -- Club says Argentinian pro soccer player detained by ICE in Florida -- An Argentinian soccer player has been detained by U.S. immigration officials while traveling with his American pro club in Florida, the team says.

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U.S. News -- Justice Alito confirms he will return for another Supreme Court term -- Justice Samuel Alito said Friday he is committed to returning for another term at the Supreme Court. His retirement had been widely rumored.

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U.S. News -- Teen dressed as clown charged with random slaying of man at bus stop -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the random slaying of a man waiting for a bus in East St, Louis, Ill., while dressed in a clown costume.

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U.S. News -- Trump urges Pirro to 're-visit' D.C. reflecting pool vandalism cases -- President Donald Trump urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reinstall charges against several people accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool.

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U.S. News -- Firefighting helicopter crashes while responding to Utah wildfire -- A firefighting helicopter carrying two people crashed on Friday while responding to a wildfire raging in central Utah, authorities said.

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U.S. News -- Judge blocks HUD move to change funding for homelessness programs -- A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from another attempt to shift how it funds programs to aid people experiencing homelessness.

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U.S. News -- FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737 Max jets due to cracks -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets due to reports of cracks near doorways.

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U.S. News -- Lake Mead water level hits record low -- Lake Mead's water level fell to 1,040.5 feet on Friday. It has continued to fall every day this month, the Bureau of Reclamation reported.

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U.S. News -- Trump revives effort to fire Governor Lisa Cook from the Fed -- President Donald Trump is once again trying to remove Governor Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, after he was blocked by the Supreme Court.

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U.S. News -- Senate passes bill sanctioning Russia, Iran -- The U.S. Senate passed a bill proposed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham that imposes new sanctions on Iran and on Russia for its war with Ukraine.

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U.S. News -- Tennessee primary: Trump-backed Ogles loses; Blackburn to win -- A candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump has lost their primary in Tennessee and Sen. Marsha Blackburn's campaign for governor is advancing.

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U.S. News -- Mail-in voting remains popular as states await Supreme Court decision -- The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on the Trump administration's request to allow it to restrict mail-in voting soon.

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Fishermen find 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck near Sicily

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Iran shakes up security leadership amid talks to open Hormuz Strait

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N. Korea turning DMZ frontier into 'nuclear-armed border,' report says

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S. Korea parties brace for pivotal week in election commission probe

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Boat capsizes in N.Y. Harbor, killing mother and baby

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Union Pacific's Big Boy train visits Missouri

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