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House GOP's SAVE Act rescue plan hits resistance from conservative holdouts

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Speaker Johnson's plan to merge the SAVE America Act with the defense bill faced resistance from GOP holdouts demanding stronger Senate assurances.

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Deposition threat looms over Susie Wiles as White House eyes new hire

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Deposition threat looms over Susie Wiles as White House eyes new hire

A new White House hire of a controversial former Donald Trump adviser could land Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in court.On Monday, a report claimed the White House is in talks to bring Jason Miller, long associated with the president since his first term, back to help with communications issues before the midterm elections. That potential hiring did not go unnoticed by Miller’s former girlfriend A. J. Delgado who has been waging a war with him for years over child support.Delgado, a former Trump 2016 campaign aide, immediately questioned the hiring decision, with a flood of posts on X, including notifying Wiles she can expect to hear from the court that is hearing her lawsuit aimed at Miller.In previous public statements, Delgado has alleged that Miller engaged in "a cycle of sexual coercion, rape, sexual assault, abuse, battery, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking." The accusations carry substantial weight given her proximity to Trump's inner circle and her detailed familiarity with Miller's behavior.Beyond the assault allegations, Delgado has characterized Miller as deliberately evading child support obligations—a pattern that extends back years and now faces fresh scrutiny as Miller assumes a prominent White House role. Following the new hiring announcement, she wrote on X, "30 days out from a child support trial, Jason Miller suddenly joins the White House (salary of $195,000), when he earned $14 million in the past 12 months. Nothing to see here. Just a 98% reduction in income. Wink-wink. The timing is a total coincidence, am sure."She added, "Hi @SusieWiles47 , I'm moving the court to allow me to take your deposition. Am curious when/why this decision to hire (disgraced) Miller was made, reducing Miller's income by 98%... quite conveniently, a mere 30 days out from my son's long-awaited child support trial..."

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GOP suffers big blow as red state ordered to list 2 Senate candidates with same name

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GOP suffers big blow as red state ordered to list 2 Senate candidates with same name

Alaska Republicans' bid to keep a second Dan Sullivan off the U.S. Senate ballot has failed at the state's highest court.The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower-court order directing the state Division of Elections to include Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a retired teacher from the fishing town of Petersburg, as a candidate in the August primary against incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK), who seeks a third term. The justices sent the case back to the division to decide how the challenger will be listed under existing ballot-design law."We're disappointed in the court's decision because, as the sham candidate Dan J. Sullivan's lawyers made clear in their legal arguments, the only reason he is running is to deceive voters and manipulate Alaska's election system," Nate Adams, Sullivan's senior campaign spokesperson, said in a statement. "However, we are encouraged by the fact that the Director of the Division of Elections will be able to use her expertise to differentiate between the Petersburg fraud and the incumbent — Senator Dan Sullivan — to the benefit of Alaska voters."The ruling caps a saga that erupted when the lesser-known Sullivan filed to run, prompting the sitting senator to accuse Democrats of planting a same-named candidate to siphon his votes and boost Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola. "He's not in it to win it. He's in it to rig it," Sullivan has said. Peltola, state Democrats, and the challenger all denied any coordination.Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, a Republican, disqualified the challenger in June, finding his candidacy was not filed in "good faith." The move quickly drew scrutiny, including from a nonpartisan legislative attorney who concluded the disqualification was probably illegal because the Constitution sets only three qualifications for the Senate: age, citizenship and residency.An Anchorage Superior Court judge reinstated Sullivan last week, and the Supreme Court agreed, rejecting the "good faith" standard the state had applied.The Republican Party of Alaska, a coalition of 14 GOP-led states and the Honest Elections Project, had filed briefs backing the division's effort.Under Alaska's open primary, the top four finishers on Aug. 18 advance to November's ranked-choice general election.

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White House rivalry complicates peace talks: 'Waiting to see if he self-destructs'

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White House rivalry complicates peace talks: 'Waiting to see if he self-destructs'

The Trump administration's effort to broker peace in the Middle East is being shaped — and at times complicated — by competing approaches from Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.A top Trump adviser described the two men as representing different instincts within the president's own thinking on the region, with Rubio leaning more pro-Israel and Vance more skeptical of Israeli positions, and one U.S. official told Axios the secretary of state has purposefully taken a back seat in the negotiations."He is waiting to see if Vance self-destructs," that official said.However, another senior U.S. official dismissed that take as "boneheaded and wrong," adding that "both Marco and JD are executing the president's will," and White House spokesperson Anna Kelly denied a political dynamic existed."There is one camp — President Trump's camp — and the entire administration is fully behind the president's efforts to ensure Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon," Kelly said.However, their competing approaches could be seen across three separate but overlapping agreements – a June 17 memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran negotiated by Vance, envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; a follow-up Vance-brokered arrangement with Iran on June 21 concerning Lebanon; and a peace framework between Israel and Lebanon, finalized Friday, that Rubio oversaw.Rubio's framework sought to limit Iranian influence in Lebanon, while Vance's earlier arrangement gave Tehran a role in shaping the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The contradiction grew confusing enough that negotiators from both Israel and Lebanon asked American mediators last week to clarify which track reflected actual U.S. policy. Hezbollah and its allies rejected Rubio's deal outright and called instead for the Vance-negotiated MOU to take precedence.Officials close to the process maintain that the apparent inconsistencies are not signs of dysfunction, with one adviser comparing Rubio and Vance to complementary tools rather than opposing factions, adding that Trump ultimately directs the strategy. A senior official added that the two men's portfolios diverge geographically more than ideologically, overlapping primarily in Lebanon.Insiders don't see conflicts over individual deals authorized through Rubio or Vance as an impediment for the president, and even suggested the competing approaches would be beneficial."This is all about moving toward peace – the more peace deals, the better," aid one senior administration official. "If Iran wants peace, there will be peace. If it wants war, there will be war."That official disputed the notion of conflict between the vice president and secretary of state."[They're] working in concert with each other," that senior official said. "It's not that one has the pro-Israel bucket and the other has the anti-Israel bucket. It's not how it works internally."

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Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy

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Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy

The Supreme Court this term gave President Trump powers over the federal government that no modern president has held. But it blocked his administration on two of the biggest issues for markets: the Fed and tariffs.Why it matters: Its rulings hand the president firmer command of the federal bureaucracy, signaling to businesses that regulatory policy will be less stable — and more political — with every election.But the cases preserve limits around the Fed and emergency tariff powers, where investors feared political interference could unsettle markets.Between the lines: Case by case, the court gave Trump a freer hand to fire, deport and act before judges could catch up.The court gave his administration major immigration wins, including on asylum access and immigrants' temporary protected status.It repeatedly sided with Trump on emergency appeals, letting contested policies take effect while litigation continued.It also let him fire Federal Trade Commission officials at will, weakening the ability of Congress to create independent agencies outside direct White House control.Yes, but: The court gave Trump more control over business regulations, but not over the authorities governing tariffs or the Federal Reserve.Tariffs: It ruled he couldn't use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs — eliminating one of his fastest and broadest trade tools.The Fed: It denied his bid to immediately fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, upholding Congress' requirement that he clear legal and procedural hurdles.Reality check: The rulings haven't ended either battle.The White House has continued to pursue tariffs through other legal authorities after losing on IEEPA.Trump has said his administration will keep investigating whether it can ultimately remove Cook.The intrigue: The court carved out the Fed from the broader expansion of presidential removal power it announced the same day.It means future presidents can more quickly replace leaders at agencies overseeing antitrust, consumer protection and other major areas of economic regulation.That makes the agencies inherently more political and gives Trump and his successors more power to quickly rewrite regulations and abandon their predecessors' policy agendas.What they're saying: "Now when a new president comes in, they can clean house at all these agencies," says Graham Steele, a former Biden-era Treasury administration official."You have a regulatory pendulum that goes back and forth, depending upon whether you have a Republican or Democratic president," creating more uncertainty for businesses, Steele says.The big picture: Investors worried that giving Trump broader authority to remove Fed officials could erode the central bank's independence and its resolve to keep inflation in check when that inevitably clashes with White House priorities.That, in turn, risked unsettling the Treasury market and raising borrowing costs across the economy.Chief Justice John Roberts justified the Fed exception by warning that the Founders understood the "calamities" that could arise from even the "suspicion" of political manipulation of monetary policy.What to watch: The tariff case carried a different risk: blessing broad emergency tariff powers could make U.S. trade policy swing with the politics of the moment — the kind of uncertainty businesses and investors hate.

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Starmer Says Defense Plan Allows Burnham to Counter UK Threats

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Starmer Says Defense Plan Allows Burnham to Counter UK Threats

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was confident his likely successor, Andy Burnham, would maintain the UK’s commitment to defense, as he laid out plans to invest an extra £15 billion ($20 billion) to modernize the British military.

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Trump taps acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling for permanent role pending Senate confirmation

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Trump taps acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling for permanent role pending Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump nominated acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to permanently lead the Labor Department, announcing his pick on Truth Social.

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White House staffer's video trying to flatter Trump backfires

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White House staffer's video trying to flatter Trump backfires

White House staffer Margo Martin, whom President Donald Trump has called his "most beautiful" aide, faced mockery Monday over a video she posted on social media trying to flatter Trump.Martin recorded Trump walking through Lafayette Square on Sunday with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as they discussed recent renovations tied to the president's "beautification" projects, according to The Daily Beast. The video generated unexpected responses from social media users who questioned Trump's health and commented on his movement through the Washington, D.C., park. Multiple social media users commented on Trump's appearance, particularly his walk. Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Trump Mocks His Own Party as He Claims Landmark Housing Bill Is Boring

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Trump Mocks His Own Party as He Claims Landmark Housing Bill Is Boring

President Donald Trump still won’t say whether he’ll sign a bipartisan housing bill that’s coming to his desk Monday, declaring it “a big yawn” compared to his voter suppression bill.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Monday, Trump brushed aside mention of the legislation, which aims to boost housing supply and address affordability issues.“Big deal. It’s a yawn,” Trump said. “Some people say it’s wonderful. To me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn,” Trump said.Trump on Housing Bill: To me, compared to the Save America Act, everything is a big yawn! pic.twitter.com/Z49vLFK1WP— Acyn (@Acyn) June 29, 2026The SAVE America Act would require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, and a photo ID when voting. Citizenship is already a requirement to vote, and instances of noncitizens voting is incredibly rare. Plus, the bill as written doesn’t have enough support to pass the Senate; making it law before the housing bill, like Trump wants, is essentially impossible.“I think it’s so unimportant by compared to the SAVE America Act. I think the SAVE America Act is exactly what it says—it’s saving America from crooked elections. And the housing bill is a bill that can get approved, they worked on it long and hard. It’s very bipartisan—that means the Democrats like it,” Trump said, seemingly insinuating that the bipartisanship of the housing bill was a flaw.Reporter: What are your plans for the housing bill?Trump: I don’t know. I think it's so unimportant compared to the Save America Act. Democrats like it. They are getting things that I wouldn’t necessarily agree to. I made a lot of money with housing. pic.twitter.com/8aQYHfEPs0— Acyn (@Acyn) June 29, 2026“They’re getting things that I wouldn’t necessarily agree to,” he continued. “Nobody knows more than housing in the history of the presidency, nobody did well like me in housing. I made a lot of money with housing. But when I look at that bill, it’s a bill. But when I look at the SAVE America Act, it’s about saving America,” Trump said, demonstrating his ability to read.Republicans and Democrats alike are looking to the passage of the housing bill for a pre-midterm reputation boost. Republicans have a lot riding on this in particular. However, it seems like Trump would rather talk about his glory days as a slumlord than help out the vulnerable members of his own party—not to mention the millions of Americans who can’t afford homes.

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