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South Korean officials order residents to evacuate after reported white phosphorus leak at US base

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In a statement, the US 51st Fighter Wing did not mention a leakage of white phosphorus but said it established a safety cordon around the base “due to a ground mishap and out of an abundance of caution” to protect the base and the local populace.

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Thune urges caution as White House pushes for SAVE America Act budget fight

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Thune urges caution as White House pushes for SAVE America Act budget fight

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) used a Wednesday lunch with White House officials to warn about the difficulty of getting elements of the SAVE America Act passed through a party-line budget process. Thune brought up the election integrity measure as GOP senators huddled with White House budget chief Russ Vought and deputy chief of […]

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Is China Helping Iran Take On The US Air Force?

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CBS 'joke' hire thinks he witnessed a miracle at a bar with JD Vance: reports

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CBS 'joke' hire thinks he witnessed a miracle at a bar with JD Vance: reports

No, the miracle is not that anyone wanted to go to a bar with Vice President J.D. Vance. Ross Douthat, already dubbed a "joke" by his new colleagues at "60 Minutes," recently revealed a spiritual experience he believes he shared with Vance at a bar in 2019, The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.Douthat, brought on to the CBS show despite lacking any television news production or reporting experience, apparently was drinking with Vance when the "divine intervention occurred," according to the report. Douthat confirmed the experience — which Vance previously wrote about without naming Douthat — during a June episode of his podcast, "Interesting Times," according to the Beast. The pair were discussing their shared Catholic faith when the "mysterious" event occurred, Douthat said. Vance says he started the conversation by sharing his view that American Catholics treat the pope as a political figure to be criticized or praised — and should not. When Douthat responded — agreeing some Catholics "went too far" — something unexpected happened, Vance said. "Suddenly a wine glass seemed to leap from a stable place behind the bar and crashed on the floor in front of us," said Vance.The pair "stared at each other in silence for a bit, a little startled by what we’d just seen," Vance later reported. They abruptly ended the conversation after that."There was a mysterious leap of a glass," Douthat later said.

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US interest rates held for fifth time in a row

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US interest rates held for fifth time in a row

The Federal Reserve's decision, which was broadly expected, means rates remain between the 3.5% and 3.75%.

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Fed holds rates steady, with three officials dissenting

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Fed holds rates steady, with three officials dissenting

The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold its interest rate target steady following the second meeting under new Chairman Kevin Warsh, although three members of the Fed board dissented, preferring a rate hike. After a two-day meeting in Washington, the Fed’s monetary policy committee announced it would hold its rate target at a range of […]

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Clock is ticking to stop Trump from slapping 'magic paint' on historic landmark: Report

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Clock is ticking to stop Trump from slapping 'magic paint' on historic landmark: Report

Preservationists are moving to block President Donald Trump's plan to test a controversial paint on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, warning the project could cause irreparable damage to the historic landmark, according to a new report.In an emergency injunction request set to be filed Thursday, the law firm Cultural Heritage Partners argues that the administration's plan to paint four small test panels on the building's Gilded Age façade is being carried out without proper expert oversight, reported CNN."The testing concerns us because no one outside the White House knows who is conducting the testing or what protocols they're following, and qualified preservation experts have had no chance to weigh in," said Greg Werkheiser, the firm's founding partner.Trump has long criticized the EEOB's gray granite exterior, calling it "ugly" and a "really bad color," and has pushed to coat the building — either fully or partially — in white to better match the White House.His preferred solution is a mineral silicate paint he has privately refers to as "magic paint," which the administration claims will strengthen the stone and prevent water intrusion – but those claims are disputed by experts.In March, the plaintiffs presented findings from 25 unnamed specialists in historic restoration and silicate paint, who concluded the material doesn't chemically bond with granite, would cause permanent damage during the priming process, and would not actually strengthen or protect the stone as claimed. Preservationists also warn the paint could trap moisture inside the granite, accelerating deterioration rather than preventing it.Adding to the controversy, the administration has shifted oversight of the project away from the General Services Administration — which normally holds statutory authority over the 1888 building — to the White House's own Office of the Administration. Critics say this move could allow the project to sidestep the review process Congress mandated to protect historic federal properties.The administration maintains the panel testing doesn't commit it to full-scale painting and says it's still working through required environmental and historical reviews with two other federal bodies, the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission — both of which have been staffed with Trump allies and would need to approve any final plan.Beyond the paint test, the administration also plans a broader facade assessment, including extracting up to ten two-inch stone samples from deteriorating sections of the building for lab analysis. It remains unclear how quickly U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee overseeing the case, will rule on the injunction request once filed.

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Todd Blanche 'in trouble' as GOP confirmation linchpin suddenly scraps meeting: reports

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Todd Blanche 'in trouble' as GOP confirmation linchpin suddenly scraps meeting: reports

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche ran into "trouble" Wednesday when a Republican senator, key to his confirmation, suddenly scrapped a meeting just before a federal judge's deadline for unredacted Epstein files, according to new reports.Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee hold only an 11-to-10 majority, a margin thinned by the death of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — holdouts are Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who just abruptly canceled the meeting. "Blanche nomination in trouble with committee vote slated for tomorrow," Politico's Sarah Ferris reported.The confirmation crisis lands one day before Blanche has been ordered to turn over unredacted Epstein files to a federal judge.Reporter Jim Acosta tied Cornyn's cancellation directly to efforts from Epstein survivors to prevent Blanche's confirmation."After a disastrous confirmation hearing, Blanche met with Epstein survivors at the behest of Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), hoping to secure their votes, "wrote Acosta. "That meeting was also a disaster, and the survivors began lobbying even harder against Blanche’s confirmation."According to survivor Dani Bensky, at one point Blanche snapped, "Get to the point!"Now Blanche faces mounting pressure on the matter as a deadline looms. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has ordered Blanche to hand the files — documents the Justice Department redacted and claimed covered victims' names and the names of law enforcement personnel — by 3 p.m. Thursday, the same day Republicans want to hold the confirmation vote, according to a court order."The judge isn't accepting what the government has represented to it as truthful, and is requiring documentation to support its claims," former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance wrote.On Wednesday, Cornyn explained why he was threatening to hold up the vote."They know what they need to do, but they simply refuse to do it," Cornyn said, as Punchbowl News' Laura Weiss reported.Both Cornyn and Tillis want confirmation that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund — created as part of Trump's settlement with the IRS — is permanently dead, and that the Trump family's immunity from future tax audits is narrowly limited. New York Times correspondent Glenn Thrush reported that the DOJ refused to provide a written declaration confirming that Trump's tax-immunity deal was dead, prompting Cornyn to cancel his morning meeting with Blanche. Tillis had previously made Blanche's meeting with Epstein survivors a condition of his support.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told Cornyn he needs an answer by 4 p.m. Wednesday on whether the vote can proceed, Weiss reported."I'm not prepared to vote yes," CNN's Manu Raju reported Cornyn saying.Tillis is firmly in Cornyn's corner. There is "no daylight" between them, he said."I just want the agreement so we don't have to [delay the vote]," Politico's Burgess Everett reported Tillis saying.Grassley pointed to the two Republican holdouts when he was asked Wednesday whether he would need to reschedule the hearing. "You'll have to ask Tillis and Cornyn about that," Grassley said, Ferris reported.A delay could push Blanche's confirmation past the August recess and into the fall, Raju reported.

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Poor controls, old policies, and ‘systemic breakdown’: Report details DC crime statistics mess

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Poor controls, old policies, and ‘systemic breakdown’: Report details DC crime statistics mess

The Washington, D.C., Office of the Inspector General’s investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department’s crime reporting process found it experienced a “systemic breakdown” of its internal systems for crime classification and data reporting. The MPD has faced scrutiny for its crime reporting statistics, which has led to the Justice Department opening an investigation into the […]

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South Korean officials order residents to evacuate after reported white phosphorus leak at US base

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