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The Washington Post reports: Kari Lake, the Arizona Republican politician tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s dismantling of Voice of America, has taken new steps to consolidate power at the agency. On Tuesday, Lake had Victor Morales — the acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA’s parent agency — locked out of his email and electronic systems, …

Axios reports: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is standing in the way of Mike Waltz’s nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, dealing a serious setback to Trump’s former national security adviser, sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Paul’s resistance to Waltz forced the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to delay an expected Wednesday vote on the nomination. The committee is …

The Associated Press reports: Democrats on a subcommittee of the powerful House Committee on Oversight made a motion for the subpoena Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the House was scheduled to end its July work session and depart Washington for a monthlong break. Three Republicans on the panel voted with Democrats for the subpoena, sending it through on an 8-2 …

Just in via press release: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on August 11, 2025. The Department of Justice is cooperating and will help facilitate the deposition at the prison. Yesterday, Representative Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) made a motion …

Just in via press release: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his Office has filed a lawsuit against the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America for violating the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The suit alleges that Planned Parenthood has systematically misled women about the dangers of chemical abortions in order to cut costs and drive up revenue at …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to charge former senior national health adviser Anthony Fauci with lying to Congress to test whether former President Biden’s pardon of Fauci will hold up in court. “I do believe Anthony Fauci committed a felony by lying to Congress,” …

NBC News reports: Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is skipping a bid for governor and will instead run for re-election after President Donald Trump urged him to do just that, giving Republicans a battle-tested incumbent in one of the most competitive House races in the country — and clearing the way for one of Lawler’s House colleagues to run for governor …

Florida Politics reports: One of Florida’s most outspoken supporters of Israel just landed a spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The House Republican Conference appointed U.S. Rep. Randy Fine to the committee responsible for oversight and legislation on foreign aid, national security, war powers and other international affairs. “It is an extraordinary honor to join the House Foreign Affairs …

Axios reports: Majority Leader John Thune warned senators in a closed-door lunch Tuesday to be ready for possible votes on nominations next weekend — potentially taking them into August, three sources familiar with the discussion tell Axios. Thune is caught between President Trump’s demand to cancel the August recess and a conference desperate to campaign, fundraise and talk to voters …

“James Comey’s FBI rigged the Hillary Clinton investigation so we would, you know, we would never know how badly she damaged our national security when they didn’t probe those crucial thumb drives. What a colossal cover-up this has been. It is a huge cover-up. They’ve tried to push a narrative that basically they want to change our country that’s something …

The Hill reports: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) on Tuesday slammed the GOP for dodging a vote that would call for the release of files related to deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Republican leaders this week scrapped their legislative plans and headed early into a long summer recess — all to avoid votes on the Epstein saga. …

The Daily Beast reports: Another GOP member of Congress has had what appears to be a health scare, with septuagenarian Senator John Kennedy freezing during a Fox Business interview on Tuesday. During an interview with host Larry Kudlow, 77, about the Trump administration’s crackdown on sanctuary cities, Kennedy started to make a point about how Jesus loves immigrants before trailing …

AntiWar.com reports: On Tuesday, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) said on X that Palestinians in Gaza should “starve away” while also claiming the reports of people dying of hunger due to the US-backed Israeli blockade are a “lie.” Fine made the comments in response to the news that 15 Palestinians, including four children, died of starvation over 24 hours. The reports …

Raw Story reports:  Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) shared and then deleted what appeared to be a fake resignation letter from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In a message posted to X on Tuesday, Lee claimed that “Powell is out.” Soon after, Lee’s post was deleted. The letter, written in Powell’s voice and addressed to President Donald Trump, claimed that the …

The Hill reports: The Kennedy Center’s famed opera house could be renamed to honor Melania Trump, if House Republicans have their way. House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the interior, environment and related agencies annual spending bill that would rename the opera house in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the “First Lady …

Florida Politics reports:  Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday he is subpoenaing Vero Beach Vice Mayor Linda Moore for an event she was involved in at a local wine bar, Kilted Mermaid. On June 29, the Pride Tea Dance took place at the establishment and featured drag queen performances, with the event’s promotion stating, “Pride is back baby, with a …

The New York Times reports: Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday morning canceled votes for Thursday and sent the House home early before a planned five-week recess, telling reporters at a news conference that he was doing so in order to serve the American people by shutting down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. “We’re …

Politico reports: House Republicans intend to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, according to an aide for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. A House Oversight subcommittee Tuesday morning advanced a motion from Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett seeking approval of the subpoena. “The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible,” the committee aide said …

“Democrats keep moving more and more to the left. They need to stand up against this guy. Because this is somebody who I would not say is a socialist, I would say he’s a communist because listen to his words. When you say you want to seize the means of production, that is right out of Karl Marx’s playbook of …

Politico reports: House Republicans have lost control of the floor over their Jeffrey Epstein blow-up, and they’re struggling to chart a path out of the crisis. GOP leaders are talking with Trump administration officials, searching for ways to appease Republican members incensed over the lack of public information and Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the matter broadly. House Majority Leader …