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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill​

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 5:45 PM CDT, July 27, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.

Trump has repeatedly urged Thune to scrap the legislative filibuster, which effectively sets a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the 100-member Senate, or find another workaround to pass the voting bill, known as the SAVE America Act. But Republicans hold only a 53-47 majority, and Thune has consistently said they don’t have the votes to pass the bill or change the rules to get around the filibuster.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump wrote on social media.

He later insisted to reporters Monday that he has a good relationship with the Senate majority leader but said Thune has “got to get his job done.”

It’s the latest escalation in a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump and others in the GOP base to pass the SAVE Act ahead of the midterms. A small but vocal group of Republican senators has also increasingly pressed Thune to find a way forward.

Thune responded Monday afternoon, telling reporters he would be supportive of cancelling the break if there was a path forward on the legislation. ...

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Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington.
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Republicans spent years targeting progressive dark money. That could now boomerang on Trump.

The Trump-linked group Freedom 250 staged America's birthday with tens of millions that it is not required to disclose.
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow for now an executive order targeting mail-in voting.
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Biden tapes, released after legal battle, include references to notes containing classified material

Audio recordings that former President Joe Biden fought for years to keep private have now been released.
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South Carolina Republicans line up to run in special primary to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham

The GOP race to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on the November ballot is heating up. Ahead of Tuesday's deadline, at least 10 Republican candidates have filed for the special GOP primary on Aug. 11.
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Senators reject Trump’s call to make Canada pay for wildfire smoke: ‘Ridiculous’

Republican and Democratic senators reject Trump's call for Canada to pay damages over wildfire smoke, with one calling for better forest management.
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Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party

A new platform from the progressive Democratic Socialists of America is sparking Republican attacks.
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Todd Blanche’s AG prospects uncertain as 2 key GOP votes hold out

Cornyn and Tillis are waiting for proof the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is dead.
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McConnell remains in rehab and says he'll miss key Kentucky political event

The office of GOP Senator Mitch McConnell has released an update on his health. This time, it includes a statement from the congressional Office of Attending Physician stating the senator from Kentucky has not yet been medically cleared to leave a rehabilitation facility where he is undergoing physi
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Fauci diaries, released by Sen. Rand Paul, touch on COVID origins and tense relationship with Trump

Republican Sen. Rand Paul released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing on Wednesday.
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Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.
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Why Trump is suddenly threatening Iran's last untouched nuclear site

Trump threatens to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, but military experts disagree over whether bunker busters can reach its chambers.
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ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year.
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What Trump's sweeping new tariffs mean for your wallet

Trump's levies on more than 80 countries took effect on Friday.
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US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide.
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What to expect from Zelensky and Netanyahu's visit to Washington

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.
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Trump says heroic teen lifeguard who saved boy from towering waves deserves White House honor

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the teenage lifeguard who went viral after rescuing a young boy from towering waves in Santa Cruz, California, saying he wants to invite the teen to the White House and potentially award him a high civilian honor.

The lifeguard, identified as 16-year-old Ryder on social media, was captured in a heart-stopping video Saturday battling massive surf as he repeatedly disappeared beneath crashing waves while maintaining a relentless grip on the child he was rescuing.

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Haley Stevens shreds Abdul El-Sayed: 'We don't need a celebrity candidate'

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Rep. Haley Stevens, R-Mich., repeatedly called Abdul El-Sayed the "celebrity" candidate in the Michigan Senate race during Monday's Senate Democratic debate, arguing that El-Sayed's podcast, books and political activism pale in comparison to her time in Congress.

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Trump meets with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu amid wars in Iran, Ukraine

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Washington — President Trump met with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu separately at the White House Tuesday amid the war with Iran and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Neither meeting was open to reporters. Zelenskyy and Netanyahu are attending the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of both Ukraine and Israel. Graham had just returned from a trip to Ukraine before his sudden death at 71. His last public words were in Kyiv.

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Trump's war on fraud expands as Treasury launches new site with whistleblower incentives

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FIRST ON FOX: Americans could soon cash in on exposing fraud as President Donald Trump's Treasury Department prepares to launch a program paying whistleblowers, Fox News Digital has learned.

The Treasury Department has created an online tip line that incentivize Americans to bring allegations of fraud directly to the administration in an effort to increase transparency and crack down on abuse of taxpayer dollars. The website encourages people to "blow the whistle on fraud, money laundering and sanctions/tax violations."

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Acting DNI touts 'approximately 30% Staff Reduction from Weeks Ago' as Senate poised to confirm Trump nominee

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Acting Director of National Intelligence William Pulte has announced a fifth wave of office downsizing.

"Good News! In addition to the Historic DECLASSIFICATIONS (Transparency!) by the President, we are, this morning, Executing a 5th and Near Final Round of TERMINATIONS, an approximately 30% Staff Reduction from Weeks Ago," he wrote in a Tuesday post on X.

"The Intelligence Community must protect the American people, NOT the political whims of the bloated and corrupt elite class," he added.

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House committee passes Foreign Funding Transparency Act to expose foreign donations to nonprofits

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Ghana mourns its tallest man - a 'generous and popular giant'

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Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.
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The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback

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The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
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US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks

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The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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Watch Live: Funeral held for Sen. Lindsey Graham, with Trump giving eulogy

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President Trump is delivering the eulogy for friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly just a short time after visiting Ukraine earlier this month.
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READ THE DIARIES: Documents unveil Fauci's thoughts on the lab-leak debate, mask doubts and testing failures

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Tuesday released the private diaries of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the controversial former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief government spokesperson during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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'A lover of life' - Seattle pays tribute to food festival shooting victims

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Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.
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DEI hiring boost for one blue state's Muslim commission initiative flies in face of Trump's anti-woke push

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Massachusetts lawmakers are taking steps towards prioritizing the hiring of American Muslims for state government positions under a permanent so-called Muslim commission.

The group would help recommend Americans who practice Islam to appointed government positions in the New England state at the same time the Trump administration is moving to dismantle such diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs nationwide — teeing-up a standoff between local leaders and the president.

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EXCLUSIVE: Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says

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EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is warning Dr. Anthony Fauci that his presidential pardon has limits ahead of the former public health official's high-profile day on Capitol Hill.

Fauci is set to testify before a GOP-led Senate panel on Wednesday, days after hundreds of pages of his COVID-19 pandemic-era diary entries were made public.

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Flock surveillance spreads across the South as red-state lawmakers seek to axe '1984'-style tracking tools

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State lawmakers in West Virginia's Freedom Caucus are seeking to ban AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras statewide, arguing the technology violates citizens' Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

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Uefa reacts with fury to Infantino World Cup plan

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European football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
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Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy

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Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.
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Japan earthquake: What we know so far

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Japan is reeling from a major earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
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New audio undercuts Dems who defended Biden, slammed Hur after classified docs report revealed memory loss

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After Special Counsel Robert Hur’s 2023 investigation and the subsequent report into former President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents, Democrats rushed to defend the 46th president from his characterization that Biden was an "elderly man with a poor memory."

The left-wing's narrative surrounding Biden's mental cognition — especially as he was running for reelection against President Donald Trump — is now crumbling after audio tapes from the investigation were revealed Monday night.

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Kamala Harris backs US Senate candidate who replaced Graham Platner: 'I know what it is like'

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris backed Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson.

"I know what it is like to step up to the plate with a short runway to Election Day. Troy will have just 101 days between his nomination for Senate and when voters in Maine will cast their ballots," Harris said in a Monday fundraising email.

Harris was tapped as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after incumbent President Joe Biden dropped out in the wake of a widely-panned debate performance against then-former President Donald Trump.

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'A narcissist': Victim's family hits out at Kohberger for challenging murder conviction

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The man accused of killing four students in Idaho is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.
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French Navy carries out 'shooting drill' mid interview

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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview.
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Fetterman strongly supports the filibuster as Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap it

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., expressed strong support for the filibuster in a Monday opinion piece, acknowledging that he has reversed his position on the issue since his 2022 campaign.

President Donald Trump on Monday was pressuring Senate Republicans to nix the filibuster.

"When Democrats had the presidency and a majority in both chambers, they were frustrated with the 60-vote threshold needed to advance legislation. Senate Democrats attempted to end the filibuster to push through President Joe Biden’s agenda — an effort I fully supported during...
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GOP senator unveils BOASBERG Act to stop 'rogue' judges from handpicking Trump cases

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FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is planning to curb so-called "rogue" judges, and he is using one of President Donald Trump’s greatest foils in the judicial branch as the launching point.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is planning to introduce the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines Act in an attempt to curb judge shopping in federal cases. The bill, shortened to the BOASBERG Act, is named after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, one of Trump’s main antagonists on the bench.

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