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House GOP Blocks Epstein Files Release as Speaker Johnson Calls on Bondi to Explain DOJ Secrecy
House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly defeated a Democratic procedural motion to force the Department of Justice to publish files related to Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting Rep. Ro Khanna's measure 211-210 as tensions over the late financier's case continue to roil Capitol Hill and spark internal fractures within the GOP. 
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Trump Asked Zelensky If Ukraine Could Strike Moscow and St. Petersburg: Report
President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a July 4 phone call whether Ukraine could strike Moscow and St. Petersburg if provided with the necessary long-range weapons, according to people familiar with the conversation, as Trump grows increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to end the war. 
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Melania Prompted Tougher Stance on Putin, Trump Says as NATO Arms Sales Expand
President Trump on Monday revealed that First Lady Melania Trump played a key role in shifting his stance toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump detailed how Melania's reactions to his phone calls with Putin highlighted Russia's repeated failure to honor peace commitments. 
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump’s Mass Education Department Layoffs, 1,400 Jobs Cut Amid Dismantling Plan
The Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday, allowing the Department of Education to proceed with mass layoffs that could reshape the federal agency's role in American schooling. The decision, issued 6-3 along ideological lines, temporarily lifts a lower court's order that had reinstated roughly 1,400 employees and halted Trump's plans to downsize and ultimately dismantle the department. 
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Biden Admits Staff Approved Last-Minute Pardons as GOP Probes Autopen Use and Mental Fitness
President Joe Biden has acknowledged that he did not personally approve the names of every individual who received clemency during his administration, revealing that his chief of staff, Jeff Zients, authorized the use of an autopen for mass pardons and commutations in the final months of his term. The revelation, detailed in a recent New York Times interview and confirmed by emails obtained from Biden's last days in office, has reignited partisan debate over the legitimacy and transparency of the outgoing president's final executive actions. 
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Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Russia, Promises Billions in New Weapons for Ukraine If No Peace Deal in 50 Days
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will supply Ukraine with "billions of dollars" in advanced weaponry through NATO allies, escalating pressure on Moscow by threatening to impose 100% tariffs on Russian imports if no peace deal is reached within the next 50 days. 
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EU Warns 30% Trump Tariff Threatens $2 Trillion Trans-Atlantic Trade, Prepares $84 Billion Retaliation
Trans-Atlantic trade tensions escalated sharply this week as the European Union warned that its $1.96 trillion trade relationship with the United States could be devastated if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose a 30% tariff on all EU imports starting August 1. EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič stated Monday that such a tariff "practically prohibits the trade," adding, "It will be almost impossible for the bloc to continue its current level of trade with America if that new tariff rate is implemented." 
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Nine Dead, Dozens Injured as Massive Fire Ravages Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility
A five-alarm blaze at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, killed nine residents and injured over 30 others late Sunday night, according to state and local officials. The deadly fire, which broke out just before 10 p.m., left residents hanging out of windows and calling for help as firefighters rushed to the scene. 
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Trump Greenlights U.S. Patriot Missiles for Ukraine as European Allies Agree to Pay Billions
President Donald Trump announced the United States will send Patriot missile systems and other advanced military equipment to Ukraine, marking a major escalation in Western support for Kyiv as Russian strikes intensify and diplomatic prospects stall. The move comes as European Union nations have agreed to pay in full for the U.S.-made weapons, a condition Trump repeatedly emphasized while defending the policy shift. 
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Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexico, Threatens Retaliation Doubling
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will impose a 30% tariff on all imports from the European Union and Mexico starting August 1, escalating trade tensions with two of the nation's largest partners. The move, revealed through formal letters posted to Truth Social, is part of a broader tariff campaign affecting more than two dozen countries and sectors. 
