House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks. Source: Original News
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Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly
The Pentagon said it was initiating a “command investigation” into the senator, another extraordinary step as the Trump administration seeks retribution against the president’s perceived foes. Source: Original News
Health Department Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy. Source: Original News
House Passes Bill to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors
The measure had little chance of consideration in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support to move, but it reflected the priorities of the Republican majority. Source: Original News
ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities. Source: Original News
Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.” Source: Original News
Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions in House Deposition
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult. Source: Original News
Brendan Carr Says FCC ‘Isn’t Independent’ Amid Concerns of How Trump Might Use the Agency
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency. Source: Original News
Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Zohran Mamdani Toast ‘Marty Supreme’
With orange beanies, a roast pig and a mayor-elect, the New York premiere of A24’s buzzy Ping-Pong film was its own kind of flick. Source: Original News