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• Trump's Judicial Pick Emil Bove Advances to the Senate Floor

  The Senate gets moving on Donald Trump's appeals-court nominees, including Emil Bove for the Third Circuit, despite a Democratic walkout of the Judiciary Committee meeting. What questions remain about Bove's record at the Justice Department, including his handling of the Eric Adams case? And could his appointment affect whether other judges choose to retire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• MAGA Supporters and Democrats Seize on the Jeffrey Epstein Controversy

  Donald Trump says Republicans have been 'duped' into furthering the Jeffrey Epstein saga, though his own supporters promoted the theory that the sex offender didn't commit suicide in jail. Could a special counsel keep Democrats at bay, or would such an appointment make matters worse for the President? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• A Rebuke for the Secret Service, a Year After Trump's Near Assassination

  Sen. Rand Paul issues a report on the Secret Service's failures to protect Donald Trump last summer in Butler, Pa. What has been learned in the year since then, and does the Secret Service need bigger reforms, such as giving up the job of investigating financial crimes? Plus, the Senate moves on $9 billion in spending rescissions, including cuts to public broadcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Inflation Ticks Up to 2.7%, as Trump's Tariffs Boost Prices

  Prices rose faster in June than a month earlier, amid Donald Trump’s tariffs that will be felt throughout the economy. Yet Trump again calls on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates anyway, while the White House also raises complaints about Powell's handling of an over-budget $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed's offices in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Putin's Drone Swarms and the View From a Kyiv Bomb Shelter

  Reporting from Ukraine, Jillian Kay Melchior describes the scene on the ground as Vladimir Putin launches some of Russia's largest aerial attacks yet, involving hundreds of drones and decoys. What are the lessons of this emerging kind of warfare? Meantime, Donald Trump announces the U.S. will send Ukraine more weapons, which will be paid for by European allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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