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Hegseth again intervenes in disciplinary action taken for Apache helicopter flyover

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- The suspensions of eight Apache pilots who flew low over the South Carolina coast on July Fourth were lifted Friday, according to the South Carolina National Guard, just hours after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly called for the reversal.The Apache... Read More.

Trump says he ‘will not sign’ bipartisan housing bill, but doesn’t threaten veto either

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that he "will not sign" the bipartisan housing reform package, which he abruptly placed into limbo last month after demanding that his unrelated signature election reform law be sent to... Read More.

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Smithsonian chief disputes scathing White House report accusing museum of ‘radical’ activism

Friday, July 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch disputed the scathing July 4 report released by the White House, which accused the National Museum of American History and its leaders of presenting a "radical view" of American history.In an internal letter to staff that was... Read More.

Air Force revokes more than 100 promotions after testing snafu

Thursday, July 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Air Force earlier this week said 135 airmen who were initially told they had earned promotions will not receive those promotions after the service discovered a scoring error on a required promotion exam.The issue, announced Tuesday, affected only security forces airmen,... Read More.

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‘Every American should be alarmed’: Lawyer for former Olympian David Hearn speaks out about Reflecting Pool case

Thursday, July 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty through his attorney to the felony charge he faces for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Hearn was seated between his attorneys, Steven Levin and Mary... Read More.

Secret Service urged Trump to depart Turkey on old Air Force One as a security precaution, sources say

Thursday, July 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Secret Service urged President Donald Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old Air Force One instead of the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted plane out of an abundance of caution amid the escalation with Iran, multiple sources familiar with the... Read More.

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Armed Man Visits Arkansas Senate Candidate Hallie Shoffner’s Home Prompting Police Investigation and Increased Security

Thursday, July 9 by Haleigh Reichen

Arkansas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner said an individual who appeared to be armed came to her Little Rock home Friday looking for a member of her campaign staff. According to Shoffner's campaign, the individual arrived at the home Friday afternoon while Shoffner was... Read More.

IRS Penalty Refund Claims Must Be Filed by July 10 for COVID Era Relief

Thursday, July 9 by Haleigh Reichen

Taxpayers who paid certain IRS penalties or interest during the COVID-19 pandemic have until Friday, July 10, to file a claim for a possible refund. The deadline follows the ongoing court case Kwong v. United States. A federal judge ruled that COVID-19 emergency laws extended... Read More.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sends letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking for full update on health

Wednesday, July 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter on Wednesday to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell asking for details on McConnell's health situation after weeks of the Kentucky senator being hospitalized with few details shared by the senator's team."Over the last several weeks,... Read More.

Trump says he’ll remove Syria as state sponsor of terrorism for the first time since 1979

Wednesday, July 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, sitting next to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in Turkey, said Wednesday that he will remove Syria from the State Department's State Sponsors of Terrorism list. "He's done a great job. Maybe he would have... Read More.

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Angry crowd confronts Republican Rep. Mike Flood at Nebraska town hall over Trump policies

Wednesday, July 8 by ABC News

(BELLUVUE, Neb.) -- While Congress is out of session this week, a House Republican encountered a hostile crowd at a heated town hall meeting in Bellevue, Nebraska, Tuesday night - a sour reception that may preview the tenor other lawmakers could face heading into... Read More.

Trump gives Ukraine OK to produce Patriot missiles as war with Russia drags on

Wednesday, July 8 by ABC News

(ANKARA, Turkey) -- President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air defense systems."One of the things we're going to be talking about is, you'll -- we're going to give a license... Read More.

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