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Why is the Senate debating Todd Blanche’s confirmation as acting Attorney General?
A thumbs up for Todd Blanche. I'm Dave Anthony Fox News from Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who just said he'll put aside his differences with the president and vote yes to confirm the acting attorney general will be full time A. G.
Mr Blanche is not perfect and he will tell you this. But the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche. It is between Mr Blanche and another acting Attorney General who may not run the department effectively under President Trump.
Two other Republican senators say they'll join Democrats voting no. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, if one more GOP Senator opposes Blanche the nomination, would be rejected at a vote possibly today.
What key legislation is the Senate trying to pass before the summer recess?
That Blanche confirmation, just one item on the Senate's to do list.
The Senate is on a crash course to complete its work for the summer in the next twenty-four hours and leave until September. One item they will complete is a bill crafted by the late Lindsey Graham to sanction Russia. That vote could come this hour. Fox's Chad program also reports from the Capitol. The Senate also takes a test vote on a bipartisan bill to avoid a government shutdown this fall, but it will not pass the Save America Act. Акт, the Senate will even entertain a budget framework which could address election security.
President Trump's pushing that Save America Act, which would also require proof of citizenship and ID to vote. The President won't like this.
How did the latest jobs report and economic data affect the White House’s outlook?
The appeals court has halted his construction project to the White House ballroom, ruling he needs congressional approval, but that decision's on hold for two weeks to allow for a Trump appeal to the Supreme Court. We got an economic update this morning showing jobs were lost last month, a decline of twenty three thousand instead of the gain of eighty thousand expected, and hiring for May and June revised down by a hundred thousand. Mm-hmm. But White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett tells Fox that this is different than just losses.
If you uh throw out the World Cup of the government workers, we actually had a number that was about plus a hundred thousand, which is about what we expected given that the unemployment rate went down.
The rate dropped a tenth to four point one percent. America's listening to Fox. A Tennessee senator takes a step to becoming governor. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary.
Who are the main candidates in Tennessee’s upcoming gubernatorial race?
We are a solid red conservative state and all of these socialist communist policies end at the Tennessee state line.
Blackburn faces Democrat Jerry Green in November. Whoever wins will be the state's first female governor. Another Republican in Tennessee was primaried out. Congressman Andy Ogles lost despite having President Trump's endorsement.
Ogles lost the GOP primary for Tennessee's fifth congressional district. Republican voters picked Charlie Hatcher, Tennessee's former agriculture commissioner and state veterinarian who received the backing of Republican Governor Bill Lee. Hatcher still insists he is a pro-Trump Republican. Ogles, a member of the more conservative Freedom Caucus, has also been the source of controversies regarding campaign finance reporting.
What details emerged from the Chicago funeral home investigation?
Hatcher will now face Democratic nominee Chaz Mulder, the mayor of Columbia, Tennessee. Evan Brown, Fox News.
Firefighters are making progress around Spokane Washington, battling three wildfires that have burned down or damaged more than nine hundred homes and structures. Now a grim story out of Chicago.
Chicago about a funeral home? The remains of fifty people discovered during a license inspection of South Chicago Chapel, where investigators say multiple bodies were kept unrefrigerated in various states of decomposition and a gruesome scene. This woman lives next door.
The funeral director, Johanna Morgan's license, is temporarily suspended as the remains are off to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, also amid complaints of loved ones' remains that have gone missing. No word yet if any charges will be filed in this case.
On Wall Street, the Dow's up 136 points, the Nasdaq's gaining 280.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is the Senate debating Todd Blanche’s confirmation as acting Attorney General?
0:03–0:38
2
What key legislation is the Senate trying to pass before the summer recess?
0:38–1:19
3
How did the latest jobs report and economic data affect the White House’s outlook?
1:19–2:08
4
Who are the main candidates in Tennessee’s upcoming gubernatorial race?
2:08–2:56
5
What details emerged from the Chicago funeral home investigation?
2:56–3:58