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What is the Senate vote on Todd Blanch’s Attorney General confirmation about?
The Senate in session. I'm Lisa Lacera of Fox News. A vote could happen in the wee hours of the morning on confirmation of Todd Blanch as Attorney General. Earlier today, Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy said he would vote yes, securing the number of votes needed for passage. Cassidy said the entire process has become politicized.
This process should be about Mr. Blanche and how he will go forward in a difficult job and how the American people can be best served.
Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins of Maine have said they will vote no.
How did the Senate’s sanctions package target Russia’s oil and gas purchases?
Blanche has come under scrutiny over the one point eight billion dollar weaponization fund to compensate people considered allies of President Trump as part of the President's settlement with the IRS. That idea has been dropped. Earlier today, the Senate passed a package of harsh news sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine. Ukraine when he died suddenly last month.
On this vote, the Ya's are eighty six. The nays are eleven. The sixty vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed.
Graham's sister, Senator Darlene Graham, what the vote count, the package penalized countries who continue to purchase Russian oil and gas, it still needs to be approved in the House.
Why is President Trump urging the Supreme Court to halt the White House ballroom construction?
President Trump calling on the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling which ordered the construction of the White House ballroom to stop.
The majority of the judges wrote We are aware of no instance in American history in which a president unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American tax p payers paid for until now.
Fox's David Spunt at the Justice Department. President Trump argues the ballroom is a matter of national interest, saying it also will include bomb shelters, medical and military facilities, and defense capabilities. America is listening to Fox News.
More than fifty bodies have been found improperly stored and decomposing at a Chicago funeral home that was run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was shut down because of mishandled remains. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says it's investigating. So far, no charges have been filed against the owners Johanna and Clark Morgan.
What investigation is underway after over fifty bodies were found at a Chicago funeral home?
A high-profile showdown is set in Tennessee in the state's newly redrawn ninth congressional. District.
Following primary wins Tuesday, Tennessee Democrat state rep Justin Pearson and Republican State Senator Brent Taylor will face off this fall for outgoing rep Democrat Steve Cohen's seat in Memphis, though in a district that went from reliably safe for Democrats to a much more Republican-leaning district after state Republicans drew new congressional lines for Tennessee's only Democrat held U.S. House seat. Pearson gained national attention after being expelled. Taylor has been endorsed by President Trump. Jeff Manosso, Fox News.
New York is stepping up its shark patrol after an increase in sightings off the shore of Long Island this summer.
We spent the morning on the water with the Nassau County Marine Bureau on shark patrol just off Jones Beach. Crews are looking for dorsal fins and schools of bunker fish that can attract sharks, using boats, drones, and even helicopters to keep watch from above. It comes after an increase in shark sightings this summer and a reported shark bite at Jones Beach in early July. Nassau County Marine Bureau police officer Mike Saladino says the goal is simple: keep beach. Goer safe. activity has been higher in the last couple of years. Th this is where The sharks live.
How is New York responding to the surge in shark sightings off Long Island?
The New York Parks Department has reported forty five beach closures due to shark activity so far this summer, which is nearly double the number at this point last year.
Fox weather is Katie Byrne on New York's Long Island. I'm Lisa Licera. This is Fox News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the Senate vote on Todd Blanch’s Attorney General confirmation about?
0:02–0:31
2
How did the Senate’s sanctions package target Russia’s oil and gas purchases?
0:31–1:16
3
Why is President Trump urging the Supreme Court to halt the White House ballroom construction?
1:16–2:20
4
What investigation is underway after over fifty bodies were found at a Chicago funeral home?
2:20–3:40
5
How is New York responding to the surge in shark sightings off Long Island?
3:40–3:53