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What were the Judiciary Committee's votes and next steps for Todd Blanch's nomination?
It's on to the full Senate. I'm Jack Callahan, Fox News, with the confirmation vote for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch. The Senate's Judiciary Committee has just given its approval.
Todd Blanch gets a favorable nomination out of the Judiciary Committee. Twelve to ten are Republicans voting yes. And now this will go to the full Senate floor, where he is expected to be confirmed later this week.
Fox's David Spont, the Justice Department's Healthcare Fraud Task Force, has just announced they've busted up a costly healthcare ring in Philadelphia.
We are announcing criminal charges against 19 defendants for fraudulent home healthcare schemes that targeted Pennsylvania's Medicaid fraud program and resulted in over $4 million of fraud.
That's Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, who says one of the defendants had billed Medicaid for providing elder care while he was actually in jail. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there has been progress made in talks between Oman and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. No deal yet, but Rubio says they hope that'll happen shortly. Oil prices falling again. West Texas Intermediate Crude now below $76 a barrel, the national average price for a gallon of gas, a penny less than it was yesterday. Despite the high gas prices this summer, job openings are holding fairly steady.
The Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnovers Survey found 7.35 million openings on the last business day of June, a larger decline than anticipated, and May's job openings were revised lower.
Fox's Jenny Kosola reports layoffs were little changed and the number of people quitting their jobs, perhaps for something better, rose slightly. State of New Jersey has filed an antitrust suit against Amazon, claiming the company puts pressure on delivery service companies to suppress wages and unionization efforts. Wall Street is roaring. The Dow is up more than 880 points, NASDAQ 500 points higher. America is listening to Fox News. Five states are holding primary elections today. Michigan, Kansas, Virginia, Washington, and Missouri. South Carolina voters will soon decide who will take the late Senator Lindsey Graham's spot on the midterm election ballot.
Five GOP U.S. Senate hopefuls from South Carolina debated on stage and on television Monday evening in hopes of winning primary voters.
What federal healthcare fraud ring was busted in Philadelphia and how much was lost?
The special primary was called. Following the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham last month, the primary is next week, but early voting begins tomorrow. Democratic nominee Annie Andrews called each of those debating Republicans extreme and accused all of them of fighting for Donald Trump's approval. Lindsey Graham held that U.S. Senate seat since 2003 and was seeking another term. His sister Darlene is one of the candidates hoping to succeed him. Eben Brown, Fox News.
The number of buildings destroyed in Washington State's wildfires has now reached 700, and there's been an arrest. Spokane County Sheriff's Office says a 37-year-old ex-con has been booked on suspicion of first-degree arson for the Old Trails fire. The sheriff says the suspect had waterproof matches and a lighter in his possession, and they may have a potential witness. A group of students has been detained for breaking into a U.S. military base in South Korea.
The four male and four female students are alleged to have illegally accessed Osan Air Base near South Korea's capital, Seoul. It's said they shouted anti-American slogans like, let's smash the U.S. 7th Air Force. In a statement, the American military said unauthorized attempts to access a U.S. military installation are taken extremely seriously. A student activist group posting on Facebook claimed responsibility. It said those detained were protesting the U.S. military's opposition to a South Korean semiconductor cluster project. Jonathan Savage, Fox News.
Checking Wall Street once again, the Dow is now up nearly 900 points. I'm Jack Callaghan. This is Fox News.
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