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Why is the Trump attorney general nomination facing a Republican roadblock?
A key nomination may be in limbo. On Lisa Brady, Fox News. After the Trump pick for attorney general hit a Republican roadblock, the president is floating a new plan.
President Trump says he has no objection to temporarily withdrawing acting attorney general Todd Blanch's nomination and re-nominating him next year. A vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee was postponed after Republican Senators John Cornyn and Tom Tillis demanded more information from the Justice Department about ending a weaponization fund and other elements of a settlement between the president and the IRS. Responding to the president's social media post, Cornyn says President Trump is mistaken if he believes concerns are limited to just the two Republican senators.
Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. Both Cornyn and Tillis are on their way out. Tillis is not running for re-election. Cornyn lost a primary to a Trump-backed challenger. The commander-in-chief may be weighing a plan to hit Iran harder.
What is President Trump's proposed plan to withdraw and re‑nominate Todd Blanchard?
A senior administration official telling the Wall Street Journal, CENTCOM commander Admiral Bradley Cooper recently proposed a go-big plan as one of several options.
The option includes 10 to 14 days of intensive airstrikes intended to cripple Iran's missile capability. And, quote, if the U.S. wants military action to be effective, Cooper has maintained, the U.S. must step up its air attacks, significantly blunting Iran's missile threat to try to break the stalemate.
Fox's Jackie Heinrich at the White House. In the meantime, Jordan says it intercepted Iranian missiles for a second day after retaliatory U.S. strikes on Iran last night. Soccer's governing world body, FIFA, is facing a boycott by European teams of FIFA events, including the World Cup, to protest the FIFA leader's plan to sell stakes in the game.
His plan is to create a $20 billion operation, 20% owned by private investors, led by a New York investment firm created by Joshua Kushner. the brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump.
Fox's Frank Lanza. America is listening to Fox News.
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A second burn victim found under piles of debris after an early morning house explosion in Canton, Ohio.
Canton Fire releasing surveillance video of a home explosion on the city's northwest side overnight that they say could be felt for miles. Debris scattered for blocks. One victim found and hospitalized from burns to 80% of his body. Rescue teams now saying that a second victim has also been found alive but suffering severe burns. It also hospitalized. The investigation into the cause of the blast begins. Nearby homes were also damaged. Jeff Manasso, Fox News.
The mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, under investigation over the police chief's claims of sexual harassment.
The complaint comes from police chief Axel Henry, claiming that the mayor acted inappropriately to him as well as other officers. The lawyer representing chief Henry wrote in a letter to the St. Paul City attorney and provided to the New York Times. He is concerned that absent a formal complaint, the behavior will continue unchecked and may expose others to retaliation for speaking out.
Fox's Mike Tobin. The complaint accuses Mayor Collier of sexually suggestive comments, including text messages. The mayor has said some of her attempts at humor fell short of her own standards, but she denies wrongdoing. The U.S. economy growing at a slower pace in the second quarter, one and a half percent. But a separate report also finds cooler inflation.
In June, the PCE price index found prices declined one-tenth of a percent last month. For the year ending in June, inflation came in at 3.7 percent, which was an improvement. Excluding food and energy, core PCE also moderated to 3.3 percent.
Fox's Jenny Kosola, that report compiled before the recent rise in oil prices.
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