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What was the controversy surrounding Angelo Bavaro’s Fox News confirmation?
Confirmation after controversy on Angelo Bavaro Fox News, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanch was approved by the Senate as Attorney General, surviving defectors in the GOP who struggled to swallow his role in rolling out the nearly two billion dollar antiweaponization fund and IRS audit immunity for the president and his family.
The vote very tight, fifty to forty nine. The only Senator not casting a ballot, uh Mitch McConnell, the former Senate majority leader who's been out since uh the middle of June here. Uh there were two Republican no's, uh Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, who has a tough re election bid uh this fall. She announced her opposition a couple of days ago. And early Friday morning you had Lisa Murkowski, uh from Alaska, who also said uh she had met with uh Todd Blanch and just wasn't uh uh you know, committed to him at that stage.
How did the Senate vote on Attorney General Todd Blanch’s confirmation and which senators broke ranks?
So this took it down to Bill Cassidy. He was the only person, the Republican senator from Louisiana, who was undecided on that side of the aisle and he broke the log jam.
That is Fox's Chad program. The Republican led Senate also passed a temporary measure to fund federal agencies through december eleventh, helping to avoid a government shutdown weeks before the November midterm elections. The House will also have to approve that measure. Talks continue between the US and Iran.
President Trump is speaking more realistically about the peace talks. He's not saying things are going great.
What temporary funding measure did the Republican‑led Senate pass to avoid a government shutdown?
He's saying things are going fine and that the reason the United States has not hit Iran again is because he's trying to give peace a chance. It's not because we're out of ammo.
We have certain types of munitions that are very powerful. Uh that we have unlimited virtual unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit tighter.
We have been led to believe earlier in the week that the conflict could be over. By now it hasn't happened yet.
Президент Трамса'янку.
How are the United States and Iran progressing in their peace talks according to President Trump?
Two of the panel's three judges ruled that President Trump does not have the unilateral authority to knock down the East Wing almost a year ago to build a new 90,000 square foot ballroom, which includes an underground military bunker. 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 taxpayers paid for until now. The President says he will appeal to the Supreme Court, adding the military and secret service are viewing this horrendous politically motivated and unlawful ruling as a national security threat to our nation, in that the entire complex is being built for the protection of our country.
Fox is David Spont. Several high profile Democrats are rallying around Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed after his primary victory in Michigan.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is the latest high profile Democrat to endorse progressive Michigan Senate nominee Abdul Al Sayyed.
These elections will help determine.
Why did judges rule that President Trump lacks authority to demolish the White House East Wing for a new ballroom?
What our government does On a whole lot of issues.
Sayed, who was critical of the Biden Harris administration's handling of Gaza, supported the uncommitted movement against their renomination in 2024. When Harris became the nominee, he called her campaign's effort to sell Joy, quote, nauseating. Now he's thanking Harris for the support, writing, She understands the key role control of the U.S. Senate plays in lowering prices for Michiganders and holding Trump accountable. Rally for El Sayet in Michigan.
Fox is Mark Meredith. El Sayed will face off against Republican nominee Mike Rogers, who says he will win the vote of those unsatisfied Democrats. I'm Angelo Bavaro, and this is Fox News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What was the controversy surrounding Angelo Bavaro’s Fox News confirmation?
0:02–0:52
2
How did the Senate vote on Attorney General Todd Blanch’s confirmation and which senators broke ranks?
0:52–1:24
3
What temporary funding measure did the Republican‑led Senate pass to avoid a government shutdown?
1:24–2:08
4
How are the United States and Iran progressing in their peace talks according to President Trump?
2:08–3:13
5
Why did judges rule that President Trump lacks authority to demolish the White House East Wing for a new ballroom?
3:13–3:58