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President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general until two Republican senators who have expressed concerns about Blanche leave office in January.

Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office ↗

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Iran vowed to “punish” the United States on Thursday after the American military said it had completed a “heavy wave of strikes” overnight, the latest retaliation for an attack by Tehran on U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Iran vows to ‘punish the aggressor today’ after U.S. unleashes ‘heavy wave’ of strikes ↗

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Trump frustrated over Iran war as national security officials clash on strategy

Trump ‘exasperated’ on Iran as top officials can’t agree on strategy, sources say ↗

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The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the seventh month despite concerns about inflation that continues to pressure U.S. households.

Fed holds interest rates steady, underscoring concerns around inflation ↗

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Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer senators’ questions at a hearing Wednesday on the origins of Covid and the government’s handling of the pandemic, saying he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right to avoid the possibility that Republicans could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at Covid hearing ↗

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Last year’s elections in a handful of states showed the potential of the country’s rapid buildout of hyperscale data centers as a tension point in campaigns up and down the ballot.

How the booming backlash to AI data centers is shaping the midterm election ↗

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Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of extreme heat this summer, which dried out vegetation.

New heat wave could worsen fires in France and Spain as climate-fueled disasters compound ↗

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Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of extreme heat this summer, which dried out vegetation.

Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer ↗

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