Laura Coates Live

The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support.
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President Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting that lower courts blocked in nearly two dozen states — setting up a major elections dispute at the high court months before the midterms.
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The federal government says it will drop its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about anonymous sources in a case that involved President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
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President Trump says the US will “destroy one bridge or power plant” every time Iran targets a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran in turn will hit infrastructure and energy facilities across the region, an official told Iranian media.
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The war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, according to US Defense Secretary Hegseth, but the bill is likely much higher, experts have told CNN. He and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testified before Congress to seek additional funding for the war.
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