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  • Senate-War Powers

    A Senate Republican spurned by President Donald Trump joined Senate Democrats and provided the key vote to advance a war powers resolution through a key hurdle. Bernie Bennett has the story.

    VERBATIM:

    Lousiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his primary bid over the weekend, sided with Senate Democrats in their war of attrition to curtail President Trump’s policing powers in the Middle East. It comes after Democrats successfully gained another defector, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, last week.

    The Democrats’ gambit finally worked after seven failed tries, with four Senate Republicans joining them to move the measure forward. But there is still a long way to go before the resolution becomes official. And even if it were to succeed, Democrats likely do not have a veto-proof coalition to counter President Trump.

    Bernie Bennett, Washington.


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  • Texas Democrats

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court refuses to declare Democrat lawmakers who fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional maps pushed by President Donald Trump had vacated their office.

    VERBATIM:

    The all-Republican court dealt a blow to Gov. Greg Abbott and state Republicans in their efforts to severely punish the more than 50 Democrats who bolted for New York, Illinois and Massachusetts in a bid to stop a vote on the maps during a special session.

    The Texas redistricting effort kick-started cascading efforts by both parties across the country to redraw voting maps ahead of this year’s midterm elections: Republicans seek to hold their slim majority in Congress as Democrats try to counter them.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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  • FDA Official Fired

    WASHINGTON (AP) – A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency’s drug program.

    VERBATIM:

    Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA’s acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis, who has been serving as deputy director.

    Hoeg said in a social media post late Friday that she was “fired,” from the agency, adding: “I learned so much and leave with no regrets.”

    Hoeg’s departure is the latest in an ongoing shake-up at the regulatory agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned earlier in the week, and Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency’s vaccine and biotech chief, stepped down last month following intense criticism from drugmakers, patients and investors.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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  • ISIS Leader Dead

    President Trump says the U.S. Military has killed an Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

    Reporter Bernie Bennett has details.

    VERBATIM:

    The President announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader of the Islamic State group, in a “meticulously planned and very complex mission.”

    Mr. Trump described al-Minuki as the Islamic State’s second-in-command globally and “the most active terrorist in the world.”

    Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished. He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans.”

    Bernie Bennett, Washington.


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  • Border Patrol Chief Resigns

    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks says he is resigning, effective immediately.

    VERTATIM:

    The Director of the Border Patrol says, “It’s just time.”

    In a televised interview, Banks says, “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen. Time to pass the reigns, 37 years, it’s time to enjoy the family and life.”

    Banks faces unconfirmed reports of misconduct while in office.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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