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AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - DOJ drops New York Times subpoenas over Air Force 1 reports

The U.S. government will withdraw subpoenas of New York Times journalists over their reporting on President Trump's Qatari-gifted jet , the Department of Justice said in a Thursday court hearing. Why it matters: The Trump administration backed down in its battle with the media on the eve of the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, where the president is expected to speak. Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian reportedly grilled the Trump administration in a Thursday hearing over the subpoenas, which the Times' counsel had blasted as harmful and chilling. - A DOJ spokesperson said Subramanian "threatened our attorneys with sanctions unless subpoenas were withdrawn, and blocked us from presenting…

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/2026/07/23/trump-doj-withdraws-new-york-times-subpoenas
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AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Senate preparing to vote on Russia sanctions next week

Democrats are indicating to their Republican counterparts that they are prepared to vote as early as next week on a Russia sanctions package that includes an 11th-hour demand from President Trump that the bill also include Iran, according to people familiar with the matter. Why it matters: It would mark a rare bipartisan breakthrough on legislation to help end the war in Ukraine in a Senate that has spent much of the year engaged in partisan combat . - It also would show that Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) can work together weeks before Election Day — a dynamic that could prove critical as the Senate works to avoid a third government shutdown this year. Tuesday's Capitol memorial for Sen.…

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/2026/07/23/senate-russia-sanctions-iran-vote
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STRIPES - House passes new resolution to end military action in Iran | Stars and Stripes

The House has approved a new War Powers Resolution Thursday in a narrow 214-208 vote to end U.S. military involvement in Iran.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-07-23/house-passes-war-powers-resolution-22347134.html
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