NYTIMES (John Koblin) - ABC Formally Rebukes F.C.C. for Review of TV Licenses
The network’s comments are part of its efforts to push back against the F.C.C.’s review of its local broadcast licenses.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump blasts Cornyn, Tillis over stonewalling Blanche confirmation
Tillis declined to seek reelection while Cornyn lost his primary to the Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Senate GOP plans to add year-round ethanol legislation to farm bill: report
The E15 language is less ambitious than the version of the bill the House passed in May, which narrowed exemptions for certain small refiners.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Helen Huiskes and The Hill) - Cornyn says he's still 'prepared to vote no' on Todd Blanche
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has not changed his mind on Todd Blanche.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Nick Smith) - Taylor Farms details safety protocols amid cyclospora outbreak
Taylor Farms has recalled all lettuce from central Mexico amid a massive cyclospora outbreak.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - GOP Senators Unveil Bill Prohibiting Biological Males From Daughters of the American Revolution
Five U.S. Republican senators have proposed the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Membership Integrity Act to amend the organization’s federal charter to limit membership […] Source
ABCNEWS - Ex-Goldman Sachs lawyer told panel that Epstein made her firm 'millions' of dollars
Former Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler told a House panel that Jeffrey Epstein made her firm "millions" of dollars, according to a transcript of her appearance.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Election fears run rampant as November nears: poll
Data : Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup. Chart: Noah Bressner/Axios Americans fear November's midterms could be stolen or otherwise compromised, with most worried about political pressure to change results or officials mishandling ballots, new Gallup polling finds. Why it matters: President Trump has cast the American election system as under siege and vulnerable with unfounded claims about his 2020 loss. Meanwhile, his critics warn his push to reshape the ways Americans vote are undermining elections. By the numbers: Republicans (56%) and Democrats (77%) alike fear politicians will pressure election officials to change the outcomes of races. - 80% report a great deal or fair amount of concern that political leaders will…
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Senate panel approves CDC nominee, controversial HHS pick
The Senate health committee approved the nomination of Erica Schwartz for Centers for Disease Control director Thursday, a step toward refilling the depleted ranks of the Trump administration's health care leadership. - The committee also approved the nomination of Sean Kaufman , who's in line for assistant secretary for preparedness and response and had been in trouble because of past anti-vaccine statements . Why it matters: The votes showed Republicans, at least, are still willing to accept the administration's assurances about the nominees even though committee chair Bill Cassidy has made it clear he's uneasy with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s policies. - The narrow committee endorsements put both nominees in line for…
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - 1st Circuit Court Shoots Down Rogue Judges’ Bid To Evade SCOTUS Migrant Ruling
A federal appellate court shot down on Wednesday attempts by a pair of rogue judges to sidestep a recent Supreme Court immigration ruling. In its newly released orders, a three-judge panel on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Massachusetts-based Judges Patti Saris and Brian Murphy’s administrative pauses against the Trump administration. Those directives sought […]