As the week winds down, here’s a quick look at the top political stories that made headlines.
Mark Kelly Breaks With Democrats’ Far Left Demands on Police, Prisons and the Pentagon
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) cautioned that the far-left’s demands to abolish police, prisons and the Pentagon could be detrimental to the Democrats’ success in the upcoming midterm elections.
“There are folks out there that say things that just don’t make sense to the American people, like abolish the police or get rid of jails and prisons, get rid of the border, defund the Pentagon,” Kelly said on “Next Question with Katie Couric.”
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Elizabeth Warren Agrees With Donald Trump on Ending the Debt Ceiling
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) voiced her agreement with President Donald Trump‘s stance on eliminating the debt ceiling. Warren stated that the debt ceiling should be removed as it primarily poses the risk of an avoidable economic crisis.
“Donald Trump is right about this,” Warren wrote. “Eliminate the debt limit—its only real function is to threaten an economic crisis.”
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Trump Rejects His Own DOJ’s Findings, Says ‘Pure Vandalism’
President Donald Trump rejected the conclusion of his own Justice Department, stating that it was vandalism, not a faulty installation, that caused the peeling of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool lining.
“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro… it was a pure case of VANDALISM,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Bernie Sanders Says Politicians Told Not to ‘Antagonize’ Big Money Interests
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) accused cryptocurrency companies of lobbying Congress to pass the “corrupt” Clarity Act as a form of retribution for their election-season political spending.
Sanders, citing “very high sources,” stated that politicians have been advised not to antagonize big-money interests and the cryptocurrency billionaires who have made substantial contributions to elections.
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Trump Fights Back After Judge Calls His $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit ‘Bad Faith’
President Donald Trump appealed a federal judge’s decision that his $10 billion IRS lawsuit was filed in bad faith. Trump also expressed regret over the cancellation of the controversial $1.776 billion “lawfare” fund linked to the proposed settlement.
Trump, along with two of his adult sons, the Trump Organization, and two attorneys, filed a notice appealing U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams‘ Jul. 13 order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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