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Stocks Soar as Fed Chair Powell Signals Lower Interest Rates

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +1.62%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +1.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +1.81%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +1.58%, and September...

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Dollar Tumbles and Gold Jumps as Powell Opens Door to Fed Rate Cuts

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.57%. The dollar fell from a 1.5-week high today and turned lower on dovish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said downside risks to employment are rising and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting monetary policy. Falling T-note yields...

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Stocks Higher Ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s Comments

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.36%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.20%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.40%, and September...

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Budget maneuvers expected to reduce NIH funding opportunities - Roll Call

NIH will be able to fund fewer research grants in fiscal 2026, even if Congress provides more funding, due to administration budget maneuvers.

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Democrats just got their dream candidate in North Carolina. Here are four other Senate seats likely to flip

NEWS ANALYSIS: Can anyone step up in Maine against Susan Collins? A blood feud risks Republicans losing Texas and Michigan’s Senate race becomes a referendum on Gaza, Eric Garcia writes

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Trump eats his own: President appears to relish flaying Republican senators in the public square amid Epstein pressure

NEWS ANALYSIS: However, recent propensity to bash his fellow Republicans might send them heading for the exits ... and handing their seats to Democrats, Eric Garcia writes

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First three fiscal 2026 appropriations bills pass Senate - Roll Call

The Senate passed its first fiscal 2026 spending bills, making up for lost time in the long-delayed process before preparing to leave town.

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At the Races: A summer of decisions - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including retirements and new campaign launches.

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Jared Golden’s first job on the Hill? Working for Susan Collins - Roll Call

The Marine Corps veteran is serving his fourth term as a Democrat. But he started out as a staffer for Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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14 Republican senators break ranks to sound alarm on Trump’s dangerous scheme that could put Americans at risk

GOP senators raise alarms over Trump’s actions.

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Three Toss-up races headline new Senate ratings for 2026 - Roll Call

The universe of competitive Senate races remains small after new ratings by Inside Elections, and that's good news for Republicans.

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Senate nears crucial vote on Trump judicial nominee - Roll Call

Nominee is considered a controversial figure in the Trump administration’s aggressive shake-up of the Justice Department.

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Democrats confront appropriations trust deficit with White House - Roll Call

Democrats say they face a test of faith on whether to trust a bipartisan appropriations process for the next fiscal year.

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Fed officials grow more outspoken—and split—over interest rate cuts

Some officials want a July cut to protect the labor market, while others want to wait because they anticipate more inflation coming.

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Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approved by narrow margins on July 17 and 18, 2025, a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once President Donald Trump signs it into law, the US$9 billion rescissions package will withdraw $1.1 billion Congress had…

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Senate GOP pushes spending bills as Democratic anger builds - Roll Call

Senate GOP appropriators to bring a package of spending bills to the floor before the August recess, Chair Susan Collins said Thursday.

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Senate sends $9 billion rescissions package to the House - Roll Call

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Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief

The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.

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What are rescissions – and why does Trump want Congress to push them through?

The president is pushing for cuts in spending that Congress needs to approve to take effect – but what exactly are they?

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Senate ‘vote-a-rama’ on rescissions bill begins - Roll Call

Senators began voting Wednesday on amendments to a large foreign aid and public broadcasting rescissions package.

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4 takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports - Roll Call

The second quarter brought more big fundraising hauls for House Republicans and millions more for the most vulnerable Senate Democrat.

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S&P Futures Muted With Focus on Key U.S. PPI Data and More Big Bank Earnings, Fed Speak on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending down -0.09% this morning as investors digest the latest tariff headlines, while also awaiting crucial U.S. producer inflation data, quarterly reports from more big banks, and remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

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Three Republican senators break with Trump to vote against codifying DOGE spending cuts

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell criticized the White House for a lack of transparency surrounding the proposed cuts

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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Senate Republicans voted to progress President Donald Trump's request to cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending on Tuesday, despite concerns.

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