The House of Representatives approved new funding for Ukraine after 18 Republicans broke with GOP leaders and voted with Democrats. Eleanor Mueller, Semafor White House economic policy reporter, and Igor Bobic, U.S. Senate reporter for NOTUS, join “The Takeout” to discuss.
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This week’s guests include Democratic Rep. Jim Himes and Republican Rep. Don Bacon.
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Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer emerged as the leading contenders to advance to November’s general election as vote counting continues.
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The U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%; Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has mounting controversies.
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It remains unclear how close the U.S. and Iran are to striking a deal to end the Iran war amid continued hostilities between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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President Trump, a native New Yorker and self-described Knicks fan, said he was invited to attend a Knicks playoff game by the team’s owner James Dolan, who has donated to his political campaigns.
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Iran says there’s been no progress in talks with the U.S. after tit-for-tat strikes, as Hezbollah rejects new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
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Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer have emerged as the leading contenders to advance to November’s general election, according to early counts.
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Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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The Senate passed a $70 billion reconciliation package to fund ICE through the end of President Trump’s term. The legislation, which heads to the House, did not include a ban on the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund. Nancy Cordes reports.
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