- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces Senate confirmation amid scrutiny over Epstein files and investigations of Trump’s political opponents.
- Wholesale inflation cooled in June, with prices down 0.3% month-over-month, boosting Wall Street; the Dow rose over 200 points.
- Iran
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