- Senate panel advances Todd Blanche's nomination as Attorney General on a 12–10 party-line vote.
- Republican Senators Tom Tillis and John Cornyn lifted holds after Blanche rescinded an $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'.
- Three wildfires threaten thousands of homes in Spokane, W
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