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Trump Returns; Senate Races Shake Up, Tax Cuts Slash Benefits

7/9/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump returned from a NATO summit on an Air Force One while the Qatari jet, lacking missile-countermeasure systems, stayed at RAF Mildenhall.
Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar resigned as legal counsel to Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine on July 8, 2026, citing family.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner withdrew on July 9, 2026, after women alleged sexual misconduct.
Democratic Senate candidates say the 2025 tax-cut bill cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and $180 billion from SNAP.

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U.S. President Donald Trump returned from a NATO summit on an Air Force One while the Qatari jet, lacking missile-countermeasure systems, stayed at RAF Mildenhall.
Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar resigned as legal counsel to Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine on July 8, 2026, citing family.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner withdrew on July 9, 2026, after women alleged sexual misconduct.
Democratic Senate candidates say the 2025 tax-cut bill cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and $180 billion from SNAP.