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Sen. Ron Johnson said he and other lawmakers spoke to President Donald Trump about postponing the vote and he agreed.

The Senate has now confirmed 136 of the president’s law and order nominees.

The Pentagon also barred Frank Kendall from holding ‘any sensitive position.’

His comment comes after NPR retracted a June report that incorrectly stated that the 76-year-old justice was retiring.

The president said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop the case was ‘hastily made.’

The president had earlier attempted to fire Cook but was blocked by the Supreme Court.

DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency, announced last month that it was officially shut down on July 4.

The bill must next go to a vote in the House of Representatives before the president can sign it into action.

The senior House Republican also called for U.S.–Taiwan drone co-production as Taipei considers a $6.7 billion unmanned systems plan.

The meeting comes as the White House pushes to reduce U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals and processed metals.

Sens. Chris Murphy, Adam Schiff, Tina Smith, and Elizabeth Warren want colleagues to promote an economic populist agenda instead of focusing on Trump.

The decision came after a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Trump administration in June.

In a 2–1 ruling, the court said that Congress is responsible for appropriating funds for construction at the White House.

Lawyers for the U.S. president argued the British broadcaster’s demands were “shockingly broad.”

The president said prices are otherwise poised to fall sharply as Tehran seeks a deal to avert further attacks.

The president acknowledged tighter inventories of some munitions but said the U.S. military remained in ‘great shape’ overall.