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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump meet in the Oval Office Tuesday. (Photo by Maâayan Toaf (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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2.Fed leaves rates steady, with internal dissent
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Fauci faces Senate contempt vote after refusing to testify
5.Fauci faces Senate contempt vote after refusing to testify
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    Scoop: Inside the White House pitch for pre-election MAGA megabill
    OMB Director Russell Vought during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on July 16.

    OMB Director Russell Vought during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on July 16. Photo: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    White House officials will press Senate Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to pass a blueprint for another GOP-only megabill before they leave for the August recess, but save any possible debt ceiling increase for later, Axios has learned.

    Why it matters: Senate Republican leaders have been skeptical that there is the time — or the votes — to get it done. President Trump and his team disagree.

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    • Josephine Walker
    Updated 5 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Supreme Court joins Trump, Congress in job approval slump
    Illustration of a gavel aimed at a hand reaching for the U.S. Constitution.

    Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

    The Supreme Court's approval rating — long the highest among the three branches of government — has sunk to a record low, joining President Trump and Congress in drawing low public support.

    Why it matters: Americans aren't just unhappy with individual leaders. They're increasingly convinced the country's biggest institutions aren't working for them.

    Go deeper (1 min. read)
    • Tina Reed
    10 hours ago
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    Health
    Cyclospora exposes weak links in America's food safety system
    Illustration of a head of lettuce wrapped in caution tape

    Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images

    The nation's largest known cyclospora outbreak is straining Americans' trust in the food safety system — and could undermine the healthy-foods messaging from the Trump administration.

    Why it matters: It arrives as the administration urges Americans to eat more whole foods, even as health experts say recent cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure responsible for detecting outbreaks.

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