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Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the U.S. Capitol on March 18. Photo: Matt McClain/Getty Images

5 big things

1.Attorney General Pam Bondi pushed out

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4.Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster
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      Mike Johnson will wait on holding a vote to fund DHS
      A man in a blue suit speaks at a lectern with papers as reporters and photographers crowd a government building hallway; a woman in a green patterned dress stands nearby.

      House Speaker Mike Johnson alongside other members of GOP leadership on March 27. Photo: Heather Diehl/Getty Images

      House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP, sources told Axios.

      Why it matters: Johnson's members are deeply frustrated with leadership's plan to fund the agency, and he doesn't have the support to pass a DHS funding bill without ICE and CBP right now. But any delay will prolong what's already been a record-long shutdown at the agency.

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      Trump administration announces new tariffs on drugmakers
      President Donald Trump walks into the Roosevelt Room at the White House for an announcement about agreements with pharmaceutical companies on drug pricing.

      President Donald Trump arrives for a drug pricing announcement in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in December. Photo: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

      The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would impose 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals to force deals for lower drug prices and move manufacturing to America.

      Why it matters: It is the latest example of President Trump using tariffs as leverage over corporate America.

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      • Herb Scribner
      3 hours ago
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      Politics & Policy
      5 moments that defined Pam Bondi's AG tenure
      Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C.

      Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on June 25, 2025. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

      Pam Bondi was ousted as attorney general on Thursday, closing the book on her year-plus tenure as the Department of Justice's leading official.

      The big picture: While the hype over the Epstein files saga largely defined Bondi's time as attorney general, it was far from the moment that propelled her into the national spotlight.

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