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It's Monday, July 10th, 2023.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your top Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, a busy week awaits as Congress returns from recess.

Congress is back, at least a Senate, that is. Senators vote tonight at 5.30 p.m. and the House

returns tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. And here's a note for our audience. There are just 12 legislative days left until the August recess starts.

Here's what lies in store over the next

couple of days. Later this week, the House will take up the fiscal year 2024 defense

authorization bill. The $886 billion package includes a 5.2% pay hike for service members,

$300 million in new funding for Ukraine, as well as more money

to confront China's growing power in the Pacific. But there's likely to be a fight over the

Defense Department's abortion policy, which has become a flashpoint in the Senate, as Senator

Tommy Tuberville has blocked hundreds of senior level military promotions over this issue.

Over in the House Judiciary Committee, FBI director Christopher Ray will appear before the panel on Wednesday.

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