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Hello, and welcome to the Daily Beans for Thursday, July 23rd, 2026.

Today, six Democratic House lawmakers crossed the aisle to join a majority of Republicans in passing a $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill. A modeling scout who connected women to Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in France. Donald Trump has just approved a deal with Saudi Arabia

to let them build nuclear reactors. Arizona held its primary elections and we'll go over those

results. West Virginia Republican House member Elliott Pritt has been charged with soliciting a minor, and the Justice Department is quietly

investigating Florida Republican Representative Corey Mills. I'm your host, Alison Gill.

Hey, everybody. So happy it's Thursday, S-H-I-T. Thanks for listening. I'm really lonely with Dana Gahn.

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You can come and watch the election

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