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//The Wire//2300Z August 3, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MASS SHOOTING CONDUCTED IN IDAHO, PREPARED CITIZEN RETURNS FIRE DURING SMALL ARMS ENGAGEMENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLS OFF WEEKEND STRIKES IN IRAN. WILDFIRES DEVASTATE URBAN AREAS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Middle East: On Saturday, President Trump stated that the weekend strikes had been called off. Throughout the region the status quo remains, and no major targeting efforts were conducted since last week, with the exception of Iran continuing to strike merchant vessels which try to transit the Strait of Hormuz using the unauthorized southern route.-HomeFront-Idaho: On Saturday, an active shooter incident was reported at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls. At approximately 2:30pm local time, one gunman approached the structure and began shooting at the patrons inside. During the attack, an armed and prepared citizen responded to the shooting and began engaging the shooter. This action prompted the shooter to break off the attack, and take his own life, ending the incident. During the fray, an off duty police officer at the venue also responded to the shooting, and was seriously wounded by a gunshot wound to the arm.Concerning casualties, a total of 3x people were killed during the attack, at least one of which was an employee of the restaurant. Approximately 7x others were wounded, some of which remain in critical condition. The suspect has been identified as Chad Williams, and no information has been released regarding the motive for the attack.Analyst Comment: Based on the videos that have come to light during the shooting, the attacker was very likely not expecting any opposition to arrive for some time, and was likely caught off guard by at least one, possibly two people shooting at him immediately after his attack began. Though this shooting will be scrutinized over the next few weeks, the immediate lesson learned is that both violence of action and some level of training are the most important factors for turning the tide during an active shooter incident.Washington: Over the weekend, wildfires have spread throughout the Pacific Northwest, with an exceptionally dangerous series of fires affecting Spokane. Fire damage has spread to the urban areas at the northwestern side of town, and upwards of 65,000 people remain affected or displaced by the devastation statewide.Analyst Comment: In wildland fire management, one of the most dangerous fire situations are fires that occur at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). These are fires which occur on the outskirts of towns, where jurisdictions meet and interagency coordination is more difficult due to varying tactics being used in fighting the fire. In this case, the fires spreading to the urban environment very quickly resulted in the loss of approximately 700 structures in Spokane County.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Though the chances of this theory being correct are slim, there is another possible explanation for the weekend shenanigans in the Middle East, that does not lie in the realm of stock market manipulation or insider trading. It is possible that the long buildup to weekend strikes on the rhetoric front (but not really in terms of staging a lot of aircraft) was intended to make someone or something move.Speaking operationally, the Iranians have been buttoned up for some time now, as they are fighting a defensive war on their home turf. Most Iranian leadership, even down the chain to mid-level management positions, are all expecting decapitation strikes, the targeting of headquarters positions, and other secret bunker complexes and safehouses that are used for command and control. When an adversary is dug-in so substantially, sometimes it's beneficial to "shake the tree", as in, to do something to get the dug-in adversary to either move or communicate with others. If this was the goal, it probably worked and resulted in some intelligence benefit. The Iranians viewed the strikes as imminent, to the point that cities were being evacuated, leave was canceled for ground troops, and key leaders had moved to their more substantial bunker complexes. Movement which the watchful eye of American intelligence agencies could see.Of course, if this theory bears any weight, the overall reasoning for why this took place is still fairly dumb. Normally, these types of information operations are useless unless they are capitalized on immediately, as stale intelligence does not really help the overall strategic situation. What's astronomically more likely than some sort of intelligence collection potential is simply the financial incentives to keep playing financial markets, and hoping that the "we're bombing them"/"they called and want to make a deal" cycle continues to be a viable option for both insider trading, but also to string the war along and buy time for a solution to hopefully materialize.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran hard, only to reverse course and call off the attack over claims of a potential deal. But is it just another cycle of false hope? In this episode of the Rational Boomer Podcast, we break down the latest foreign policy rhetoric, negotiations, and the reality in the Strait of Hormuz.

Financial disclosures have revealed that Capital One closed approximately 300 Trump Organization accounts following a 2021 anti-money laundering review. In this episode of the Rational Boomer Podcast, we dive into the fallout, banking compliance, the fallout of discovery from subsequent legal battles, and why financial transparency matters more than ever.

Trump is trapped in a war he thought would be quick and easy.Now he's realizing it isn't winnable, yet refusing to exit without claiming victory.Negar Mortazavi on BBC

Richard Parker has spent his life reading America through two lenses most people keep apart: economics and religion. The throughline is that faith, money, and power did not grow up in separate rooms. They grew up together. An Oxford-trained economist who has taught at Harvard's Kennedy School since 1993, Parker co-founded Mother Jones, helped build Greenpeace USA, and helped Norman Lear start People for the American Way. This conversation runs from an abolitionist ancestor who helped fund John Brown's raid, through the Reformation's long shadow over capitalism and the corporation, to a president reaching into the economy in ways the country has not seen since it had kings. Calls to Action ✅ Leave a rating and review: lovethepodcast.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Subscribe on Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Watch and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion ✅ Share this episode with someone who reads the news and someone who's given up on it Key Takeaways The abolitionist in the family tree. Richard's ancestor, the Rev. Theodore Parker, was one of the Secret Six who bankrolled John Brown's raid. He also coined lines later borrowed by Lincoln ("of the people, by the people, for the people") and Martin Luther King ("the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice"). Not since kings. When a president takes government equity stakes in companies like Nvidia, Parker argues, he folds the state into his own person and pushes presidential power into the economy in a way America has not seen since it had monarchs. Only about six presidents. Borrowing from political scientist Stephen Skowronek, Parker says just a handful of presidents ever reset the country's governing terms. He does not think Trump is one of them. The same fights in new costumes. Most of our arguments recur generation after generation. Parker's aim is not to win them but to help people see the landscape they are arguing from, which is how a divided country starts talking instead of accusing. About Our Guest Richard Parker is an economist, author, and Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School, where he has taught since 1993. He co-founded Mother Jones, helped build Greenpeace USA, helped Norman Lear launch People for the American Way, and has advised figures including Senator Edward Kennedy. He serves on the boards of The Nation and the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. Links and Resources Richard Parker and Diane Winston (USC) at Faith Angle West in Park City, Utah (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFNCAbZIKjo&t=139s Faith Angle Forum, which helps journalists cover religion in public life: https://faithangle.org/ Connect with us Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn: @coreysnathan Partners Proud to be part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts examining what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. More conversation, less accusation. Now go talk some politics and religion with gentleness and respect.

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Ghost breaks his own show's no-news-cycle rule for this one, and he'll tell you exactly why. After watching Laura Loomer pivot from anti-Ukraine to interviewing Zelensky and, worse, framing Azov Battalion founder Andriy Biletsky as a hero, Ghost decided it was time to set the record straight. He walks through Biletsky's murky background: the 2011 imprisonment, the release after the 2014 Maidan coup, and his ties to nationalist groups like Patriot of Ukraine and the Social National Assembly. Along the way you get the full refresher on the Orange Revolution, Yushchenko versus Yanukovych, the eastern separatist regions, and how 2014 set the table for 2022. Then he dissects the Loomer interview as propaganda and connects the Ukraine and Israel threads. Heavy subject matter, handled with context and receipts. If you want the backstory the headlines skip, pull up a chair.

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For summer recess, we return to our favourite episodes of all time where we explain the very essence of our conception of the Enduring Disorder as a period where international institutions tend not to work and where coordinating the allies to stay on the same page about things like defence, climate change, and taxation is a tremendous challenge. The rare exception is NATO, it mostly works even if Trump rails against it.  This episode explains why. If you didn't hear this when it came out in October, 2023, I think you'll enjoy checking it out now. Nation states no longer work effectively in tandem. Gone are the days of hegemonic US power directly ordering the allies. Furthermore, groups like the UN are ineffective, with disruptors often calling the shots. However, NATO stands apart as an example of how countries can work together successfully and how a global institution can remain largely uncontroversial, while doing serious coordinating work to solve real world problems. In this episode our hosts and guests relate their perspectives about what NATO stands for, its strengths and limitations, and the threats it faces. Former NATO Deputy Sec General, Jamie Shea tells about how the organisation worked in the Balkans and Afghanistan, while Kori Schake mulls over the role of the US as NATO's hegemonic leader. Timothy Garton Ash comments on distinctions between NATO and the EU especially as pertains to values like liberty. Finally, Charles Kupchan examines why Russia chooses to actively disorder. Charles and Jason disagree agreeable on China's role as an orderer vs. disorderer. For ad free listening, early release episodes and more bonus content, join our Mega Orderers Club at disordershow.com/club Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow Show Notes Links: For more on Kori Schake, visit https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/  For more on Jamie Shea, visit https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/jamie-shea Get Timothy Garton Ash's book, Homelands at - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442543/homelands-by-ash-timothy-garton/9781847926616  For more on Charles Kupchan, visit https://www.cfr.org/expert/charles-kupchan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of When You Know You Know, Michael Cohen critiques Dr. Anthony Fauci's Senate testimony, discusses Donald Trump's Iran policy with John Catsimatidis, and examines the influence of the Democratic Socialists of America with Hank Sheinkopf. Tune in to hear more!

Governor Ferguson praises President Trump for cooperation on wildfire response. School officials charged for failing to report alleged assault by trans wrestler. Mayor Katie Wilson's very bad week. Momentum in the fight to protect girls' sports. Dana Bash vs. RFK Jr.

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Seven states. That's how many have now reported cyber attacks targeting America's water systems. And almost on cue, the media is already pointing the finger at Iran. I'm not buying it. Today on Stinchfield, I'll explain why I believe the rush to blame Iran looks more like propaganda than proof. At a time when President Trump is taking a hard line against the Iranian regime, blaming Tehran for every cyber incident conveniently fuels an anti-Trump political narrative. Make Trump look bad. This is why I believe there is a greater possibility that radical left-wing hackers, operating here in the United States, could be responsible. Another possibility might be even more alarming: an artificial intelligence system has gone rouge and is acting outside its intended control. We don't know yet. But what we do know is that Americans deserve evidence, not politically convenient conclusions. We'll separate facts from assumptions and ask the questions too many in the media won't.

Eric begins with major show news before pivoting to the jackassery of the week with Eliot. They then analyze Trump's interactions with Bibi Netanyahu and Vladimir Zelensky at Lindsey Graham's funeral and discuss the ways in which the Iranian and Ukrainian wars are increasingly intertwined. The two discuss Iran's ongoing unwillingness to "take yes for an answer" as evidenced by their recent strikes across the region. Historian and Professor Robert Parkinson then joins the show to discuss his recent book Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence. Parkinson explains his focus on the twenty-seven colonial grievances listed in the Declaration, the crown's misjudgments in attempting to address colonial discontent, and Thomas Jefferson's additional two grievances that were edited out--among other topics.Greg Jaffe & Kate Kelly in the New York Times on Adm. Daryl Caudle:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/caudle-navy-hegseth-parlatore-promotion.htmlTyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independencehttps://a.co/d/0bPfR7hlShield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. US President Donald Trump said Sunday night that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday to finalize a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz after he again called off a major attack on the Islamic Republic over the weekend. For its part, Iran denies any talks are set to take place. Berman analyzes the current stalemate as Trump appears to adopt a "Saudi-first policy" in his approach to prosecuting the Iran war and the Israelis are left in the dark. What creative approaches could change the balance? Board of Peace Gaza envoy Nickolay Mladenov on Sunday lamented continued Israeli strikes in Gaza that “have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on,” days after the body reached a disarmament deal with the Hamas terror organization that would also see Israel withdraw from the Strip. Why is official Israel still silent on the deal? Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Trump says talks with Iran will start Monday on deal to reopen Hormuz Board of Peace envoy laments recent Gaza strikes amid effort to implement Trump plan Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yitzhak Ledee filmed and edited this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bitcoin starts the week holding firm as macro risks begin to ease, with oil plunging after President Trump once again pauses strikes on Iran and attention shifting back to economic data and the Federal Reserve. The show breaks down Scott Bessent's comments on U.S.-Japan currency intervention, the $90 million Coldcard hardware wallet exploit and what it means for the self-custody debate, Trump's new $100,000 Truth Social API for institutional traders, and why this week's earnings from Palantir, AMD, and SpaceX could shape the next phase of the AI trade. It also covers Bithumb's IPO plans and the key macro events to watch throughout the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Waldman and Greg Dworkin take on a new day, week, month, and the same old chaos. Donald K. Trump won his 43rd club championship at one of his courses. It's called TALENT, and money. You know Donald. Always bullshitting. You know he is, he knows he is. Leave it there, you're cool, but call Trump on it and you have a fight. Because, admitting he's wrong just isn't part of the game… and not playing along can lose you a job, send you to prison, or worse. Capital One was playing along, but Trump wouldn't walk away, could not shut up, and Capital One quit playing. It made absolutely no difference if Todd Blanche formally rescinded Trump's J6 slush fund, which is why Blanche did it. Gops are playing along with that, but Trump doesn't play along with anybody's bullshit but his own. Dems are strongly favored to take the House, and maybe the Senate. Abdul El-Sayed's name might not be enough to keep voters from scratching in the bubble next to it. Low-turnout voters might not turn out. Indecisive Democrats aren't sure what to do. Gop staff is filling up with young Groypers. The Evangelical Church is filled people who are Christian as an afterthought.

Matt challenges a U.S. visa policy tied to criticism of Israel and asks whether America is treating an ally like a political spouse. He also examines inherited guilt, Trump Media's $100,000 Truth Social API, market access, de-banking, China election claims, border phone searches, and how creators can prove they are human online.## TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 How Creators Prove They Are Human00:04:23 When an Ally Has No Boundaries00:09:56 You Cannot Guilt Me Into Compliance00:14:07 Trump's $100,000 Market Advantage00:18:25 When Hunter Biden Looks Rational00:20:09 The Capital One De-Banking Problem00:22:58 Big Claims That Disappear Overnight00:25:28 Your Phone at the Border

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Bill and Scott discuss the Trump administration's proposed new tariffs on Canada under Section 338, the implementation of Section 301 tariffs on more than 80 countries, and the implications of the tariff provisions contained in the Russia Sanctions Bill currently making its way through Congress.

Ben and Tom discuss the rare coordinated currency intervention with the US joining Japan and possibly Korea to prop up the yen from 164 to 155, Japan spending at least $53 billion with the US chipping in over $1 billion — reportedly by selling euros rather than dollars in a strategic move to pressure Eurozone policy while supporting Japan, Bessent's incentive to keep Japan from dumping US Treasuries, Japan's plan to tap a COVID-era $60B/day USD swap facility, Iran signaling that Hormuz talks with Oman are entering the final stages after MBS urged Trump to prioritize dialogue, and the market reaction with oil down 5% to the high-$70s/low-$80s, the 10-year at 4.68%, and stocks up 0.5%.Join our live YouTube stream Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM EST:http://www.youtube.com/@TheMorningMarketBriefingPlease see disclosures:https://www.narwhal.com/disclosure

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds an order establishing the so-called "anti-weaponization" fund, paving the way for his confirmation. Japan and the U.S. confirm they conducted a coordinated Yen-buying intervention to try and halt its slide to fresh 40 year lows. President Donald Trump says talks with Iran will restart on Monday - without giving a deadline for an agreement. Democrats are divided over support for Israel. And Russian holidaymakers contend with petrol shortages and the risk of drone attacks - hitting the travel industry hard. Watch the latest episode of On Assignment ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to the Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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El Mundial de este verano en Norteamérica ha batido todos los récords de audiencia, asistencia e ingresos. En persona vieron los partidos casi siete millones de personas y por televisión más de 5.000 millones. Todo eso es dinero, mucho dinero, tanto como 15.000 millones de dólares para la FIFA, muy por encima de las previsiones más optimistas que había hecho su presidente, Gianni Infantino. Quizá por eso mismo guardaba en la recámara un plan muy ambicioso y también un tanto temerario. El plan, que se filtró a la prensa, consistía en segregar los derechos comerciales de sus campeonatos más rentables y traspasarlos a una empresa de nueva creación, FIFA Forward Enterprise, que se encargaría de las retransmisiones, los patrocinios, las entradas, las licencias y la la organización de los Mundiales. En torno al 20% de esa empresa, que estimaban que podría valer 20.000 millones de dólares, sería propiedad de inversores privados. La alegría duró sólo tres días. El primer problema fue la compañía elegida. Al frente del grupo inversor figuraba Thrive Capital, la firma de Joshua Kushner, hermano de Jared, el yerno de Donald Trump. El parentesco bastó para enfadar a los críticos, ya irritados con la familiaridad que muestra Infantino con Trump allá donde se encuentran. Todo lo habían preparado en secreto durante meses, con JPMorgan tasando la operación y sin que el consejo de la FIFA, las confederaciones ni las 211 federaciones nacionales supieran nada. Infantino pensaba presentarlo este mes con medio mundo de vacaciones, hasta que la filtración del informe de JPMorgan lo estropeó todo. El modelo no es nuevo, y ahí saltaron las alarmas. Uno de los arquitectos, Greg Maffei, ya reconvirtió hace unos años la Fórmula 1 en una máquina de hacer dinero. El otro precedente, el del PGA Tour de golf, servía de advertencia de que al final los inversores privados terminan decidiéndolo todo. La promesa de más dinero para todos seguramente trajese Mundiales reservados solo a los países ricos, muchas más competiciones y entradas más caras. Que la FIFA jurase que iba a mantener el control absoluto era difícil de creer en un organismo que semanas antes se había plegado a Trump para revisar una tarjeta roja en un partido. La UEFA rechazó el plan de plano. Sus 55 federaciones, España incluida, acordaron boicotear todas las competiciones de la FIFA mientras la propuesta siguiera viva. Como el próximo Mundial se juega en España y Portugal, eso equivalía a cancelar la próxima cita mundialista. Se sumaron otras voces, desde el primer ministro británico Andy Burnham hasta el desacreditado Sepp Blatter, erigido curiosamente ahora en guardián de la pureza del fútbol. A todos les vino a la cabeza la Superliga de 2021, tras la que también estaba JPMorgan y que se desinfló en muy poco tiempo. El viernes por la noche, 72 horas después de la filtración, Infantino tiró la toalla. Pero lo que le decidió no fueron los ataques externos, sino el fuego amigo. Dimitió Carlos Cordeiro, su enlace con la Casa Blanca. El director de operaciones de la FIFA, Kevin Lamour, llegó incluso a acusar a su jefe de impulsar un proyecto de una sola persona y de haberles engañado a todos. La retirada no resuelve el fondo del asunto, solo lo aplaza. La idea de sacar más partido al fútbol sigue intacta. Infantino, blindado por el voto de las pequeñas federaciones, no tiene hoy rival. Este fracaso le ha demostrado que existen límites, pero marcados no tanto por la lógica financiera como por la vieja política del fútbol, capaz todavía de decir que no. Por ahora. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:15 Infantino y los límites de la FIFA 34:00 Incentivos migratorios 43:26 La reclamación de las Malvinas · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. 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Things are getting heated and it will be fascinating to see how long or if U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will keep her job after dropping charges against former Olympian David Hearn. Pirro admitted in a public filing that “botched” work was to blame for the peeling lining in the Reflecting Pool, not vandals. Trump’s reaction was swift and to the point, saying he “100% disagrees” with Pirro, acknowledging for the first time that there “may have been some contractor difficulty” but insisted the major damage was caused by vandalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump signs an executive order creating the first ever Presidential Military Spouse Commission, chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, and the ceremony turns into a genuinely touching series of stories from spouses who've spent decades supporting the military through moves, deployments, and everything in between. Then the press conference pivots hard, covering active back channel talks with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and denuclearization, a candid take on record breaking oil company profits, and a lengthy, fairly heated defense of the National Mall's reflecting pool restoration after vandalism accusations landed on Jeanine Pirro's desk. There's also a proud rundown of Washington D.C.'s transformation, from crime statistics to monument restorations, a jab at European energy policy and windmills, and a scattering of questions on baseball trades, the NCAA, and a Congressman's resignation controversy. It's equal parts ceremony, geopolitics, and free wheeling press Q&A, with Trump covering an unusually wide spread of topics even for him.

Ashe kicks things off with a wild weekend recap that has it all: a Rockies game interrupted by a sudden typhoon, footage good enough that AccuWeather asked to use it, and a lengthy political debate with a very Trump deranged stranger she refused to back down from. It somehow ends in a hug and an offer of free drinks, so make of that what you will. Christy and Jackie jump in with a deep dive into how rain percentages actually work, and the answer might surprise you as much as it surprised them. There is also a hilarious watch of the Women's Pro Baseball League opening night anthem that did not exactly go as planned. Plus, Badlands Media is heading back to Las Vegas for the Great American Restoration Tour this September, and the ladies debate roller coasters versus zip lines while Brian foots the bill either way. Sponsors, laughs, and a little bit of everything, as always.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche scraps President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Will the two Republican senators who insisted on it now allow his nomination to move forward? Plus, Trump says U.S. strikes on Iran are on hold again Monday morning, following Tehran's request for a pause. And Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno publicly calls on his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, to leave Congress, bringing a bitter family dispute into one of the GOP's most closely watched House races. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Donald Trump unleashed an epic tirade at Senator John Cornyn for blocking his IRS lawsuit settlement slush fund, which would let Trump reward allies and grants the Trumps a form of tax immunity. Cornyn is holding up the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general until it's killed. Trump gloated that he'd endorsed Cornyn's victorious primary opponent and seethed that the American people want him to have this corrupt fund. In response, another foe, Senator Thom Tillis, landed a hard blow, asserting that Trump's rage over the fund is exactly why it must be killed. Humiliatingly, Tillis treated Trump like a toddler who must be told, “no.” Plus, a defeat would show that Trump's license to corrupt DOJ is not limitless. (Underscoring this humiliation, after we recorded Trump petulantly exploded again, saying he absolutely will have his fund.) We talked to New Republic staff writer Emma Janssen, author of our great new politics newsletter all about Democrats, The TNR Blue Book, which you should subscribe to, folks! We discuss her installment on how Dems are exploiting these splits, the deeper reasons for them, and how they reveal Trump's diminishing power more broadly.  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump has U-turned on a 14-day campaign of military strikes on Iran, which he claimed would have been the biggest attack since World War II in favor of restarting peace talks. Tehran insists no negotiations with the US are taking place.Meanwhile, an intelligence breach reveals Centcom is actively seeking "unconventional" ways to pressure Iran, while fresh missile attacks and radio threats near Oman continue to disrupt critical shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.On today's episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant discuss the news, the rinse-and-repeat cyclical nature of the war and why Saudi Arabia is becoming increasingly vocal and involved. Plus, new polling showing American public support for the war dropping to record lows, the Shia festival of Arbaeen in Iraq and how climate change is affecting the region.HighlightsTrump cancels ‘biggest strike since WW2' on Iran, but Tehran denies peace talks Leaked Centcom emails expose US military running out of ways to punish TehranCONTRIBUTORS:Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiaraineyRoland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dkCONTENT REFERENCED:Pentagon asks soldiers for ‘creative' ideas to punish Iranhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/03/pentagon-asks-soldiers-for-creative-ideas-to-punish-iran/Oil plummets as Trump calls off Iran strikeshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/03/oil-plummets-as-trump-calls-off-iran-strikes/Tiny militias threaten to draw Middle East into forever warhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/03/iraqi-militias-threaten-draw-middle-east-into-forever-war/New Hormuz plan leaves Iran in controlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/01/israel-poised-return-iran-war-heaviest-us-strikes/US lacks weapons to defend Israel against Iran, leaked memo warnshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/02/us-lacks-weapons-to-defend-israel-leaked-memo-warns/Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026Producer: Max BowerVideo Producer: Peter ShevlinResearcher and Social Producer: Anna HindmarshStudio Operator: Andy WatsonExecutive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Senate has limited time to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before Senators leave Washington to return to their home states for summer recess․ The CLARITY Act was not included on the Senate calendar for the week of Monday‚ August 3‚ 2023‚ and there was no cloture petition for H․R․ 3633 on the cloture ledger for the same date․ ~This episode is sponsored by iTrust Capital~ iTrustCapital | Get $100 Funding Reward + No Monthly Fees when you sign up using our custom link! ➜ https://bit.ly/iTrustPaul Guest: Guest: Adam Minehardt - Chief Policy Officer at Hyperliquid Follow on X ➜ https://x.com/adam_minehardt 00:00 intro 00:10 Sponsor: iTrust Capital 01:00 Cody Carbone: Only one slim path for passage 02:30 What are the odds? 04:30 Ethics vs Yields 06:00 This is hyper political 07:00 Giancarlo: stop mentioning CLARITY? 08:10 Should we backdown? 10:00 Bernstein: we crashing 10:50 Anthony Scaramucci: call out Republicans 13:10 Lummis defends Republicans 14:45 What is the pay day for Dems? 15:10 How will CLARITY failure affect Hyperliquid? 16:20 Crypto shouldn't donate? 17:40 CLARITY needs more pages? 18:30 Ethics vs Stablecoins 19:15 NDAA vs CLARITY 19:50 Blame Thune? 20:30 Thune vs Banks 22:00 CLARITY autopsy 23:00 Pause crypto funding? 23:40 Bernie vs crypto 25:00 Crypto vs AIPAC 26:00 Crypto vs Surveillance 27:00 Stop talking about crypto? 28:00 CLARITY failing is priced n? 29:10 Vote out anti-crypto politicians? 30:30 Trump will blame dems? 31:30 HYPE will benefit from IPO season? 32:00 Clarity vs Binance 32:40 Elon should never mention crypto again? 33:30 Crypto will skyrocket if fails? #Crypto #Ethereum #Hyperliquid ~CLARITY Out of Time!?

The Dawn Stensland Show opens with flash-flood warnings across the Philadelphia region, a rough ride on I-76, and Dawn refusing to brush off dangerous road conditions. We also react to a Phillies trade that could move Trea Turner to the outfield, the return of Eagles training camp, fresh manufacturing numbers, and President Trump saying talks with Iran are back on as a possible strike is put on hold. Dawn backs Judge Jeanine Pirro after she drops the felony case against former Olympian David Hearn, arguing that new police reports leave prosecutors without enough proof in the Reflecting Pool case. Frank Scales and Ian McGuinness of Surge Philly then bring video from the ICE detention center at Delaney Hall, where anti-border protesters create a human wall to keep them out of an encampment on public property. The crew also reacts to Cornell student Austin Franco rejecting a paid internship at what he calls a Jewish-run firm, while Frank and Ian warn that anti-Jewish rhetoric is spreading among young men through social feeds. Dr. Yair Lev joins Dawn to make the case for Pencils Over Pixels and a parent opt-out from school-issued screens in Lower Merion classrooms. He says parents, pediatricians, physicians, and tech experts want more teacher-led instruction, books, pencils, and face-to-face learning, but the district refuses to give families a real choice. Dawn puts parental rights at the center of the school fight while also tracking the regional search for an armed Walmart shooting suspect and a Pennsylvania murder suspect caught before boarding an international flight.

Todd Blanche, President Trump's pick for attorney general, walks back that anti- weaponization fund. But will it be enough to get the Republicans who are against him to approve his nomination? ... Have the president's repeated threats against Iran lost their impact? ... Dangerous wildfires spread in Washington state.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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President Trump says the intervention of the United States' Gulf allies led him to put a pause on Iranian strikes, because there was a potential deal in the works. The president saying talks are a priority, with negotiations set to begin today. Iran has not publicly commented on Trump's remarks, with Trump declining to comment about possible U.S. troop movements out of the region.Senators on Sunday night, reached a deal to fund the government through December 11th, with a goal to avoid a shutdown during the midterm elections. The deal, approved by both Democrat and Republican leaders, would block a grant rule proposed by the Trump administration. White House officials say the rule was meant to “improve transparency, accountability, and oversight" for federal grants, but some Senators say it could lead to "politicizing grants."Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded the Department's $1.8-billion anti-weaponization fund. The move follows weeks of discussions with Senators who had raised concerns about the fund and delayed Blanche's nomination as Attorney General. The agreement could pave the way for Senator John Cornyn to support Blanche when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on his nomination Tuesday.

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This Day in Legal History: The Immigration Act of 1882On August 3, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur signed the Immigration Act of 1882, the first comprehensive federal law regulating immigration into the United States. Before this, immigration had largely been left to the individual states; this Act marked the moment the federal government claimed the subject as its own, and it built the first federal machinery for controlling who could enter the country.The Act did two enduring things. First, it imposed a “head tax”—fifty cents on every immigrant arriving by ship—to fund the administration of immigration, and it placed enforcement under the Secretary of the Treasury, creating the country's first federal immigration bureaucracy. Second, and more consequentially for the law that followed, it created categories of people who would be excluded: convicts, the “insane,” and—in language that would echo for the next century and a half—”any person unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge.” That public-charge concept, born here in 1882, is the same doctrine we discussed just a couple of weeks ago when the current administration revived an expansive version of the public-charge rule.The significance of August 3, 1882 is that it is the taproot of the entire federal immigration system. Coming just months after the Chinese Exclusion Act, it established the foundational premise that the national government decides the terms of admission to the United States, and it introduced the framework—head taxes, excludable categories, federal enforcement—on which everything since has been built. It's worth sitting with the tension in the date: 1882 is also, almost exactly, the moment Emma Lazarus was composing “The New Colossus,” with its welcome to the tired and the poor. The law and the poem were born together, and the distance between them—between the statute's exclusions and the sonnet's embrace—is a distance the country has been arguing about ever since.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” clearing what had been the biggest obstacle to his confirmation. If you were with us last week, this is the resolution of that story. The fund—created by a Justice Department order back in May—would have used taxpayer money to compensate people who claimed to be victims of the prior administration's Justice Department, a group that notably included those convicted in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack. Republican Senator John Cornyn had refused to support Blanche's nomination until the fund was killed, and this week Blanche did exactly that, signing an order declaring the May directive “rescinded” with “no force or effect,” and, as part of the deal, agreeing to limit the related immunity arrangement so it applies only to the IRS and not to other agencies. The significance ties together several threads we've followed all summer. This fund grew out of the same collusive IRS settlement that a federal judge voided as a sham, and it sat at the center of concerns about the Justice Department being used to reward the president's allies. That a senator from the president's own party forced its formal repeal as the price of confirmation is advice-and-consent working as a genuine check—and it means the incoming attorney general takes office having had to publicly dismantle one of the administration's most criticized initiatives before the Senate would trust him with the job.Acting US Attorney General Blanche rescinds ‘anti-weaponization' fund before confirmation vote | ReutersNPR · NBC NewsIn a court filing, Capital One has disclosed for the first time that it closed more than 300 Trump Organization bank accounts back in 2021 after an anti-money-laundering review—the first time a bank has formally tied such concerns to its decision to cut off the president's family business. The context is a lawsuit: the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust and Eric Trump sued Capital One in Florida last year, alleging the bank “debanked” them for political reasons, having notified the Trump Organization of the closures in March 2021, just weeks after January 6. Capital One's filing reframes that story entirely. The bank says its compliance team did precisely what federal regulators expect—flagging accounts that raised anti-money-laundering red flags and acting on them. Here's the legal machinery underneath. Under the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money-laundering rules, banks are legally obligated to monitor their customers, file suspicious-activity reports, and, when warranted, close accounts; failing to do so can expose a bank to serious regulatory penalties. Importantly, Capital One did not accuse the Trump Organization of actual money laundering—flagging a risk and proving a crime are very different things. The significance is that this is a clean collision between two hot legal debates: the “debanking” complaint that financial institutions are dropping customers for political or ideological reasons, and the reality that banks operate under mandatory AML obligations that require them to shed risky accounts. A court will now have to decide which of those framings fits what Capital One actually did.Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money-laundering review | ReutersCNBC · NPRTom Goldstein, the prominent Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog founder we've been following, has launched his appeal—asking the Fourth Circuit to overturn his twelve convictions for tax and mortgage fraud and to undo his six-year prison sentence. Recall the case: a jury found that Goldstein concealed millions from a secret high-stakes poker life, diverted his law firm's fees to cover gambling debts, and lied to mortgage lenders; he was sentenced to 72 months and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution. The appeal is a reminder that even a resource-intensive, headline conviction gets a second look, and Goldstein is raising some genuinely lawyerly arguments. The most interesting is venue—the constitutional requirement that a defendant be tried in the right place. His team argues that while prosecutors proved he filled out loan applications in Maryland, they never proved from where he actually transmitted the documents, leaning on a recent Fourth Circuit decision that took venue seriously. He's also challenging the admission of statements he made in media interviews and the wording of the jury instructions. Commentators describe his path as daunting, and it is—appellate courts rarely overturn convictions, and factual findings get real deference. But the significance is that these are exactly the kinds of technical, procedural issues on which serious appeals are built. Goldstein spent his career winning cases at the top of the appellate system; now he's testing whether that same system will scrutinize the government's work in convicting him.US Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein appeals tax conviction | ReutersLaw360 · Bloomberg LawAnd finally, the Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal case against David Hearn, the former Olympic canoeist charged with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—and the reason is striking. We covered Hearn's not-guilty plea back in July, when his lawyers called the prosecution an abuse of power built on a “concocted narrative.” It turns out that characterization may have been closer to the truth than the charge. In a 20-page filing, prosecutors acknowledged that evidence received after Hearn was indicted shows the damage to the pool “was the result of flawed installation by the contractor,” compounded by “the rush to complete the project” before the America 250 celebrations around July 4. In other words: not vandalism—shoddy construction. The U.S. Attorney's office said it only learned of the flawed-installation evidence after a grand jury had already indicted him. The significance goes right to prosecutorial power and its risks. A 67-year-old man was detained for hours and charged with a felony over damage that, by the government's own admission, he didn't cause. The case collapsing is the system correcting itself—but only after Hearn spent weeks as a felony defendant. It's a real-world illustration of a point we keep returning to: the decision to charge is one of the most consequential and least reviewable powers in the legal system, and when it's exercised on a flawed factual premise, the damage to the person charged is done long before the dismissal.US Justice Department drops case against former US Olympian over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool | ReutersPBS NewsHour · CNN This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

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Tuần trước, Thứ trưởng Ngoại giao Mỹ Christopher Landau đã đến Quần đảo Solomon để gặp tân Thủ tướng Matthew Wale. Chuyến thăm này lẽ ra không có gì đặc biệt nếu Landau không phải là quan chức cấp cao nhất của chính quyền Trump đến thăm các đảo quốc Thái Bình Dương — một khu vực rộng lớn gồm 16 quốc gia và vùng lãnh thổ, không tính Australia và New Zealand — kể từ khi Tổng thống Donald Trump tái đắc cử vào năm ngoái.Xem thêm.

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) Iran suggested negotiations to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, after President Donald Trump called off what he said was a major attack on the Islamic Republic. Oil fell on Monday, with Brent crude down about 4.5% to just over $83 a barrel, after Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said discussions between Tehran and Oman over management of the strait are in the final stages. Trump said Sunday that a deal to open the waterway may be close and that new unspecified talks with Iran would begin on Monday. 2) Stocks and bonds rose as the latest sign of easing tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices lower, allaying concerns about faster inflation. S&P 500 futures added 0.5%, signaling a positive start to a week awash with key economic data and corporate earnings. Brent crude slid as much as 7.3% to $81.55 a barrel after President Donald Trump called off a planned attack on Iran. Treasuries rose across the curve, with the benchmark 10-year yield dropping four basis points to 4.69%. 3) The US and Japan’s first joint action on the yen in 15 years, with warnings they won’t “hesitate” to move again, has underscored their unprecedented determination to defend the Asian currency. It’s still unclear how much Washington spent to help lift the yen from its four-decade low. But the currency’s rebound points at interventions larger than in 1998 and 2011, when US contributions didn’t surpass the $1 billion mark. Japan alone is estimated to have spent $53 billion on Thursday — a likely single-day record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.