Blanche rescinds $1.776B so-called 'anti-weaponization' fund, Trump cancels planned Iran attack... again

August 3, 2026 - 6am:

• Blanche reversal: Acting AG ends $1.776B so-called ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and clarifies Trump tax deal 
• Trump says he canceled strikes on Iran (again) claims progress on outlines of an Iran deal
• Nancy Youssef/Johnathan Lemire piece in The Atlantic, “This May Be Trump’s Biggest Error in the Iran War”
• David French NYT Op-Ed: “The War That Could Swallow the World”
• HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior made several controversial, and often false, claims about Covid-19, vaccines and measles over the weekend. Dr. Omer Awan does some fact checking.
• Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio calls on his former son-in-law, Republican Congressman Max Miller of Ohio, to resign following domestic abuse allegations made by Moreno’s daughter

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