Headlines for August 10, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Monday, August 10, 2026
Today, Todd Blanche was confirmed over the weekend in a 4:30 AM vote 50-49, the Trump-backed George Santos of Tennessee Andy Ogles lost his primary Saturday, a U.S. Appeals Court has blocked Trump’s $400M ballroom project, the U.S. lost 23,000 jobs in July as we see the most ICE arrests of Trump’s second term, Senator Mitch McConnell casts his first vote in weeks by proxy but it didn’t count, General Dan Caine is trying to find an off-ramp from Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran, and Hunter Biden says his dad’s cancer has spread to his bones.
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Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee
Blanche wins votes for Senate confirmation - POLITICO
US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project | Reuters
U.S. Lost 23,000 Jobs in July, While Unemployment Ticked Lower - WSJ
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/08/06/july-sees-most-ice-arrests-trumps-second-term/
Sen. Mitch McConnell cast his first vote in weeks—by proxy. But it didn’t count. - WLKY
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/politics/general-dan-caine-off-ramp-iran-war
https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-joe-biden-cancer-bbc-6223999c596e517b488970d394bb5f2e
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Thank you for the update, Allison. I hope Blanche loses his license to practice law for what he has done with the Epstein victims.