Headlines for August 3, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Monday, August 3, 2026
Today, Donald Trump has appealed his slush fund and tax immunity case as Cornyn and Tillis try to reach a deal with Todd Blanche ahead of the August 4th committee confirmation vote, the Justice Department argues the slush fund isn’t going forward in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro has dropped the charge against olympian Davey Hearn in the reflecting pool case, Capital One says it closed Trump’s bank accounts over money laundering, Trump TACOs again with Iran as one of his generals warns the U.S. doesn’t have the forces to protect Israel, Rep. Max Miller of Ohio was denounced by Senator Bernie Moreno for abusing his daughter, and Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has restored the voting rights for 66,000 people with prior felony convictions.
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Sources:
Finance Republicans kill bid to stop Trump IRS audit-immunity deal - Live Updates - POLITICO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6003015-trump-appeals-irs-lawsuit-ruling/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.857345/gov.uscourts.casd.857345.13.0.pdf
Trump says he will ‘push hard’ for payout fund, keep Blanche as acting AG - The Washington Post
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html
General warns he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel amid Iran war - The Washington Post
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns : NPR
Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law - POLITICO
Thank you for the update, Allison. I am glad you had a good conversation with Katie Phang. Let’s hope the judge sees through Todd Blanche facad.
Allison ... you should mention on the show that there is a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in November in Virginia that would restore voting rights to felons after they have completed their sentence automatically without requiring specific action by the governor. It is one of three amendments on the ballot in November that are very important (the other two involve codifying reproductive rights in the state constitution and marriage equality/same-sex marriage).