Headlines for August 4, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Today, Cornyn and Tillis cave as Todd Blanche writes a legally dubious rescission of the slush fund but keeps Trump’s tax immunity in place, Donald Trump is considering firing Jeanine Pirro over the dismissing the reflecting pool charges and claiming it wasn’t vandals, ICE handed over letters and drawings it seized from children in detention pursuant to my freedom of information act request, the Senate has finalized a stop gap that would block Trump’s grant overhaul, and the Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender troops.
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Sources:
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul - POLITICO
Todd Blanche on track for confirmation after Cornyn strikes Trump settlement deal - POLITICO
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/transgender-troops-ban.html
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/jeanine-pirro-removal-reflecting-pool
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
On February 9th ProPublica reported:
Todd Blanche's rescission of the slush fund is legally meaningless. Until Trump gives up any claims to either the slush fund or the tax immunity, both can be resurrected at a time of Trump's choosing.
I find both Tillis and Cornyn deserving of the following quote, "There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
—Liz Cheney
Thank you so much