Trump News for Monday, August 3, 2026

The average person isn't equipped to fact-check every video in their feed.

The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping gr...

Trump has repeatedly walked back threats of attacks on Iran

Low-income US households are hit hardest, spending more than 10 percent of monthly income on petrol as prices rise.

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country's most pristine ecos…

Arab Americans in Michigan who withheld support for Kamala Harris in 2024 say they will not back pro-Israel candidates.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro met with President Trump at the White House Monday afternoon amid questions about her future, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

ABC News' Katherine Faulders breaks down the deal that won over GOP holdouts and what comes next for Todd Blanche's confirmation.

Donald Trump’s big gains with Black, Hispanic, and young voters  suggested a major shift. Less than two years later, the president has lost those new supporters.

President Trump said U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro "folded like an umbrella" when she dropped the Reflect...

For a brief moment late last week, it looked like acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to get the word “acting” removed from his job title was in serious trouble. But that moment appears to have passed, as two key Republican senators just signalled that…

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: It’s clearer than ever that President Donald Trump has…

The White House was directly involved in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s order to formally rescind the president’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” f...

Israel says it has doubts about the Palestinian group laying down its weapons.

By Julia Harte Aug 3 - Brown University President Christina Paxson said on Monday that she would leave her post at the end of the academic year, following a...

From the New York Times to the EU, liberals defending Spain from far-right fearmongering are regurgitating the right’s anti-immigrant premise. The post Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings appeared first on The Intercept.

Some good news for Sam Altman as he tries to grease the skids.

It’s unclear when (and if) it will be publicly released.

We are very used to Donald Trump saying things that aren't true. This is something different.

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. We always like a bit of good democracy news — such news being in overall short supply — and acting Attorney …

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U. President Donald Trump accused ExxonMobil and Chevron on Monday of making "too much money" off higher fuel prices and said t...

US President Donald Trump said Iran has a "last chance" to reach a nuclear agreement.

Prosecutors dropped their case against David Hearn on Friday, blaming Reflecting Pool damage on a "botched installation" rather than vandalism. That has implications for other people who were charged.

Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.

The service is expected to start production of upgrades "with little to no developmental flight testing," the GAO report found.

Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money launder...

Geopolitical chaos “actually increases the importance of such firms because people are getting a bit more desperate,” one maritime trade expert told Fortune.

President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran ‌faced "decapitation" if it did not ‌agree a pact to end the conflict between ​the two nations, saying Tehran had...

Amazon is promising you can get some refund back in a 'limited set of circumstances.'

The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.

The Pentagon is reportedly asking troops for "creative" ways to "punish" Iran, as America's war with the Middle Eastern nation drags on.

Hail to the Chief. Our country is being run by paranoid conspiracy theorist megalomaniac who openly wishes to kick-start America’s first autocracy. Nothing that goes wrong is ever the president’s fault. It’s always the fault of officials with insufficient loy…

Two Republican senators say they will end their opposition after order cancelling controversial $1.8bn fund.

US president demands ‘Total Surrender’ amid escalating naval blockade in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Venture capitalist David Friedberg says he thinks the initial popularity of New York's city-run grocery stores will "light a fire for socialism."

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the throes of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history. Could it have been prevented?

Iranians feeling pressure amid US president's on-again, off-again comments on conflict and negotiations.

Sometimes it helps to just write out everything that happened leading up to a situation so we don’t lose sight of just how ridiculous it is. I mean, would you believe that a President would sue his own IRS for something that happened under his own watch and d…

A former National Park Service ranger is touring visitor centers with flyers containing the history the Trump administration removed from the walls. Melissa Dalley quit the National Park Service in April. Now she visits Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier as…

Russia launched 381 missiles into Ukraine in July, Kyiv said.

The highway enters Western Sahara, a disputed territory that Morocco claims sovereignty over.

The unusual funding method backed a joint U.S.-Japan move that lifted the yen to 157 per dollar, but economists say it won't fix underlying issues

A federal judge is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to go ahead for now with plans to build a border wall through a levee system protecting a sma...

Trump claims Chevron's success stems from his policies, calling for urgent reductions in US fuel prices for consumers.

Socialists face prove-it moment in battleground Wisconsin... (First column, 7th story, link) Related stories:High-Stakes Michigan Primary Tests Progressive Clout... Fournier Compares Abdul El-Sayed to Clinton! Republicans want to talk …

Exchange of fire intensifies as the war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino turned to Donald Trump to save his job amid revolt to World Cup privatisation plan.

Throwing paint on a statue at Columbia seems like a minor crime, but cops use tremendous resources when pro-Palestine protesters are in the crosshairs. The post NYPD Used High-Tech Surveillance to Find Gaza Paint Splatter Protester, Docs Show appeared first o…

PONTIAC, Mich. - Michael Sutton, 18, is new to politics, but he says he’s convinced it’s broken. Sutton walked this working-class neighborhood of bungalows n...

Trump rejects Tehran theory, blames 'grossly incompetent' governor of Minnesota instead

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said that the military has “exceeded” the parameters of President Donald Trump’s orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels.

The lack of international action after the atrocities in el-Geneina and el-Fasher has doomed el-Obeid.

Ideally, I think it makes sense to open up the U.S. market to Chinese goods (AI, EVs, robots), but have functional and well-funded regulators that policy all labor, competition, environmental, privacy, and consumer rights abuses. But big companies don’t much …

Cuba’s electricity grid collapsed late on Sunday, the state-owned grid ​operator said, plunging the island of ‌about 10 million people into darkness as blackouts become more frequent.

US Troops Asked to Pitch 'Creative and Unconventional' Ideas to Punish Iran? (Second column, 1st story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: MIDEAST, EUROPE CONFLICTS MERGE! Kremlin Bullying More Russians Into Fighting... 5.3 MAG QUAKE SUEZ, …

There are competing narratives in Tehran for its post-war recovery.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds President Trump's anti-weaponization fund ahead of his confirmation hearing. And, the president calls off strikes on Iran over a potential deal.

President Donald Trump announced the United States and Iran are set to resume talks following his decision to call off massive strikes over the weekend. Ther...

Trump and Blanche will simply call the weaponization fund something else when it's brought back a month from now, and we're all powerless.

The company uses electrolysis to separate the key critical elements President Donald Trump's administration desperately wants to produce domestically from th...

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Too darn f*****g hot: Hybrid Economics on the economics of extreme heat — the productivity losses, infrastructure strain, and adaptation costs that are becoming a permanent line item in the global economy. Unusually …

Israel escalates Gaza attacks and pushes hardline demands, threatening the US-backed peace roadmap.

By Steve Holland, Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the U...

As Michigan Democrats fracture over their Senate primary, the presumptive Republican nominee hopes to run against a state government he won’t be joining.

Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark on the lawyer who showed an outer-borough striver how to ignore the rules, avoid a paper trail, and make up a good story for the media.

The Fed chair’s biggest challenge is demonstrating his independence from Donald Trump, John Cassidy writes.

The White House is distorting intelligence assessments instead of working to protect the midterm elections, David D. Kirkpatrick writes.

The Michigan Senate primary has turned into a referendum on a word that has never had a fixed meaning. Jon Allsop writes.

Two Republican senators wanted a written guarantee that Trump would not revive a controversial proposal.

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy inf...

Analysts say deal on Hormuz might be achievable but lasting peace agreement still far off.

Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential districts of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing on...

The HHS secretary appeared on “State of the Union” on Sunday—and lost his cool whenever CNN’s Dana Bash said something he didn’t like.

Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is a...

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda.

The primary to replace Rep. Dan Newhouse is a rare opportunity for Washington's Republicans to seek federal office. Candidates representing different wings of the party are testing Trump's influence.

Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.

‘US backs off from Iran before markets open on weekdays’

The big hurdle for Democrats’ Senate majority hopes at the start of the 2026 election cycle seemed clear: The map was terrible for them.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

President Trump announced proposed disarmament deal with Hamas last week. Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.

South Korea is moving away from its policy of prioritizing the immediate denuclearization of North Korea. But despite that shift, experts doubt Pyongyang will return to the negotiating table.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.

A spokesperson for Republican Sen. John Cornyn reposted Blanche's post on Sunday, appearing to clear the way for securing Blanche’s approval.

Cuba’s ageing power grid collapsed on Sunday after a weekend of outages and amid US-imposed fuel shortages.

President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war. It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that he's on the cusp of orderin...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compens...

US President Trump says new talks with Iran will start Monday ‘in the form of a negotiation’ after calling off attack.

The BBC's Russia Editor reports from Kudrinskaya Square, where the blast took place.

An interview request from a bot posing as a reporter revealed an AI-generated news site with articles attacking AI industry critics. For the second time this month, we found links to Targeted Victory, the firm at the center of OpenAI's $125 million political …

US President Donald Trump says helping to bolster the Japanese currency is a sign of friendship.

US President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran is imminent, with negotiations set to begin on Monday.