Trump News for Tuesday, August 4, 2026

An official has indicated that the visa revocation would not mean that Brazil's ambassador will be expelled from the US.

The arrest happened shortly before President Trump was due to host a fundraising dinner at the golf course.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google met in D.C. to review Trump's AI oversight framework amid cybersecurity concerns and regulatory questions.

The latest attack comes after at least 27 people were killed in both Russia and Ukraine earlier this week.

The National Guard's ongoing mission in Washington, D.C., is projected to cost another $1.4 billion through the remainder of the Trump administration.

A new Truth Social subscription service is another way for the president to profit from his office.

The suspect was seen taking photos and videos of the Trump National Golf Course in Los Angeles County over the weekend, authorities said.

President Donald Trump’s helipad project on the White House South Lawn appears to be undergoing changes that have resulted in some of the work being reversed...

The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.

How's that for transparency?

Missouri's top election official has rejected a citizens' petition seeking a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald T...

The figure offers a glimpse of how much taxpayer money will be spent on a deployment that has been widely criticised.

Negotiators are working to expand safe shipping through the strait, though key differences remain unresolved.

Gov. Greg Abbott directed regulators to audit data center projects seeking to connect to the grid amid growing backlash.

President Donald Trump urged oil giants Exxon and Chevron to slash retail fuel prices.

OpenAI disputes the Justice Department's view, but said it wanted to move forward with a program to support employees "requiring immigration support."

A US federal appeals court says EPA likely acted unlawfully in trying to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial on the resurgence of left-wing political terrorism. Secretary o…

Three Idaho National Guard troops entered Purple Heart veteran Anna King's Washington, D.C., front yard, wrestled her to the ground, and zip-tied her hands. She was later charged with assaulting them. King's lawyers believe the troops targeted her because she…

The latest CBS News hire shows that the way to get ahead in journalism is to act as a tool for the powerful. The post Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists appeared first on The Intercept.

Greg Bovino said Mullin "delivered a masterclass in how to give terrible answers."

A federal prosecutor said his office had to reach out "dozens and dozens of times" to get the truth about the Reflecting Pool.

Tough to get caught doing something illegal in this administration.

The White House confirmed Tuesday’s meeting to address advanced model safety amid recent high-profile hacking incidents.

Attribution is preliminary, and so far it seems no real damage. And it seems like this is a campaign that has targeted at least seven states. And, because this is where the US is right now, Trump doesn’t believe it’s Iran and that Minnesota…I guess…hacked its…

While FBI poll monitoring not new, US lawmakers raise alarm amid Trump's years-long claims of election fraud.

IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said last month that Iran's missile production rate increased during the ceasefire.

A 23-year-old raised $225 million, rode an AI thesis to a $25 billion peak, and then watched two-thirds of it vanish in a week. This is the story of how being right about the future isn't enough if you get the math of leverage and timing wrong — and why the m…

A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, h...

Blanche's nomination now goes to the full US Senate for a vote.

The report accuses banks of failing to meet their legal requirements to flag suspicious activity and calls for a probe.

The term assumes that adding a child to a family is for the best. But that’s not always the case.

I don’t know but when your best argument is “we got locked out of our accounts for supporting violent insurrectionists,” maybe it’s time to stop arguing. But if there’s anything Trump likes, it’s being a plaintiff in a lawsuit. So, that’s exactly what the Tru…

The White House has released an elaborate spoof replacing Kidman’s breathless ode to moviegoing with a tacky recreation of Donald Trump’s so-called “Golden Age.”

The White House has turned to a well-known Nicole Kidman spot for AMC Theatres to try to remind MAGA voters of Donald Trump’s promise of a new golden age. A new White House video is a take off of the Kidman spot, with a young man wearing a Make America Great …

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the...

US President Donald Trump says Iran has ‘one last chance’ to make a deal, but Tehran is in no hurry to take it.

Wall Street firms will get information milliseconds faster than the general public—and Trump will directly benefit.

US president's hand-picked DC attorney in firing line after dropping charges for vandalism of Washington landmark.

The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up arrests.

David Ellison courted Trump when seeking approval for his WBD deal. He argues in a new op-ed that his politics are "just like most Americans."

Government defends early release scheme, blaming prison capacity crisis.

Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake endorsed Democrat Jon Ossoff for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, in interview with Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Senate Judiciary Committee officially advanced Todd Blanche’s AG nomination, dealing a big middle finger to Epstein’s survivors, the GOP buffoons that feigned concern about Trump’s big slush fund, and anyone who cares about Americans’ reproductive rights.

There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.

This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even plants that are facing extinction around the world

An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in...

Hundreds of Haitian immigrants in Ohio who had Temporary Protected Status have been summoned by the ICE for in-person "check-ins," immigration advocates say.

More and more models are being built on the shoulders of giants—for better or worse.

Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary in President Donald Trump’s first term, has filed a restraining order against Miller.

President Donald Trump lashed out at oil companies and his own US attorney in the gilded Oval Office on Monday as his spin ran into the real world.

Big Oil companies have bagged astronomical profits as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, is connecting to traditionally liberal border communities disillusioned with the party.

By Nate Raymond and Jan Wolfe Aug 4 - U.S.

With president Donald Trump's war with Iran quagmired (media lost count weeks ago of the number of times we've won or that a deal is near; he's called off "major" new strikes 7 times in as many weeks by one count), military brass are out of ideas for making p…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has c...

In negotiations with Republican senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general, Todd Blanche formally rescinded a $1.8 billion fund mean...

It’s hard to not have noticed that a key enabler of U.S. authoritarianism was our consolidated corporate media, which (with scattered exception) was more than happy to throw the entirety of journalistic integrity in the toilet for a chance to please a mad, id…

The latest talks come as Israel continues to occupy and strike southern Lebanon.

New diplomatic push undertaken as repeated ceasefire failures expose limits of mediation.

Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.

President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada this week to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy, border security and...

Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies of Rwanda. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country.

The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly quarter of the city's residents.

US president has claimed Iran 'desperate' to do a deal or given Tehran 'last chance' on multiple occasions.

Trump called the latest talks Iran's "last chance" to sign a deal before what he called "decapitation."

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 () - The U. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, acc...

U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war. The post The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

From House battlegrounds to party fights and Trump's influence, here are the races to follow during Tuesday's primaries.

According to his mother, Cornejo had diabetes and high blood pressure, and was not given medicine regularly since he was first arrested.

Candidates are also vying to replace Gov. Whitmer, who is term-limited.

Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.

UFC owners lose $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.

The Trump administration is proposing changes to Head Start rules, delivering on the administration's promise to deregulate the early education program for children from low-income families.

A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the...

Israeli strikes on Gaza only intensified in the days following a US-brokered agreement billed as a 'breakthrough'.

Why Spokane's wildfires spread so fast, what caused them and why Washington is facing a major fire crisis.

Petro accuses programmers of altering vote counts and claims metadata tied to election results was hidden from review.

Second Delaney Hall detainee death in eight months prompts calls to close facility, demands for answers.

Benchmark S&P500 approaches all-time peak as Washington, Tehran offer conflicting accounts of status of talks.

Trump endorsed Scotts Miracle-Gro from Oval Office, saying it replaced White House lawn for free, raising ethics concerns.

While US President Donald Trump has said Iran is not to blame, cyber experts tell the BBC it likely the attack was at the hands of the Iran.

The duties were imposed over claims that 60 US trading partners have failed to tackle forced labour.

Trump just escalated restrictions on Havana warning that Cuba remains a ‘threat to national security’.

Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks.

The states claim the new levies are a pretext to re-impose tariffs that were ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court.

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, according to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Miller is under fire after being accused of abusing his ex-wife and their 2-year-old child, with his former father-in-law Sen. Bernie Moreno speaking out against him. Miller denies the allegations.

Two holdout Republican senators said they will support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after he scrapped potential payouts to Trump allies. NBC News’ Ga...

A president used to bending US politics to his will faces two stinging losses in a matter of days, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

US president says talks with Iran are under way, warning the negotiations are Tehran's 'last chance' to secure a deal.