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Acting AG Blanche formally kills the $1.8 billion payout fund for Trump's prosecuted allies to win two GOP holdouts, a day after Trump vowed to revive it.
Trump family audit shield now retroactive only
Source: The Washington Post
August 2, 2026
Senate appropriators reach a bipartisan deal funding the government through Dec. 11 and blocking OMB Director Vought's rule giving the White House final say over federal grants.
Procedural vote Monday night before recess
Source: The Hill
August 2, 2026
Wildfires burning into Spokane destroy more than 600 structures and force 60,000 evacuations, with all three fires at zero percent containment.
4,000 firefighters from 12 states, Australia
Source: KREM Spokane
August 2, 2026
GOP Sen. Moreno says former son-in-law Rep. Max Miller should not serve in Congress, two days after declining to say whether Miller should quit the race.
Miller livestream blamed ex-wife's mental health
Source: NBC News
August 2, 2026
Illinois begins one-time $400 food payments to households cut from SNAP by new federal work requirements, with automatic enrollment.
134,734 fewer recipients since April
Source: WLS Chicago
August 2, 2026
U.S. and Iran open negotiations Monday on a proposal to reopen the Hormuz Strait and end the naval blockade after Trump calls off weekend strikes.
No deal reached yet, mediators caution
Source: CBS News
August 2, 2026
