Blanche rescinds $1.776B so-called 'anti-weaponization' fund, Trump cancels planned Iran attack... again

August 3, 2026 - 6am: Blanche reversal: Acting AG ends $1.776B so-called ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and clarifies Trump tax deal Trump says he canceled strikes on Iran (again) claims progress on outlines of an Iran deal Nancy Youssef/Johnathan Lemire piece in The Atlantic, “This May Be Trump’s Biggest Error in the Iran War” David French NYT Op-Ed: “The War That Could Swallow the World” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior made several controversial, and often false, claims about Covid-19, vaccines and measles over the weekend. Dr. Omer Awan does some fact checking.