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2:20 PM ET, August 4, 2026

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Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says  —  Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
60 Minutes Ended Story About Epstein's Shady Bank Transactions  —  CBS's 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein's sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss-run network fired the reporter fronting the investigation.  —  A new report by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden revealed that Deutsche Bank AG …
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:   Follow the Money: How Wall Street Bankrolled Epstein, and How the Trump Administration and CBS are Blocking The Truth
Politico:
Max Miller's lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter  —  A lawyer for Rep. Max Miller took responsibility Tuesday for inadvertently releasing sensitive photos of the Ohio Republican's daughter in a trove of material Miller published Sunday in a bid to defend himself against domestic abuse claims.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Max Miller wants House Ethics to probe allegations against him  —  Rep. Max Miller, facing allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, said he would ask the House Ethics Committee to investigate the claims in an attempt to clear his name.  “In light of all the renewed interest …
Discussion: Forbes, Roll Call and The Daily Caller
Axios:
“Things aren't looking good”: Trump tells Max Miller his candidacy is in trouble
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Jeanine Pirro ‘Folded Like an Umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool Case
Clarence Williams / New York Times:
Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases
CNBC:
U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters  —  The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns …
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Voters are going to the polls in five states, including Michigan, where Democrats are watching the expensive and contentious Senate primary contest between populist Abdul El-Sayed and moderate Rep. Haley Stevens.
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Politico:
Bernie Sanders' circle is pretty clear on who his successor will be  —  The battle to become the country's next progressive leader in the mold of Bernie Sanders is heating up ahead of Democrats' direction-defining Michigan Senate primary.  —  Nowhere is the jockeying and strategy unfolding behind …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche clears Judiciary Committee hurdle on party lines  —  Todd Blanche took a major step toward confirmation as attorney general Tuesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on party lines to advance his nomination, likely setting up a final vote within days.
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Kiara Moore / Washington Examiner:
Cory Booker rips Todd Blanche's AG bid and corruption: 'World's greatest presidential tax cheat'
Washington Post:
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work  —  Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has directed contractors …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump  —  The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again.  But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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David Ellison / New York Times:
Let's Set the Record Straight on the Paramount-Warner Deal  —  Many people have weighed in on Paramount's agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — media analysts, power brokers, political commentators, competitors and, of course, lawyers.  For a transaction of this size, that is expected and appropriate.
Washington Post:
Trump keeps making threats.  The world has stopped flinching.  —  The president's bombast has ceased to rattle world leaders, who have seen him fenced in by courts, rebuffed by Congress and strung along by Iran.  —  Summary  —  LONDON — When President Donald Trump strode into the Rose Garden …
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Axios:
Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race  —  Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. Senate.  The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.
Wall Street Journal:
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics  —  Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements  —  Tired_Thumb is far from alone.  —  In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour …
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
US Sends Election Monitors to Four Michigan Cities for Primary  —  The US Justice Department sent election monitors to four Michigan cities on Tuesday as the state holds a closely watched primary that will set the November lineup for an open US Senate seat — one of the most competitive contests of the 2026 midterms.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Darline Graham breaks with brother on nuking filibuster  —  Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday broke with her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), over abolishing the filibuster three weeks after stepping in to finish the rest of his term.  —  “One of the first things I did was co-sponsor the SAVE America Act.
Politico:
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’  —  As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Senate Democrats Dodge Last Pre-Election Opportunity To Fight Trump  —  They won't take a big stand to protect the election, or resist Trump's broader lawlessness, before the midterms.  —  ∙ Paid  —  This was expected, but it's madness.  —  Over the weekend, Patty Murray …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard.  Now she's suing  —  Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C., scrolling on her phone when three National Guard members entered her front gate, confronted her and pushed …
Discussion: Military.com
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy's Road-Trip TV Show?  —  Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation's summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn't aired a single episode.  —  SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SEAN DUFFY and his family promised …
Discussion: TMZ.com, New Republic and Raw Story
Robert King / Politico:
Ron Johnson's handling of budget hearing rankles Dems  —  Democrats on the Budget Committee were frustrated by Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) first turn with the gavel after the new chair rebutted each of their remarks.  “Welcome to the chairmanship, but I find you are turning this into a debate committee …
Jordan Rubin / MS NOW:
California and other blue states warn of ‘extreme’ risk in backing Trump election order  —  “The consequences of allowing such transformative changes to take effect so close to this fall's elections would be extreme,” 23 states and D.C. argue.  —  California and other Democratic-led states told …
 
 
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
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Reuters:
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