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Trump claims Iran talks are underway as Tehran denies it

The international oil benchmark Brent crude rose again to 2.7% with traffic through the crucial waterway at a trickle compared to its peacetime flow.
Image: A woman waves an Iranian flag. A banner showing a portrait of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen hanging on a building wall in the background.
Image: A woman waves an Iranian flag. A banner showing a portrait of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen hanging on a building wall in the background.
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The legal loophole that could revive the Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order saying Trump’s $1.8 billion fund had been “rescinded,” but critics note he’s not the only one who has a say in the matter.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche with President Donald Trump in the briefing room of the White House on June 27, 2025.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche with President Donald Trump in the briefing room of the White House on June 27, 2025.
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Michigan’s blockbuster primary headlines the last big election night before November

Steve Kornacki breaks down the matchup between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in The Data Dive newsletter.
Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed.
Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed.
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Trump says Jeanine Pirro ‘folded like an umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool case

Trump said he was “disappointed” in Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, after the DOJ dropped its case against an Olympic canoeist accused of vandalism.
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Court fight begins over South Africa’s land law that irks the Trump administration

Trump has said the law will be used to target white farmers for land seizures and has cited it as a reason the U.S. has withdrawn all financial aid to South Africa.
A farmworker works in the vineyards on a farm in South Africa.
A farmworker works in the vineyards on a farm in South Africa.

Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill 9

Russia has used glide bombs against Ukrainian towns and cities since it invaded its neighbor more than four years ago. The Soviet-era bombs are retrofitted with guidance systems and can carry up to 6,600 pounds of explosives.
Video shows deadly drone attack on beach in Gelendzhik, Russia (Aug 3, 2026)
Video shows deadly drone attack on beach in Gelendzhik, Russia (Aug 3, 2026)

Feds charge FBI agent they say stole nearly $1 million in crypto from Russia

The FBI supervisory special agent believed the FBI “could not or would not act against adversarial cryptocurrency accounts,” prosecutors said.
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Another Hormuz? What to know about the Houthi threat to the Red Sea

Each year, about 12% to 15% of global maritime trade worth more than $1 trillion transits the waterway, which extends from the Suez Canal in the north to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the south.
Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea
Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea
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ICE officers are increasingly making arrests at U.S. airports

Immigration officers are averaging 20 to 40 arrests per day, compared with fewer than 10 a day in May 2025, a senior DHS official said.
Trump Sends ICE Agents To Airports As DHS Remains Unfunded
Trump Sends ICE Agents To Airports As DHS Remains Unfunded
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Trump says Jeanine Pirro ‘choked’ by dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case

The president also made claims about damage to the pool that lack evidence.
A U.S. National Park Service employee uses a vacuum pump to clean algae off the bottom of the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall
A U.S. National Park Service employee uses a vacuum pump to clean algae off the bottom of the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall
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