After Trump’s Board of Peace Made a Plan for Gaza, the Bombings Grew Worse

President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

By Isabel Kershner and Adam Rasgon

Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem, and Adam Rasgon from Tel Aviv.

Aug. 5, 2026

Updated 8:05 a.m. ET

Soon after President Trump announced a new plan last week to deliver peace and security in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave instead experienced a spike in deadly Israeli bombings, which threatened to undermine hopes for long-awaited progress.

Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world 

as trade resumes

Matthew Pearce

Wed 29 Jul 2026 06.00 BST

The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships could spread invasive marine species across the world’s oceans once they begin sailing again.

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

Aug. 4, 2026, 10:58 PM PDT / Updated Aug. 5, 2026, 1:48 AM PDT

By Henry J. Gomez

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination in a close race over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left on the march this midterm cycle.

Let’s Be Clear: Todd Blanche Is an Unqualified Hack Who Shouldn’t Be U.S. Attorney General

If Congressional Republicans had any spine at all, they wouldn’t let something like this happen.

By Charles P. Pierce 

PUBLISHED: AUG 04, 2026 2:53 PM EDT

Let us state the obvious, because to state the obvious remains a kind of patriotic duty in the land of the madmen: Todd Blanche is no more qualified to be the attorney general of the United States than Jeffrey Dahmer was qualified to be chef d’hotel at the Pfister in Milwaukee.

A Normie Democrat Revolt Is Pushing Abdul El-Sayed Toward Victory

“The only reasonable thing seems to be: Burn it down and start over, and make it different,” one Michigan organizer said.

By Alex Roarty

August 2, 2026 07:00 a.m.

WILLIAMSTON, Mich. — Kent Tisdale spent most of his life voting for Republicans before he started voting for Democrats, even backing Donald Trump in 2016. The 70-year-old retiree can even remember that his biggest concern backing Mitt Romney in 2012 was that the GOP presidential nominee wasn’t conservative enough.

Michigan midterm primaries

Politics 

Aug 4, 2026 9:51 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that not only has implications for control of the chamber next year but will also test the growing clout of the party's progressive wing as well as that of a powerful pro-Israel organization.

Trump touts his ‘real polling numbers’ in paranoid ‘fake news’ rant but offers no proof they exist

Beleaguered president blames ‘corrupt’ journalists for very real polls showing just over a third of Americans approve of his performance

John Bowden in Washington, D.C.

Monday 03 August 2026 

Donald Trump exploded at coverage of his job performance on Monday morning as his voter ID agenda continues to stall in Congress and the war with Iran pushes his numbers down more and more each day.

Drama, debt and dysfunction at the DNC

27 July 2026, 6:27pm Cockburn

 Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin stepped into his role in early 2025. He said last year it’s the “political equivalent of being a fire hydrant. You get pissed on by everyone.” That might be partially his own fault. The committee, under his leadership, is $2 million in debt. Their physical headquarters have been put up for collateral in a last-ditch attempt to obtain a line of credit. And Martin threw his phone at a junior aide in a fit of frustration at the beginning of the month, resulting in an HR investigation.

Upon Reflecting on His Pool Debacle, Trump Makes Pirro the Scapegoat for His Own Mistakes

August 3rd 2026

Edited by Yiannis Damellos

Source: NPR and agencies

Picture by ChatGPT

Feels like the Twilight of the Gilded Age of Trump, the Age of No Reason.

The rapid collapse of the federal government's Reflecting Pool prosecutions has exposed far more than a failed criminal investigation. It has revealed a President struggling with the consequences of his own political delusions, an incompetent administration ready to self-implode, and a search for someone to blame when the facts no longer support it. 

Blocking Cholesterol with Sildenafil and Statins Can Reduce the Spread of Some Cancers

August 3rd, 2026

Source: The Times of Israel

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered a promising new strategy for preventing cancer from spreading, or metastasizing, by combining two widely used medications: sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) and statins, which are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol.

Published in the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Research, the study suggests these well-known drugs may interfere with a biological process that metastatic cancer cells rely on to invade other parts of the body.

Six Reasons Why the United States Is Low on Munitions

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Frank Spatt/DVIDS

Commentary by Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park

Published July 31, 2026

The United States’ shortage of key munitions has entered the national debate and reportedly become a major element in presidential decision-making in the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran. Use during the war against Iran is indeed a major driver of the issue, but it is not the only one. There are other reasons—strategic, industrial, institutional, and operational—why the Department of Defense (DOD) lacks the depth of munitions inventories that it needs today. Understanding the full history is necessary to fix the problem.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issues order rescinding "anti-weaponization fund"

morning news

Updated on: August 3, 2026

12:25 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order Sunday evening formally rescinding plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of President Trump.

Two crew killed after firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, as British pilot survives

4 hours ago

Paulin Kola and Nikos Papanikolaou

Two crew members have been killed after two helicopters collided mid-air in Greece while battling wildfires. The fatalities were a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service liaison officer. A British pilot and another Greek co-ordinator on the second helicopter survived.

Jailed ex-leader Maduro welcomes ‘any path to dialogue’ in Venezuela ahead of US talks

Maduro, who is imprisoned in New York, made the remarks ahead of the meeting between Venezuela’s interim government and opposition leaders

Agence France-Presse
Published: 4:40am, 3 Aug 2026

Venezuela’s imprisoned former leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday welcomed “any path to dialogue”, ahead of a US-backed meeting in the coming week between representatives of the Latin American country’s interim government and opposition leaders.

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

August 2, 2026

2:31 PM ET
By Willem Marx

Capital One bank has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Organization over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts back in 2021, arguing in new papers that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering review — not retaliation for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, as the Trump family businesses have claimed.

Daily Beast: ‘Where’s Mitch’ Chants Erupt at Major Kentucky Political Event

AWOL
The absent Senator has attended the Fancy Farm picnic for more than 40 years
Sarah-Jane Collins, Daily Beast Reporter
Updated Aug. 2 2026 1:59 PM EDT 

Published Aug. 2 2026 12:54 PM EDT
Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s absence at a major event on the state’s political calendar this weekend took center stage as members of the crowd shouted, “Where’s Mitch?”

RFK Jr loses temper in angry clash with CNN host over measles and Covid: ‘You want to sit here and attack me?’

Heated health secretary angrily accuses Dr. Anthony Fauci of ‘lying about everything’ and CNN of ‘punishing’ people during Covid in contentious interview

John Bowden in Washington, D.C.

Sunday 02 August 2026 18:17 BST

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into it with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday in an interview segment that quickly evolved into Kennedy angrily berating Bash and her network for “punishing” people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law

“I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake,” the senator said.
By Mia McCarthy
08/02/2026 11:09 AM EDT|

POLITICO

Sen. Bernie Moreno, the father of Emily Moreno who made allegations of domestic and child abuse to her ex-husband Rep. Max Miller, denounced the Ohio Republican for the first time Sunday, calling for him to exit the House.