Blanche Gets a Tuesday Vote After the Weaponization Fund Dies
The Senate clears the procedural path to confirm John Blanche as FBI director after Trump drops his demand for a separate fund to investigate political opponents.
Samuel Crane
Bureau: Washington
Senate Panel Schedules a Fauci Contempt Vote for Next Week
The HELP Committee schedules a contempt vote for Aug. 5 after Fauci refuses a subpoena for pandemic-era emails — the contempt resolution's first step toward the full Senate.
Cornyn and Tillis Get Their Written Assurance
X reads the letter as a fig leaf; MSM reports the commitment as a breakthrough — the gap is that a letter is not legislation, and the assurance is about process, not substance.
Senate Kills the Unformed Ukraine Fund
X reads the death as proof Trump will weaponize economic tools; MSM reports the policy reversal — the gap is that the fund was never formed, so its death is a narrative event, not a fiscal one.
The TSA-ICE MOA Inherits a Contradiction
The released TSA-ICE data-sharing agreement still contradicts sworn testimony — no new operative record, just a standing contradiction.