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Trump Signs Orders as Cornyn Secures AG Nominee Vote

8/3/2026

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  • President Donald Trump will sign executive orders in the Oval Office at 1:30 p.m. EDT Monday.
  • Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
  • The Cornyn deal clears the way for him to vote to advance Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche.
  • President Trump urged Iran and other Middle Eastern nations to hold off strikes, saying a deal perimeter was agreed.