NPR News: 08-12-2026 11PM EDT
Summary
Attorney General Todd Blanche declared the proposed anti-weaponization fund dead due to lack of infrastructure and bipartisan opposition. The Justice Department charged former SPLC researcher Heidi Beirich with fraud for improper payments to informants. Inflation cooled slightly in July as gas and grocery prices fell, while Wall Street showed mixed results. Meanwhile, wildfire risks persist in the Northwest, and ICE plans to equip agents with electric shock gloves.
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Anti-weaponization fund plan scrapped
Charges against SPLC researcher Heidi Beirich
Inflation cools in July
Mixed results on Wall Street
Storm system threatens northwest wildfires
ICE agents to receive shock gloves
White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt resigns
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