Headlines for August 6, 2026

Trump Blasts Democratic Nominee for Senate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Pledges to “Make Dobbs Permanent” Nationwide, Senate Votes to Confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz to Lead the CDC, New Mexico Sues the DOJ for “Stonewalling” State Probe into Epstein, Federal Lawsuit Accuses Trump Admin of Targeting Children for Deportation, Authorities in Ceuta Looking to Transfer Unaccompanied Minors to Mainland Spain, NYT: CIA Secretly Established New Cuba Task Force, Iran and Oman Agree on Coordinates for Shipping Corridor Through the Strait of Hormuz, Israeli Prosecutors Indict Settler Yinon Levi over the Killing of Palestinian Activist Awdah Hathaleen, Israeli Military Conducts Targeted Strikes in Southern Lebanon, Head of Russian Drone Manufacturer Critically Injured in Car Bombing, Austria Breaks National Heat Record for Second Time in Two Days, Forecasts Suggest El Niño Could Drive Roughly 50 Million People into Acute Hunger by 2027, Fuego Volcano in Guatemala Expels Fresh Ash and Mud, Bangladesh’s Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Announces Plans to Return from Exile