Thursday, 6 August 2026

Trump signed two executive orders on August 6 targeting birthright citizenship through restrictions on 'birth tourism' and expanding definitions of ineligible groups, including children born to 'alien enemies' and foreign diplomats. This follows the Supreme Court's June 30 ruling rejecting his earlier attempt to end birthright citizenship as unconstitutional.

Trump denied reports of depleted US weapons supplies in the ongoing Iran war, saying information 'leakers' are being 'hunted down.' The Trump administration has repeatedly pushed back on reports of shortages of both offensive and defensive weapons systems.

Trump administration announced it will refund $100 billion in tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026. The move comes after the Court invalidated many of Trump's sweeping tariff levies.

Trump administration issued new tariffs on polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, establishing a minimum import price and tariffs on products made with the material.

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to lift its freeze on wind power reviews that had stalled dozens of wind projects nationwide since April. The Defense Department had halted all military reviews for wind projects, blocking renewable energy initiatives.

Trump administration agreed to pay German firm RWE $1.22 billion to cancel offshore wind leases, marking the fifth such payout deal made by the administration with energy companies to abandon renewable projects.

A Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions at a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he was not entitled to that protection.

A federal judge granted Trump's request to delay turning over his financial records to the BBC in a defamation lawsuit, temporarily pausing the disclosure while considering Trump's request to revise his libel suit against the broadcaster.

The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to eliminate the 39 percent national audience reach cap on broadcast television ownership, a major deregulation that repeals a key check on TV industry consolidation.

ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors, a shift in monitoring methods that has generated substantial revenue for Geo Group, a private prison firm that manufactures the devices.

IRS workers' union and Senate Democrats filed suits challenging Trump's sweeping tax audit immunity agreement, arguing it would force career employees to choose between following a political order and abiding by the law. The union claims the deal violates IRS protocols.