August 7, 2026

Emptywheel Friday: The Good Guy Gets the Last Word

It's another Emptywheel Friday and Marcy Wheeler joins Nicole Sandler to recap the week's legal and political wreckage. Topics include the Michigan Senate primary and what it signals for 2028, Todd Blanche's now-assured Attorney General confirmation and the Republicans who voted to enable it, a federal court ruling that Trump's White House renovation is illegal, DOJ's use of customs summonses to spy on journalists, cracks forming in MAGA media over the Iran war, and the collapse of the criminal case against former Olympian Davy Hearn - the good guy in that mess - over the White House reflecting pool. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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