LIVE COVERAGEUpdated 21 minutes ago Two GOP senators are withholding support for Blanche over concerns about the settlement, which provided Trump with tax audit immunity and created an “anti-weaponization” fund. Updated July 30, 2026, 7:18 AM EDT By NBC News What to know todayBLANCHE VOTE POSTPONED: The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general that was scheduled for this morning after Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn expressed continuing concerns about President Donald Trump's settlement with the IRS, which gave the president and his family's business immunity from tax audits and created a nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.IRAN WAR: Iran vowed today to “punish” the United States after the American military said it had completed a “heavy wave of strikes” overnight, the latest retaliation for an attack by Tehran on U.S. forces in the Middle East.PENTAGON AUDIT: Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are introducing legislation that would require the Defense Department to perform its first successful full-agency audit, as required by federal law, or face financial penalties. 21m ago / 7:18 AM EDTAmid Iran war, Sens. Sanders and Grassley introduce a bill to fine the Pentagon if it fails an auditSens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, say the Defense Department should perform its first successful full-agency audit, as required by federal law, or face financial penalties.Read the full story here.21m ago / 7:18 AM EDTIran vows to ‘punish the aggressor today’ after U.S. unleashes ‘heavy wave’ of strikesIran vowed to “punish” the United States on Thursday after the American military said it had completed a “heavy wave of strikes” overnight, the latest retaliation for an attack by Tehran on U.S. forces in the Middle East.The renewed fighting shattered a brief period of calm that had seen the two sides engage with a push to revive diplomatic efforts and stave off dramatic new escalation.Read the full story here. 0NBC NewsNBC News