The snapback is on. France, Germany and the UK press UN sanctions on Iran for breaches of the JCPOA. It lasts to Oct 18. The E3 want Tehran at the table, offering six months more if three conditions are met.

As 2028 nears, the GOP backs J. D. Vance, polling near 46 percent, talk of a coronation and an America-First border and trade push.

Democrats run a crowded field. Newsom is seen as a frontrunner in some polls, but a leftward drift may hit centrists and swing voters.

KAAG, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, is a poster child for anti-enforcement. Judges found him credible as MS-13; he sought asylum a decade after arriving.

Abolitionists push no detention or deportation. ICE pursues removal to set precedents.

A bipartisan bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress and their households clears its committee, framed as restoring public trust and market integrity.

Lawmakers traded widely for big returns, fueling distrust. Trump and Pelosi back the ban as serving the public interest.

Democrats say thoughts and prayers are pointless after a transgender gunman killed two and wounded 18 at a Minneapolis church. Frey pushes for an assault-weapons ban.

Psaki says prayers aren’t enough; Vance defends prayer; Trump calls for half-mast flags and prayer; Leavitt defends Psaki.

A second woman accuses Karim Khan, the ICC chief prosecutor, of sexual misconduct, per The Guardian; she says he groped her in 2009 during an internship. Khan denies. He had stepped aside after a prior claim; UN probes could lead to removal by secret ballot.

The Digest, 8/29/2025 @430AM, CDT

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