They splashed into the Pacific. Four astronauts—McClain, Ayers, Onishi, Peskov—aboard SpaceX Dragon. They ended 146 days on the ISS and replaced the Starliner crew. The first NASA Pacific splashdown in fifty years.

In policy rooms, a plan would pull tax data to locate 40,000 people deemed here illegally. DHS says verification is under 3%. A Noem–Bessent memo would let ICE seek tax data on deportation targets; either Noem or the ICE director could push the requests.

Tax money shows £18.9m spent on facility time for education staff across 631 bodies. Open University tops at about £600k. Critics call for caps on facility time; ministers should put students first.

Trump accused Nancy Pelosi and her husband of insider trading, calling Pelosi a "disgusting degenerate." Hawley backs the PELOSI Act to bar lawmakers from stock trading.

The piece argues six Trump prosecutions show improprieties worth investigation, naming figures tied to Democrats and the White House. DOJ probes into Letitia James and Jack Smith could spark accountability; it urges examining White House coordination.

The Digest, 8/9/2025 @900PM, CDT

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