Morning Politics | Monday, August 10, 2026
Today’s Deep Dive
Trump names Will Scharf White House counsel, replacing Warrington Sept. 1
Trump is installing a former personal attorney and the man who greenlit his $400 million ballroom as White House counsel, effective Sept. 1. Democrats say the timing tells you everything about what the White House expects after November. Supporters say it’s exactly the loyalty and legal firepower the job requires.
World Politics
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Gaza Plan, Demands Full Hamas Disarmament First
Trump announced the 15-point Gaza framework nearly a year ago. On Sunday, Netanyahu told his cabinet Israel rejects it outright, and demanded something Hamas has refused to do first. What Netanyahu’s coalition math has to do with it, and why the Board of Peace says the plan is still “the only way forward.”
Economy & Money
Oil Jumps and Stocks Slide as Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening to U.S. Concessions
Tehran handed Washington a list of demands in exchange for reopening the world’s most important oil chokepoint, and markets did not like the answer. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the terms “ridiculous,” but European diplomats want the U.S. to take the deal. Who blinks first, and what it costs at the pump.
Tech & Power
China Steers $28 Trillion in Capital Markets Toward AI Race With U.S.
Beijing is pointing its $28 trillion capital markets straight at AI and semiconductors, and one memory chipmaker just popped 466% on its first day of trading. U.S. export controls were supposed to slow China down. They may be doing something else entirely.
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