New Limits on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal, and Prosecutors Say Reflecting Pool Work Was ‘Botched’

Plus, why college jerseys suddenly have corporate logos.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal (nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/todd-blanch…), by Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj

Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched,’ (nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/david-hearn…) by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold

‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?,’ (nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/middleeast/morocc…) by Ben Hubbard and Aida Alami

More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations (nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/wildfires-spokane-wa…), by Pooja Salhotra

Why Are College Football Programs Suddenly Putting Corporate Patches on Their Uniforms? (nytimes.com/athletic/7476018/2026/07/28/colleg…), by Manny Navarro of The Athletic

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