NewsBrevity & Co. — August 6, 2026

In this briefing: • Trump Denies U.S. Running Low on Some Munitions, Says Vast Resupplies Being Made • As Deal Nears to Open Hormuz, Concerns Mount Over IRGC Control of Vital Shipping Lane • Senators to Vote on Holding Anthony Fauci in Contempt for Pleading the Fifth During Hearing • Drone with Explosives Found at German Airport, Official Sees 'New Quality' of Threat • More Than 900 Million SpaceX Shares Unlock Today, Here's What to Know • Projectile Crashes onto Crowded Russian Beach, Killing 7, Including 4 Kids • Restaurant Brands International Earnings Beat as Burger King's U.S. Business Soars • Restaurant Stocks Roaring Back • Permanent Victory for the Democrats' Left Flank Is Not Assured • Trump Pushes Ahead on False Claims that Reflecting Pool Was Vandalized • Senate Panel Obtains Forensic Copy of Fauci's Cellphone • Fauci's COVID Phone Turned Over to Senate Panel Ahead of Contempt Vote • El-Sayed's Win Is an Ill Omen • Biden's $7 Billion Taliban Weapons Tab Is Still Coming Due • OpenAI Forced to Pay $3.2 Million for Shutting Out U.S. Workers • Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Steps Aside in Shake-Up of AI Lab • AI's Architects Say the Next Era of Human History Is Here • Voter Files in Arizona's Largest County Illegally Obtained in 2020, Records Show • Anti-Trump Canadian Woman Who Slapped Teen Suffers Another Embarrassing Blow as She Was Ordered Deported • Firefighters Gain Ground Against Flames Around Spokane, Washington • Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026 Live Updates — 6 Days to Totality