Aug 7, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Washington is trying to leave for a five-week recess, and two fights are blocking the door: the president's attorney general nominee — his own former personal lawyer — is sinking as a second…
It's Friday, August 7th, 2026, and this is Pip Install, your daily download on power, security and the machines.
Washington is trying to get out the door for a five-week break, and two things are jamming the exit.
The President's Attorney General pick is sinking.
A second Republican just came out against him.
And a Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt, then handed the case straight to the Justice Department.
And soon, a special edition we've been building.
Was this whole war worth it? And is what we got really better than the deal we tore up? Let's install today's update.
Start with the nomination that's coming apart.
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It's Friday, August 7th, 2026, and this is Pip Install, your daily download on power, security and the machines.
Washington is trying to get out the door for a five-week break, and two things are jamming the exit.
The President's Attorney General pick is sinking.
A second Republican just came out against him.
And a Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt, then handed the case straight to the Justice Department.
And soon, a special edition we've been building.
Was this whole war worth it? And is what we got really better than the deal we tore up? Let's install today's update.
Start with the nomination that's coming apart.