The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, following a deal reached with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). The Department of Justice will permanently terminate the anti-weaponization fund and make clear in a binding written document that the scope of the audit settlement is limited to only the plaintiffs, including the President, and the IRS. The Senate Appropriations Committee also announced a deal on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded past Sept. 30. President Trump announced talks with Iran would begin on Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and wind down the war, but no such talks were planned.