# The Daily Herold: 7/10/26 - EAC Shakeup and an Iran Assassination Plot Report

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-6674661)
Published: 2026-07-10T19:14:41+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/the-daily-herold-71026-eac-shakeup-and-an-iran-assassination-plot-report/
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## Resource

Jon Herold digs into Trump firing the remaining Election Assistance Commission leadership and traces the history of the agency, from its role distributing COVID era election funds to its Dominion voting system certification timeline, connecting it to his long running election integrity coverage. He also unpacks reports that Israel shared intelligence about an Iranian assassination plot against Trump, which he ties to the plane swap and the renewed Iran bombing campaign. Rounding things out are Trump's Truth Social threat to withhold his signature on the housing bill without the Save America Act, a Qatari mediated push for new Iran talks, and a dig into whether CrowdStrike still has a hand in election security. Sponsor reads and some candid chat exchanges about karma, trust, and helping people keep the show moving at its usual loose pace.

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