# The Takeout with Major Garrett, 07/31/2026

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Podcast: [The Takeout with Major Garrett](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-takeout-with-major-garrett-689827)
Published: 2026-07-31T22:35:18+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2648

## Resource

Sources tell CBS News the U.S. and Israel are preparing to attack energy-related targets in Iran. Those strikes could occur as soon as this week, pending presidential approval. Nancy Cordes is at the White House with the latest. She also recaps the President’s cabinet meeting at Camp David, where he said that the anti-weaponization fund is dead, but he wishes it wasn’t. Major interviews Dani Bensky, an Epstein survivor, who’s urging lawmakers to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination to become Attorney General. Plus, OpenAI and Anthropic have reported their models have gone “rogue” and hacked into other companies. A.I. expert Stephen Witt explains how potentially dangerous this could be. All that and more, right here on “The Takeout!”

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