{"podcast":{"title":"Irvine News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","podcast_index_feed_id":7571856,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-irvine-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/763f7e20-0d7e-455b-8be8-9b7bbb28e1a9.jpeg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Irvine News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Irvine—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Irvine News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T22:17:37.449945+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856"},"episode":{"title":"Trump’s Fund Killed by His Own Team | Irvine News","slug":"trump-s-fund-killed-by-his-own-team-irvine-news","published_at":"2026-07-31T20:39:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/trump-s-fund-killed-by-his-own-team-irvine-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/973158fa554ebda3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b8f56dd9-7739-48cb-9b9b-a5ddf5a14c16.mp3","summary":"Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Trump’s controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is officially dead after he publicly clashed with his own administration over dropping the $1.8 billion compensation plan for those prosecuted — including January 6 defendants — sparking a political firestorm. The move has stalled confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, as GOP Senators Cornyn and Tillis demand written assurances the fund won’t revive, while also pressing for clarity on a separate tax immunity clause that could shield Trump’s business empire from future audits. Talks remain tense, with senators citing presidential interference — possibly via adviser Boris Epshteyn — and legal hurdles mounting as Trump’s team prepares to appeal a judge’s damning ruling on the IRS settlement, which labeled it self-dealing and targeted Blanche for misconduct. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/973158fa554ebda3","meta_description":"Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in L…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/episodes/trump-s-fund-killed-by-his-own-team-irvine-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/trump-s-fund-killed-by-his-own-team-irvine-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}