Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 2, 2026

The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition · Aug 2, 2026 · 4m

The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Sunday, August 2, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A powerful pro-Israel lobby group is pouring millions into a Michigan Senate race, targeting progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed. This spending aims to silence dissent against the ongoing genocide. In this brief: 1. A. I. Pack Unleashes Record Spending Against Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed (Al Jazeera - Middle East) 2. Iran and Oman Negotiate Hormuz Shipping, US Absent from Talks (Financial Times - World) 3. Oman Brokers Potential Hormuz Deal as US-Israeli Aggression Escalates (The…