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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to lift block on U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballots rule
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that applying the U.S. Postal Service rule in the 2026 midterm elections “would be arbitrary and capricious.”
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is back in Washington after a fall, hospitalization, pneumonia and weeks of rehabilitation kept him away from the Senate.
Treasury hits Russia’s VTB Bank with new sanctions over Iran ties
The new Russian bank sanctions follow a small handful of other actions that the Trump administration has taken since vowing to inflict “economic D-Day” on Iran.
Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will call the latest Clarity Act ethics proposal blessed by Trump a “weak fig leaf.”
Apple releases test of redesigned Siri AI before iPhone 18 hits stores this week
Following Apple’s iPhone launch event last week, the company is releasing a redesigned Siri AI, though users may have to sign up for a waitlist.
Counting the votes: Warsh faces a tough battle as the Fed girds for expected interest rate hike
Traders were pricing in a better than 92% probability of a rate increase, as well as a more than 75% chance for another one in December.
The stock market could do something strange this week after the Fed decision
Odds of more interest rate hikes coming this year have grown.
Ukraine says it’s open to halting attacks on Russian energy after Trump’s claims of deal
“The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran,” Trump said in a social media post.
Trump agrees to ethics requirements in crypto Clarity Act as GOP seeks Democratic votes
Community banks fear customers will withdraw deposits to buy stablecoin crypto assets that could pay higher yields.
Why the election could make Washington’s looming next fiscal crisis harder
Some in the GOP are already disavowing raising the debt ceiling absent deep spending cuts as the national debt balloons past $40 trillion.
OpenAI boss Sam Altman spells out how and why the AI industry wants to slow down: ‘We could lose control’
OpenAI’s chief has made comments detailing how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown could work, as the industry unites behind concerns.
Satellite images show extent of damage to Saudi Arabia’s oil pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
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