4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (157+ words) “A federal judge said in a filing Friday that a Trump administration order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its staffing nearly in half was illegal,” CNN reports. “In a decision that marked a critical victory for union…...

15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (200+ words) The Atlantic: “As recently as last week, the Iran war appeared to be turning slightly in America’s favor. The Houthis—the Yemen-based militia that is Iran’s most formidable remaining ally in the Middle East—were under pressure from their local…...

15+ hour, 38+ min ago   (142+ words) Michelle Cottle: “If Mr. Ossoff winds up in the White House, Mr. Trump will have largely himself to blame. The president didn’t just help him win his seat. He also spent years undermining the Republican Party in Georgia, sowing internecine…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (128+ words) “Al-Qaeda’s plans for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks took root in dusty, mud-walled compounds in Afghanistan that served for years as terrorist training camps,” the Washington Post reports. “A quarter-century later — despite decades of U.S. military and counterterrorism operations aimed at eradicating…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (143+ words) David Graham: “A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary. The basic…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (298+ words) CNBC: “Hotter-than-expected inflation data has turned next week’s Federal Reserve meeting into a defining test for Chairman Kevin Warsh. His choice now is whether to raise interest rates, or look like he isn’t in control of the central bank he…...

17+ hour, 44+ min ago   (86+ words) “A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz,” the Associated Press reports....

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (120+ words) “The war in Iran will likely end soon after November’s mid-term elections, President Donald Trump said Saturday, and predicted that energy prices would fall sharply once that happens,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I think very soon, I think it’ll be…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (156+ words) “The world’s most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut,” the New York Times reports. “On Friday, Houthi militants backed by Iran expanded their control of the Red Sea, threatening a critical route for Persian Gulf crude. That left the region…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (94+ words) A new Saint Louis University/YouGov poll in Missouri finds President Donald Trump’s approval at 47%, while 52% disapprove — the first time his net approval has been negative in his nearly six years as president. Trump Approval Approve 47% Disapprove 52% Saint Louis University…...