Saturday, August 08, 2026

Saturday Mix

HEADLINES:

  • Appeals court rules Trump can’t build White House ballroom without congressional approval (AP)

  • Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review (NPR)

  • Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling (AP)

  • Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After Overcoming G.O.P. Concerns (NYT)

  • ‘Whiffs of frozen hell and donkeys flying’: Senators sidestep one shutdown fight and set up another (MS Now)

  • Trump declines to back Thune for another term as Senate GOP leader (The Hill)

  • Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham (NPR)

  • Why the U.S. labor market is hemorrhaging workers (NBC)

  • Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defense deal. (Reuters)

  • With support for Israel roiling U.S. politics, Israelis fear a permanent shift (WP)

  • Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself (NBC)

  • Trump says war ‘can’t go much longer’ – what’s the latest on talks? (Al Jazeera)

  • A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump (PBS)

  • Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks (Reuters)

  • Lake Mead hits record-low water level, a ‘grim’ milestone (USA Today)

  • In a Hurricane-Season Twist, the West Coast May Be the One to Watch (NYT)

  • Starbucks is ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss as employer costs climb (BI)

  • Gen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them. (NYT)

  • Social isolation can inhibit your wellbeing and success. ‘You need to make time for people,’ says expert (CNBC)

  • This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature (NYT)

  • Everyone Needs To Calm   Down, Reports Man Who Accidentally Shot Someone (Onion)

 

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