California’s Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco unlawfully seized more than 650,000 ballots and ordered him to return them and stop his investigation. The court also found that he ignored directives from the state attorney general.
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At her Senate confirmation hearing, FDA nominee Heidi Overton affirmed the safety of the MMR vaccine but declined to directly challenge President Trump’s earlier description of it. She also avoided giving her own assessment of the abortion pill mifepristone and defended FDA authorizations of flavored vaping products.
The Senate voted 49-50 against advancing a measure to limit U.S. hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization. Four Republicans supported the effort, while one Democrat opposed it.
Michigan authorities are investigating a fatal crash after ICE officers attempted to stop a Guatemalan construction worker in Grand Rapids. DHS says officers were looking for another person and discontinued the stop when the driver fled.
CNN, Politico and MS NOW sought an emergency hearing after reporters were denied White House entry despite a judge’s order temporarily restoring their access. The dispute coincided with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit.
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the UN amid criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza and an approaching election. Analysts say his speech will also be closely watched by voters in Israel.
Trump and Xi are meeting as a temporary trade truce approaches its November deadline. They last met in late October in Busan, where they stepped back from an escalation in their trade dispute.
Trump and Xi are set to discuss AI as U.S. advantages in computing and spending meet China’s gains in models and research. Officials have also discussed a mechanism for notifying each other of serious AI incidents.