The Supreme Court blocked a lower-court ruling and allowed political party committees to use discounted broadcast ad rates in coordination with candidates. The decision restores FCC guidance and gives Republican committees more room to deploy cash in the midterm campaign.
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Romanian prosecutors indicted Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor and money laundering, while his brother Tristan was indicted for complicity. The brothers deny wrongdoing and are being held in Miami as they fight a U.K. extradition request.
The UN General Assembly backed a non-binding African-led resolution promoting the Equal Earth projection over the Mercator map. Supporters say the change corrects a distortion that has long made Africa appear far smaller than it is.
President Donald Trump plans to use the Boeing jet gifted by Qatar for a trip to Ireland, officials said. The planned flight follows security concerns that led Trump to secretly switch planes during a NATO trip to Turkey.
A Labor Department inspector general report says former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated department policies, fostered a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace and misused government resources. Her attorney said she did not break any laws.
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, far above forecasts, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%. The report increased expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike as inflation and borrowing costs remain in focus.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of the year after more than seven years leading the league through major financial growth, a new labor deal and rising public attention. She said the decision was her own and that the timing is right after securing a CBA, media rights deal and expansion plans.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow and Kyiv this weekend in a renewed push for peace talks. The planned diplomacy comes as Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro, including Ukraine’s SBU security headquarters.