Monday’s Mini-Report, 8.24.26

Today’s edition of quick hits. * Late breaking SCOTUS news: “The Supreme Court’s GOP-appointed majority on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court injunction that had blocked the administration from implementing an executive order that blue states said carries extreme risks for the midterm elections. The court emphasized that its action doesn’t mean that any measure taken by the administration to implement President Donald Trump’s order will be lawful.” * It’s a safe bet China took note of this announcement: “The United States will not join South Korea in large-scale amphibious landing exercises next month because of demands in the Middle East, the South Korean military said Monday — raising further questions about the sustainability of U.S. military commitm