Monday’s Mini-Report, 8.31.26

MaddowBlog Today’s edition of quick hits. Aug. 31, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Today’s edition of quick hits. * Late this afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion allowing the construction of the White House ballroom to continue while legal challenges play out. The opinion was issued over dissent from four justices: Chief Justice John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. * The war with Iran turns hot again: “President Donald Trump said the United States will ‘hit’ Iran ‘hard’ after Tehran launched strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates overnight in retaliation to renewed U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.” * The fallout continues from the Nepal-Tibet border: “The tally of people missing after catastrophic Himalayan floods jum