Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.1.26

MaddowBlog Today’s edition of quick hits. Sept. 1, 2026, 5:24 PM EDT Today’s edition of quick hits. * The war turns hot again: “The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite a conflict that has spiked global oil prices and posed political problems for Republicans in November’s midterm congressional elections.” * The rapidly unfolding USPS scandal: “A whistleblower is claiming that the US Postal Service’s process to implement the Trump administration’s mail-in ballot restrictions is technically fraught, citing a rushed tim