“The Trump administration is planning to significantly reorganize the National Park Service and other bureaus of the Interior Department, the second major shake-up of the nation’s public lands infrastructure in less than two years,” NOTUS reports.
U.K. to Bar Imports From West Bank in Rift with Israel
“Britain announced a ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanctions on companies involved in an accelerating building boom in the settlements, which are considered illegal by much of the international community,” the Washington Post reports.
Senate Fight Reaches ‘Pure Toss-Up’ Status
NewsNation: “The fight for control of the Senate hangs in the balance with just eight weeks to go until the midterm elections, according to Decision Desk HQ.”
“The nonpartisan election analyst on Monday shifted its November forecast to ‘a pure toss-up’ for the upper chamber of Congress for the first time since the beginning of June.”
California Candidates for Governor to Debate After All
“Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
“After weeks of Hilton accusing Becerra of ducking debates, the nationally televised, hour-long CNN event — without a studio audience — will give millions of Californians a side-by-side comparison.”
Deadline: CNN to host debate between California gubernatorial candidates.
Romania Detains Russian Citizen Over Sabotage Operation
“Romania detained a Russian citizen suspected of spying on military sites for an alleged sabotage operation, as European allies of Ukraine accuse Moscow of intensifying a hybrid campaign across the continent,” Bloomberg reports.
Back to School?
How Democrats Plan to Investigate Trump’s Ballroom
“If Democrats win control of the House in November, party leaders plan to turn the final two years of the Trump era into a barrage of investigations over alleged corruption and contempt for the law,” Time reports.
“Much of the scrutiny would be expected to come from the Judiciary and Oversight Committees, the traditional engines of congressional investigations. But another, less prominent committee could emerge as an unlikely center of the fight: the House Natural Resources Committee.”
“The 45-member panel has oversight over virtually all federal lands, giving it jurisdiction over a striking collection of controversies that have defined President Trump’s second term. That includes his efforts to remake Washington, D.C. by building a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch, and the troubled renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. It also covers the Administration’s efforts to open up national parks to an unprecedented amount of hunting, fishing and drilling.”
Mamdani Packs Schedule with 9/11 Commemorations
Europe to Buy U.S. Patriot Missiles for Ukraine
“European nations are planning to buy U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles to help Ukraine repel an expected increase in Russian attacks over the winter months,” Bloomberg reports.
“The new interceptors will bolster Ukraine’s defenses during what will likely be a difficult winter, a period when Moscow tends to increase its strikes on the country’s critical infrastructure.”
Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump’s Post
“Iceland has summoned the U.S. ambassador over a social media post by Donald Trump showing a U.S. flag covering the country along with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and other nations, calling it an ‘insult’ and a ‘bad joke,'” the Financial Times reports.
An Exercise in Thinking About the Unthinkable
“In a Virginia law school classroom, students are grappling with an event once considered unimaginable: a U.S. government debt default,” Axios reports.
“This semester’s class is indicative of a nervousness that has become more widespread about America’s standing in the global financial system.”
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How 9/11 Sowed the Seeds of America’s Deep Division
“When terrorists attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, they provoked a response that, seen from today’s perspective, seems remarkable: The country immediately united across every political and ideological divide,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Within three days, the House and the Senate approved by a combined vote of 518 to 1 a sweeping measure endorsing the use of force against anyone deemed responsible for the attacks. In a Wall Street Journal poll taken at the time, 82% said they approved of the job being done by President George W. Bush, who hadn’t even won the popular vote in the election that brought him to office just months earlier. Almost three-quarters of Americans said that despite the attacks—or maybe because of the united response to them—the country was on the right track. In many ways, America was at its best.”
“Alas, that 9/11 unity didn’t last.”
“As it turned out, the events of that day also sowed the seeds for much of the discord and disillusionment that have plagued the American political system in the quarter-century since.”
Rubio Flies to Colombia to Meet with Newest Ally
“Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office last month after pledging to mend the strained relationship with the U.S. is getting a prime opportunity with Secretary of State Marco Rubio visiting Tuesday,” Bloomberg reports.
Quote of the Day
“No matter how many good things I told them, they were just pissed about the price of groceries. That has not changed, and now Republicans are in charge.”
— Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, quoted by NBC News.
Houthi Militants Attack Saudi Energy Infrastructure
“Houthi militants in Yemen targeted energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, sending oil prices higher on concerns over Persian Gulf oil supplies already strained due to the Iran war,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Eyes Triumphal Arch as His Legacy Project
Stephen Collinson: “The Roman Emperor Titus has one. Napoleon Bonaparte ordered up the world’s most famous example. And the Duke of Wellington’s iconic version is the gateway to London’s Hyde Park.”
“Now, Donald Trump wants his own ceremonial arch. And his latest architectural passion project may tell history rather more about the 45th and 47th president than other examples of his second-term Washington makeover blitz.”
“The Arch of Titus in Rome marks the capture of Jerusalem in AD 70. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris honors the dead of Napoleonic and Revolutionary wars and France’s subsequent fallen warriors. The arch honoring Wellington celebrates the French emperor’s eventual defeat.”
“This history reveals one problem. Trump so far lacks the triumph to justify a triumphal arch.”
A Far-Right Win Puts New Pressure On Germany’s Leader
“A far-right electoral victory in a small eastern state has plunged Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, into a fight for his political survival with no surefire paths to prevail,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Merz was not on the ballot in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, won nearly 44 percent of the vote and now sits on the cusp of becoming the first far-right party to govern a German state since the end of World War II. But Mr. Merz, a mainstream conservative, was very much on voters’ minds, post-election analyses show — and not fondly.”
“Now, with two more key regional elections set for this month — in Berlin and in the coastal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — Mr. Merz is struggling to reassure restless party stalwarts that he remains the leader that they and Germany need.”
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