Morning Wire: September 18, 2026 — Seoul Declines Iran Role as Courts Press DOJ on Epstein Files
Endangered Species Act rewrite, an Epstein-files contempt warning, Seoul declines an Iran role, and Sweden's PM resigns. Sept. 18 wire briefing.
Afternoon Wire: September 16, 2026 — Fed Rate Call Due as Saudi Arabia Declares Mecca a ‘Red Line’
The Fed’s rate call lands at 2 p.m. as Saudi Arabia declares Mecca a ‘red line,’ prosecutors unseal charges against an alleged Russian assassination network, and the Oversight panel holds…
Afternoon Wire: September 15, 2026 — Senate Holds Make-or-Break Crypto Vote as Supreme Court Sidelines Mail-Ballot Limits
The Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote headlines a day that also saw the Supreme Court block mail-ballot restrictions, a DHS visa rule halted, and the EPA finalize its power-plant carbon…
Morning Wire: September 15, 2026 — Supreme Court Leaves Mail Voting in Place as Fed Opens Two-Day Rate Meeting
Supreme Court leaves mail voting in place for the midterms, the Fed opens a two-day rate meeting, and BRICS wraps in New Delhi. Tuesday's briefing.
Morning Wire: September 14, 2026 — Houthis Tighten Grip on Red Sea Chokepoint as Washington Opens a High-Stakes Week
Overnight: Houthis complete their takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Russia and Ukraine trade large drone barrages, and a downed U.S. airman breaks his silence. Ahead today: a Senate judicial…
Afternoon Wire: September 13, 2026 — Report Says Iran Hardliners Torpedoed U.S. Peace Deal; Judge Rules FEMA Cuts Unlawful
Sunday's briefing: a New York Times investigation traces the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire to a rogue hardline faction; a federal judge rules FEMA workforce cuts unlawful; Trump visits Ireland;…
Afternoon Wire: September 12, 2026 — Trump Opens Ireland Visit as Mail-Ballot Fight Reaches Supreme Court
Trump meets Irish leaders in Dublin, the mail-ballot rule returns to the Supreme Court, and Xi opens the New Delhi BRICS summit in today's Afternoon Wire.
Morning Wire: September 12, 2026 — Nation Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 as Mail-Ballot Fight Awaits the Supreme Court
Sept. 12 briefing: 25 years since 9/11, the USPS mail-ballot rule at the Supreme Court, a first Alien Terrorist Removal Court case, Ukraine, and the Fed.
Afternoon Wire: September 11, 2026 — Nation Marks 25 Years Since the 9/11 Attacks
The nation marks 25 years since 9/11; government funding runs through Dec. 11; Missouri's contempt ruling; a third mail-ballot appeal reaches the Supreme Court; Houthis seize Mocha; the IAEA flags…
Afternoon Wire: September 10, 2026 — U.S.–Iran Strikes Escalate as Spending Fight Moves to December
Congress sends a funding extension through Dec. 11 to the president's desk; Iran targets a U.S. base in Jordan after tanker strikes; the mail-voting fight returns to the Supreme Court;…