First Watch:
Pentagon Sends Lawyers to Immigration Courts – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized 600 military lawyers to serve temporarily as immigration judges. (The Postmillennial)
Google Keeps Chrome – In its antitrust case, a court ruled Google can keep its Chrome browser but cannot maintain exclusive contracts. The tech giant was found last year to hold an illegal monopoly in internet search. (CNBC)
Russia Suspected in EU Flight Jamming – A European Commission spokesman says intelligence indicates Russia was behind a jamming signal that disrupted Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s flight to Bulgaria. (BBC)
Judge Blocks Deportation of Minors – A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. (WNG)
Deadly Quake in Afghanistan – At least 1,400 people are dead following an earthquake in Afghanistan. (WNG)
Houthis Raid U.N. Offices – Houthi rebels have raided United Nations offices in Yemen’s capital, detaining 11 staff members after an Israeli strike in Sanaa killed Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and other Houthi officials. (Sky, AP)
U.S. Takes Out Drug Boat – President Trump says a U.S strike on a Venezuelan ship killed 11 drug runners on their way to America. He said the “strike took place while the boat was in international waters and was transporting “illegal” narcotics. (The Hill)
And
Trump Mocks Death Rumors – President Trump is very much alive despite internet rumors claiming he was dead. He contrasted the media’s concern over his brief absence with their silence over President Biden’s visible mental decline. (The Hill)
Second Watch:
Trump Touts DC Crime Drop, Targets Chicago – President Trump called his National Guard intervention in Washington, D.C., a success after a CBS analysis found homicides and carjackings dropped by 50% compared to the same period last year. While it would be unconstitutional to send troops to Chicago as he has threatened, Trump floated sending the crew to cities with governors open to his help, such as New Orleans. (Washington Free Beacon, The Postmillenial, NPR)
Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs, Troop Deployment – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7–4 that President Trump’s tariffs “are unbounded in scope, amount, and duration… and, thus, beyond the authority delegated to the President” under his emergency order. Current tariffs will continue into October while the administration appeals the decision. A federal judge also ruled that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles earlier this year was illegal. (Tangle, NBC)
Russia, China, India Deepen Ties – Leaders of Russia, China, and Mongolia met in Beijing on Tuesday, signing agreements on agriculture, education, and other areas of cooperation. They also committed to building a gas pipeline from Russia to China through Mongolia. President Xi Jinping hosted a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit attended by leaders including North Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin, and India’s Modi. Observers called the gathering a “show of unity against the United States,” intended to position China as a global leader. Analysts noted, however, that longstanding rivalries remain: “Will it help (say) India make up with Pakistan, India with China, Uzbekistan with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan with Kyrgyzstan, and so on? No.”(WNG, The Guardian, ABC News)
US Strike Kills Venezuelan Drug Runners – President Trump said a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan ship killed 11 drug runners on their way to America. He said the strike took place in international waters and the boat was transporting illegal narcotics. (The Hill)
Third Watch:
✉️ Two ways to fold a letter into its own envelope
🏺 Ancient inventions that were ahead of their time
🛸 The Canada town that has a UFO landing pad. Let’s hope the aliens know how to read road signs…
And
The scoffers will scoff-”That’s not an argument! You’re just scared!”, but they have not considered how deep is the darkness in men’s hearts nor how mighty is the light of the Gospel which restrains it:
Let us pray. Lord God, heavenly Father, through the prophet Moses, You began the prophetic pattern of teaching Your people the true faith and demonstrating through miracles Your presence in creation to heal it of its brokenness. Grant that Your Church may see in Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the final end-times prophet whose teaching and miracles continue in Your Church through the healing medicine of the Gospel an the Sacraments; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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