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American forces struck Iranian air defenses, radar sites and maritime assets on Tuesday, ending a month-long lull. Iran answered within hours, firing ballistic missiles at Jordan and sending drones at U.S. positions in Jordan and Bahrain.

One American strike hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, killing five people and wounding at least 68. Oil prices, already up 50% this year, climbed again after the exchange.

The House passed a continuing resolution 370-48 on Tuesday, holding federal spending at current levels through December 11. Senators had already cleared the measure in August, sending it straight to the president's desk.

Lawmakers faced a September 30 cliff and no appetite for another closure during election season. Two record shutdowns in the past year — 43 days in November, 76 at Homeland Security — shaped the math.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked key parts of a Postal Service plan for mail ballots on Friday. USPS had told states to hand over voter lists and print specific barcodes, or lose delivery entirely.

Trump ordered the restrictions in March, and his administration asked the Supreme Court to step in on Thursday. Talwani's injunction replaced an earlier temporary order, and mail voting stayed available in every state.

U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, roughly triple what forecasters had penciled in. Unemployment held at 4.1%, with gains concentrated in construction, manufacturing and health care.

Wages rose 3.1% over the year, slower than July and still behind the cost of living. Traders read the number as fuel for a rate hike, and rate-cut bets collapsed.

The White House filled in the terms on Tuesday, days after Trump announced U.S. control of Venezuelan reserves. North American Blue Energy Partners won 100-year rights to 17 fields holding 65 billion barrels.

The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital took a 35% stake, and Washington secured 20% of output at cost. Lawmakers in both parties demanded to know what legal authority the arrangement rested on.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday, reviving a peace track stalled since January. Zelenskyy expects them in Kyiv on Sunday and says Ukraine will adjust its operations over Russian airspace next week.

The administration says it will start digging on a 250-foot arch in Washington without final federal approval. A lawsuit remains pending, so watch whether a judge halts excavation before the equipment arrives.

Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are still alive in Flushing as the draw narrows. Round-of-16 play starts Sunday, and the singles finals land the weekend of September 12.

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The biggest risk heading into the new week is the renewed U.S.-Iran conflict. Fresh strikes have widened the battlefield, pushed oil prices higher and raised the possibility that another round of retaliation could disrupt energy flows across the Middle East.

With Iran targeting U.S. positions in Jordan and Bahrain and Washington striking Iranian military assets, the month-long lull now looks less like de-escalation than an interruption.

At home, the economy and the midterms are becoming harder to separate. August’s 162,000 jobs complicate the Fed’s next rate decision, while the blocked Postal Service plan leaves a major fight over mail ballots unresolved with Election Day approaching.

Congress removed one immediate source of uncertainty by funding the government through Dec. 11, but disputes over voting rules, affordability and the direction of interest rates will remain central through November.

Diplomacy could provide the next major turn. Witkoff and Kushner are carrying their Ukraine talks from Moscow to Kyiv, giving Washington another opportunity to test whether the two sides have moved any closer to common ground after months of failed efforts.

Meanwhile, questions surrounding the administration’s Venezuela oil agreement and proposed Washington arch ensure that domestic scrutiny will continue even as foreign crises compete for attention.

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