Coverage centers on Canadian wildfires and evacuations, U.S. political developments including Justice Department leadership, Fed rate speculation and Trump's renewed effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, plus Senate races in Maine and Michigan. Other threads include Jorge Messi's death, Iran negotiations, Sri Lankan prison violence, and a Michigan salad contamination scare.

Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglish · 10M followers
At least three inmates have been killed and more than 20 injured in violence across Sri Lankan prisons. Investigators suspect links to rival drug gangs. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez has more from outside a prison in Colombo. https://t.co/yJyESUv2rx

Bloomberg
@business · 10.4M followers
July’s surprisingly weak jobs report coupled with a possible cooling in inflation next week may lead the Fed to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting, says Bloomberg Economic’s @AnnaEconomist https://t.co/n077VrLEKX

USA TODAY
@USATODAY · 5.2M followers
"Jorge was the pillar and the person who supported with vision, rigor, and affection the career of the greatest player of all time." https://t.co/yWpoRIi9Hc

SCOTUSblog
@SCOTUSblog · 577.7K followers
President Donald Trump has renewed his effort to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. https://t.co/YpIt7inNTk

FRANCE 24
@FRANCE24 · 3.9M followers
Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers amid migrant dispute ➡️ https://t.co/ucjs6kNuPH https://t.co/FO4YMN6CXy

The New Yorker
@NewYorker · 8.3M followers
Todd Blanche has been running the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations as the acting Attorney General since March, 2025, following Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi, in April—and the department’s performance “has been nothing short of disastrous” since he took the reins, https://t.co/yrQrXMLQRS

The Hill
@thehill · 4.2M followers
Maher says Trump further left than Dems citing Intel stake: ‘This is socialism’ https://t.co/BqEO7m5rps

Federal Reserve
@federalreserve · 1.6M followers
Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman participates in a discussion at the Kansas Bankers Association’s 2026 CEO & Senior Management Summit and Annual Meeting Watch Live: https://t.co/EKIBB1pUB0 Learn more about Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman: https://t.co/tWe5lT37NX
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