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.

Los Angeles Times
@latimes · 3.8M followers
The Trump administration wants to relinquish federal control of Head Start. Why critics fear that could upend the program. https://t.co/5oLIzwO9ak

New York Post
@nypost · 4.1M followers
Every Michael Porter Jr. scenario is still on the Nets' table with need to find middle ground https://t.co/XQcR0RaPKq https://t.co/3xsg40zpoZ

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

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

BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld · 42.3M followers
Irish government jet leaves for UAE for Kinahan extradition https://t.co/lMg9GBmsDs

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

Forbes
@Forbes · 20.3M followers
Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands The U.S. has used tariffs and security rules to keep Chinese cars off dealer lots. Alphabet’s robotaxi company appears to be buying them by the boatload. https://t.co/ksk3wunytr

ABC News
@ABC · 18.5M followers
U.S. negotiations with Iran have progressed this week, Vice President Vance said, but he stressed that the conflict is not over. https://t.co/lEm1GaI7Kg
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