Today’s edition of quick hits.
* At least 10 were killed in these raids: “Israeli forces launched a sweeping military operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, carrying out airstrikes and deadly raids and sealing off the city of Jenin. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the large-scale operation was part of a ‘full-fledged war’ as he compared the situation to the Gaza Strip, saying Israeli forces must implement similar measures being carried out in the war-torn Palestinian enclave in the West Bank.”
* In Ukraine: “Bombing eased across Ukraine after two nights of deadly barrages, but strikes near the front line killed six people and Russian troops pressed ahead in the east, closing in on the key city of Pokrovsk.”
* The latest in the Butler investigation: “The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump last month had searched for information on both the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention before ultimately opening fire on the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, FBI officials told reporters Wednesday, suggesting that the Trump event was a ‘target of opportunity.’”
* SCOTUS: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a Biden administration plea seeking to revive the latest plan to tackle federal student loan debt. The court in a brief order denied an emergency request filed by the administration seeking to lift a nationwide injunction imposed by an appeals court. There were no noted dissents. The order said the appeals court that is currently handling the case should ‘render its decision with appropriate dispatch.’”
* Jan. 6 news: “Hours after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and assaulted dozens of police officers in an attempt to reach members of Congress, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., then the House speaker, referred to the then-president as ‘a domestic enemy.’ The comments came in video shot by documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, Pelosi’s daughter, that HBO recently turned over to Congress.”
* A story worth watching: “Promising a ‘once in a generation’ rapprochement with Germany, Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Wednesday pushed his plan to boost post-Brexit ties across Europe. But while his visit to Berlin generated warm rhetoric and underscored a change of tone from the previous Conservative government’s approach, little detail was forthcoming on how repairing relations with European member states would bring about actual policy change.”
* Wages vs. inflation: “While higher costs for everything from milk to medicines have preoccupied U.S. consumers in the pandemic era, earnings have also risen enough, on average, to push up households’ purchasing power a bit. And blue-collar workers have been the biggest beneficiaries. An analysis published in July by economists at the Treasury Department found that the median worker can afford the same representative basket of goods and services as they did in 2019 — plus have an additional $1,400 a year.”
* No wonder he seems so grumpy: “The monthslong Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell below $20 for the first time since the Truth Social owner went public in March of this year.”
See you tomorrow.