Key points What the settlement says — Epstein estate agrees to $35M settlement A Manhattan federal court filing made public this week shows the executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have agreed to settle a 2024 class action that accused Epstein’s inner circle of helping conceal and bankroll an international sex-trafficking operation. The settlement — a … Read more
Key points What happened — US treasuries fall The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the broad tariffs imposed under the administration’s emergency authority, ruling that the law used didn’t give the president the power to levy economy-wide import duties. Traders immediately re-priced the outlook: if those tariffs are invalidated, previously collected duties may need to … Read more
Key points The short version — what the court said and why it matters In a landmark decision, the U.S. highest court concluded that the president exceeded his statutory authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose economy-wide import duties. The majority said Congress — not the executive — holds the constitutional … Read more
Key points What’s happening in plain language As a big buyer of discounted Moscow barrels, India has historically been able to absorb volumes that Western buyers avoided after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But recent data show India sharply cut imports of Russian crude in January and February 2026. Traders, ship-tracking analytics and market data … Read more
Key points What the files show — Epstein was offered Documents recently posted by the Department of Justice include an email, an investor presentation and a deal summary that — per multiple news outlets — show an approach to Pentagon-area real estate being pitched to Epstein in 2016. The package described the 911,818-sq-ft campus as … Read more
Key points Why the row matters — Mamdani proposed wealth taxes This week’s debate is about two competing ways to plug a projected budget gap in New York City: raise taxes on the very wealthy (and big corporations), or raise property taxes broadly if the state won’t cooperate. Mayor Zohran Mamdani argues that a modest … Read more
Key points Short summary — the core facts (as verified) A man in his 60s from Norfolk was arrested Thursday morning under suspicion of misconduct in public office; multiple major outlets identify him as the former royal now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Thames Valley Police said searches were under way at addresses in Berkshire and … Read more
Key points What happened — Pritzker resigns over Epstein ties Thomas Pritzker resigned as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels effective immediately after U.S. Department of Justice documents released in the latest tranche of the Epstein files included email exchanges and references linking him to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In a company letter, Pritzker acknowledged … Read more
Key points Senate Democrats send counteroffer- What happened and what to watch Late Monday, Senate Democrats formally delivered a counterproposal to the White House and Republican negotiators as a partial shutdown of Department of Homeland Security operations entered its first week. Both sides remain publicly dug in: Democrats say they will not fund the agency … Read more
Key points What happened (North Carolina Voter Rolls) A federal judge signed a consent order resolving litigation between the U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina election officials over incomplete voter-registration records. The 2025 lawsuit argued that for years the state’s registration form and data maintenance practices left many records without a driver’s license number … Read more