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White House report card: Bombs, ballots and a welcome jobs boost

Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we bring you the usual roundup of the White House week, plus we get the lowdown on who was present and who was missing from the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal ceremony. Have a great holiday weekend, and Secrets will be back at it on Tuesday.

Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has told SBU to deliver ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strike

Lindsay Clancy murder case ends in mistrial after her attorney's last-ditch attempt to avoid jury deadlock

Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 11:24 PM EDT / CBS Boston

New York City police fatally shoot man who climbed up Brooklyn Bridge cables

Officers clipped to bridge had tried to talk man, who was holding a knife, into coming down safely, officials say

Germany urges EU to cut Russians’ holiday visas after sabotage attacks

Belarusian said to have had tourist visa issued by Italy is investigated over alleged attempt to attack Leipzig airport

Texas man sentenced to 20 years in prison over death of teen in 1980s

James Elmore Jr sentenced in death of Laura Miller, whose body was found in 1986 in notorious ‘Texas Killing Fields’

North Carolina Becomes First State to Send Out Mail-In Ballots for US Midterms

State decides to proceed hours after Trump administration asks supreme court to let it carry out proposed crackdown

'Maybe we should feel sorry' for Canada: Joe Concha reacts to Lake America

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha compared Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) to former President Joe Biden, after Dingell’s reaction to President Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.

EPA delays water regulation revision to allow more public comment

The Environmental Protection Agency has opened another round of public comment on three key terms in a rule defining which bodies of water are subject to regulation, also known as the “Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule, further lengthening the agency’s timeline for finalizing the rules.

Woman, 45, killed in Florence in seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August

Lorena Isceri was thrown off a motorway bridge, allegedly by ex-boyfriend Federico Vella

Trump is sitting on a $400 million war chest ahead of the midterms. But how will he spend it?

Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 3:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Fetterman called 'lazy trust fund baby' after blowing off Senate responsibilities

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is facing criticism after a report accused the senator of repeatedly avoiding his job responsibilities, including constituent meetings and public appearances.