Middle East Diplomacy: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun met Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, pressing for U.S. backing to implement a June trilateral framework and push an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Federal Courts & Civil Rights: A judge blocked a full shutdown of a federal internet equity program, saying its race-based funding rules are unconstitutional while keeping most of the program alive. Election Integrity & Security: Trump’s election speech claims China sought access to voter registration data on a massive scale, while critics dispute the conclusions. Immigration Enforcement Oversight: Federal agents were told the FBI will stop investigating confrontations involving ICE, potentially limiting scrutiny of violence by immigration officers. Wildfire Fallout: Ontario Premier Doug Ford called Trump’s criticism of Canada’s wildfire response “absolutely unacceptable,” as smoke and tariffs keep colliding politically. Tech & Safety: The FAA and federal workers must install a White House app built with code from Russian-founded Elfsight, raising security concerns. Health & Policy: A long-running knee-surgery study finds arthroscopic “sham” results can be better than surgery for degenerative cartilage tears, with higher osteoarthritis and reoperation rates after surgery. Public Health Data: Louisiana’s lung cancer rates run above the U.S. average, with only six parishes below it. Travel Advisory: The State Department issued worldwide caution for Americans abroad as Iran-U.S. tensions escalate.