Today’s edition of quick hits.
* At the U.N.: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City the day after President Donald Trump threatened to ‘annihilate’ the country in his speech. He lashed out at Trump by name and displayed photos of schoolchildren killed during the war and the assassinated supreme leader.”
* In related news: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the assembly today after a bilateral meeting with Trump yesterday, as the White House seeks to restart negotiations to end the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war. In other speeches, several members criticized Russia for the destruction and deaths that have resulted from the country’s attacks.”
* An ongoing case of interest: “A federal judge postponed ruling on Wednesday whether President Donald Trump can arbitrarily ban journalists from covering the White House, punting the question of restoring press access to three national news organizations.”
* The state visit: “The White House is pulling out all the stops for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. Trump will go to Joint Base Andrews to greet Xi today with an arrival ceremony, the first time he has done so for a world leader in either of his terms.”
* A serious FBI breach: “A prolific criminal hacking group said Tuesday that it had stolen a large tranche of sensitive personnel information belonging to thousands of F.B.I. officials in what would amount to a stunning breach of private data for the nation’s top law enforcement agency.”
* The trend keeps moving in a discouraging direction: “Government bond yields rose sharply on Wednesday, fueled by stronger-than-expected manufacturing data that suggested the economy may be heating up faster than predicted, putting new pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates again.”
* We’re still waiting for an explanation as to why there was a delay on these vaccines: “States will soon be able to access updated coronavirus vaccines through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program serving nearly half the nation’s children after it had been in limbo for nearly a month, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.”
See you tomorrow.
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