Overnight editors stayed on the Federal Reserve's quarter-point hike and Trump's criticism of a hostile board, as the House passed a Russia sanctions bill authorizing 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil.
Attention then moved to Canada after Trump said EU associate membership could be a hostile act and threatened new tariffs. Prime Minister Carney embraced the proposal ahead of an address to the European Parliament, saying Canada and Europe were stronger together.
The Iran war returned with a U.N. mission finding grounds to believe two U.S. strikes were war crimes, which Washington rejected, while Trump spoke of a big decision ahead and Vance warned against escalation as Republicans avoided war talk before the midterms.
Domestically, the White House withdrew its ICE director nominee after Senate resistance, and a judge required 30 days notice before Kennedy Center alterations.