leads with chief justice’s temporary stay
Friday, August 21
The Brief
The Supreme Court granted a temporary stay allowing construction work to proceed on the White House ballroom. U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed Thursday, prompting tariffs that invoke Section 338. And in Tehran, Iran’s president called for peace “today” amid renewed economic pressure.
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