TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
'Unconstitutional' and 'unlawful': Judges push back on Trump's expanding power
After a slew of high-profile successes in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration found key parts of its agenda blocked in federal court this week, with judges criticizing its actions as "unlawful" and "unconstitutional."
Venezuela flies military aircraft over U.S. Navy ship for a second time, Pentagon officials say
For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft over the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials confirmed to CBS News Friday, describing the action as turning into a "game of chicken."
Global Impact
EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a €2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from previous threats to break up the tech giant.
Pro-Palestinian protesters crash Spain's cycling grand tour
Calls for an Israeli-owned professional cycling team to abandon Spain’s grand tour have overshadowed much of La Vuelta a España this week.
Economic Pulse
Trump Says Hassett, Warsh and Waller Are Finalists For Fed Chair
President Donald Trump said he saw White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the finalists to replace the central bank’s chair, Jerome Powell.
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Mortgage rates see biggest one-day drop in over a year
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily, following the release of a weaker-than-expected August employment report.
Quick Takes
Ryan Reynolds’ 2-year-old son, Olin, played a key role in getting Bill Murray to join the new John Candy documentary.
Mainstream Medicine has labeled RFK Jr a quack, an alarmist and a conspiracy theorist.
Teenage girls are hiring themselves out as hitwomen in Sweden's organized crime wars, keen to prove they are more deadly and ruthless than young men, prosecutors say.
A British doctor was sentenced to nearly 2 1/2 years behind bars for insurance fraud after claiming his legs were lost due to sepsis — when he actually forced the amputations for sexual gratification, officials said Thursday.
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