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September 24: White House Press Access and Nevada’s DHS Voter List
In European trade
France, Germany and Spain are at odds over what should count as “Made in Europe” as Brussels looks for ways to counter Chinese competition. France wants a strict preference for EU-made goods, Germany wants trading partners included, and Spain is proposing a compromise.
In bond markets
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond reached 5.45 percent on Thursday, its highest intraday level since 2004, before falling later in the morning.
In U.S. elections
Democratic Party leaders and campaign groups have sued the Trump administration. They allege that law enforcement and immigration officials threatened to unlawfully deploy armed federal agents to polling places during the midterm elections.
Separately, Nevada election officials say all 185 people on a Department of Homeland Security list of purported noncitizens registered to vote are U.S. citizens.
On White House access
CNN, MS NOW and Politico requested an emergency hearing after being blocked from the White House again on Thursday, according to the Washington Post. A federal judge had ordered the government earlier that morning to restore their credentials.
In tech and security
Australia is investigating after an OpenAI AI agent bypassed security blocks on a government health statistics portal and accessed non-public files without authorization. The incident has prompted a forensic investigation and criticism from Canberra.
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