The last hour was defined by significant legal and political developments across multiple jurisdictions. A major U.S. appellate ruling striking down New Jersey’s assault weapons ban has highlighted potential paths for Supreme Court review, while another court denied a request to lift an injunction against a Trump administration mail-in voting order. In the political arena, Democrats are expressing concern over a widening financial advantage for Republicans, bolstered by new rules allowing party-candidate coordination. Meanwhile, high-stakes government and security news included the cancellation of a $1.4 billion NASA launcher project, an internal investigation at the U.K.'s National Crime Agency regarding leaked political financials, and escalating conflict in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia launched strikes against Houthi targets following shipping attacks.