AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHealth & Governance: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Sen. Mitch McConnell to disclose more about his health after weeks of silence following his June hospitalization, raising fresh questions about whether the 84-year-old can safely keep serving. Fed Independence: A Supreme Court ruling leaves the Fed’s independence “unfinished business,” with critics warning the court’s logic could weaken other independent agencies even as it protects the central bank. Middle East & Energy: The U.S.-Iran ceasefire around the Strait of Hormuz is collapsing again, with fresh strikes, rising oil prices, and new uncertainty for shipping, insurance, and sanctions permissions. Offshore Safety: Sen. Alex Padilla and others demand a GAO probe into a Trump plan to consolidate offshore regulators, warning it could dilute post–Deepwater Horizon safety oversight. Public Health Data: NIH says its All of Us program now has data from 747,000+ participants, positioning it as the world’s largest integrated genomics and health-record database. Elections & Courts: A U.S. attorney in Chicago is set to appear after a judge denied a bid to cancel a hearing tied to potentially violating a sealed-case order. Local Life: Orkin’s bedbug rankings put Detroit among the worst again, with Chicago still #1.
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