New filings unsealed Monday evening charge former FBI Director James Comey with disclosing national-defense information and conspiracy to disclose it, tied to an Oct. 5, 2016 NYT story on U.S. email surveillance. Prosecutors say he directed staff to talk to a Times reporter. His lawyers say two U.S. attorneys already investigated this exact incident and declined to charge; the case was pursued under seal for ~3 weeks, reportedly filed right at the 10-year statute deadline. Comey denies it: "appalling abuse of the Department of Justice." Same day, a judge ruled DOJ's firing of his daughter Maurene Comey was unlawful and ordered reinstatement/back pay — DOJ says it will appeal. Sources: USA Today · NPR.

A 2-1 panel Monday denied the administration's emergency push to block California counting mail ballots from voters on a federal list of 20,000+ suspected noncitizens. The majority said DOJ appealed prematurely — the district judge had only ~15 hours and had not ruled — and questioned federal authority to intervene this way a week before the Nov. 3 midterms. DOJ says 28 on the list have been charged with illegal voting; California disputes the list's accuracy and methodology. This was a ruling on timing, not the merits. Sources: Reuters.

Polls are open 7am–10pm local in Israel's first election since the Oct. 7 attacks and the Gaza/Iran wars. Polling shows a close race between Netanyahu's Likud/right-religious bloc and a rival alliance led by ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot; neither has a clear path to 61 seats. Netanyahu is campaigning on wartime leadership and Trump's endorsement; Eisenkot on accountability for Oct. 7. If neither can form a coalition, Netanyahu stays as caretaker and another election is possible next year. Sources: Reuters via Northland News Radio.

The Saudi-led coalition said Tuesday it destroyed 3 ballistic missiles aimed at the Eastern Region and 4 drones toward the Southern Region; civil-defense alerts were issued and later cleared. This follows Monday's Houthi claim of attacks on East-West oil pumping stations (no Saudi confirmation) and a month in which ~86% of Riyadh airport flights were cancelled Oct. 8–25. The 2022 truce is effectively dead — and with Brent already ~$115, this front is the one that keeps diesel relief off the table. Sources: Reuters.

Anthropic's public S-1 Monday: $16.3B revenue in H1 2026 (vs $1.16B a year earlier, ~14x), Q2 operating income of $1.0B, but an $80.7B headline net loss — mostly a $72.4B non-cash fair-value charge that grows because its valuation rose. Nasdaq ticker will be ANT; no price, share count, or date yet. Valuation talk runs $1.5–2 trillion. The prospectus also flags "existential risks" from its own models. Sources: USA Today.