Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket — carrying a top-secret spy satellite — from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Monday, before turning around and heading back to Earth.
Why this matters: This marks the fourth time SpaceX has brought one of its Falcon 9 rockets back to land, and is the company's first launch for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO's) mission.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows dismissed FBI Director Chris Wray's testimony that the U.S. has never historically seen evidence of widespread voter fraud, including by mail, during an appearance on "CBS This Morning" on Friday.
Why it matters: Meadows' statement highlights the Trump administration's strategy to sow doubt in November's election results by challenging the legitimacy of mail-in ballots, which are expected to skew heavily in Democrats' favor.
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A program supporting Americans who are typically ineligible for unemployment benefits will expire at the end of the year, with millions still relying on it as the labor market sputters.
Why it matters: The result could be catastrophic for the economic recovery that Wall Street fears is already fragile.
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Democratic lawyers are preparing to challenge any effort by President Trump to swap electors chosen by voters with electors selected by Republican-controlled legislatures. One state of particular concern: Pennsylvania, where the GOP controls the state house.
Why it matters: Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, together with a widely circulated article in The Atlantic about how bad the worst-case scenarios could get, is drawing new attention to the brutal fights that could jeopardize a final outcome.
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