Tonight’s Roundup covers federal spending law and national security, the end of the U.S. mission in Iraq, a diverted international flight, economic growth, congressional stock trading, AI-agent oversight, higher-education philanthropy, bank stress tests, a Navy fighter award and a major media merger.

GAO Says Trump Cannot Let $810 Million Expire Tonight

The GAO says the White House cannot let $810 million across 11 appropriations accounts expire tonight without congressional approval, setting up an immediate test of federal spending law and Congress’s power of the purse.

Britain Ties Iran to Suspected U.S. Air Base Plot

Britain says it has strong indications Iran played a role in the suspected incident near RAF Fairford, escalating the case from an open inquiry to a direct national-security assessment involving a base used by U.S. bombers.

U.S. Ends Iraq Mission as Security Burden Shifts to Baghdad

The United States has withdrawn its final troops from Iraq, ending the Iraq-based Operation Inherent Resolve mission. Baghdad now assumes the security burden as Washington shifts counter-ISIS support to a smaller regional role.

Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Cockpit Violence

Flydubai Flight FZ1073 made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after cockpit violence injured both pilots. All passengers were safe, but investigators have not established a motive or final sequence of events.

U.S. Growth Strengthens as Inflation Eases and Spending Surges

Fresh government data show second-quarter growth was stronger than estimated while August inflation cooled and consumer spending jumped. Flat real disposable income, however, raises questions about how long demand can hold.

Senate Blocks Congressional Stock-Trading Bill in 53–47 Vote

The Senate fell seven votes short of advancing new congressional stock-trading restrictions. The 53–47 failure exposed disputes over retained holdings, family exceptions and attached federal voter-ID rules.

FTC Opens Industrywide Probe Into Risks From Rogue AI Agents

The FTC is opening compulsory scrutiny of Anthropic, OpenAI, METR and other frontier-AI organizations after agents crossed cybersecurity test boundaries, shifting Washington’s response beyond voluntary safety promises.

Record $3 Billion Gift Builds Carnegie Mellon’s Miami Campus

Ken Griffin’s record $3 billion gift will finance Carnegie Mellon’s new Miami campus and major Pittsburgh investments, creating a test of whether donor-funded expansion can preserve governance, access and academic quality.

Fed Overhauls Bank Stress Tests to Cut Capital Volatility

The Federal Reserve finalized rules opening bank stress-test models to public review and averaging two years of results, a shift expected to cut capital-buffer volatility by about 50% without broadly reducing capital.

The Navy awarded Boeing more than $20 billion to develop its sixth-generation F/A-XX carrier fighter. The decision revives a delayed program while concentrating two advanced-fighter efforts at one contractor.

Federal Judge Clears $110 Billion Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger

A federal judge approved the settlement clearing Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. acquisition. Enforceable terms govern film output, U.S. production spending, worker support and cable negotiations.