Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Officials’ calls for patience and the approaching midterms make a surprise rate increase hard to pull off, even after firmer inflation readings. on.wsj.com/3W5U1Q2

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• When the Fed announces its next interest rate decision, the nation will be six days from Election Day. In the past 32 years, the Fed has met to consider interest rates in the week before an election four times and changed rates at two, according to records.

  This is a significant report regarding the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision in the immediate lead-up to a national election.

• Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Monday that high gas prices have left some voters undecided ahead of the midterm election, but argued that price spikes happen “every time some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum.”

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• Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to stop further tree clearing on the East Potomac Golf Links, unless there is an imminent threat to public safety, while litigation is ongoing on.wsj.com/4ikTYHt