The Latest: 2nd judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with Supreme Court poised to rule

A second federal judge has halted Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a new US Postal Service rule aimed at tightening mail-in voting requirements. This comes after a previous judge blocked a similar order. Trump recently urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure used for diesel production, claiming the attacks are causing a global shortage.

The price of diesel in the US reached a record high of over $6 per gallon. British officials are under pressure to act following the secret removal of a diplomat accused of possessing child pornography, which involved flying him out of the UK without informing UK authorities. In Phoenix, Arizona, a statue of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was defaced with red spray-paint, along with a nearby memorial.

Pennsylvania witnessed the death of a 40-year-old woman linked to a measles outbreak, marking the third fatality in the state. Meanwhile, a Republican congressman had to swim to safety after his plane made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. Former President Barack Obama called for Democrats to focus on a broad framework discussing AI management and safety during a private fundraiser in Manhattan.