A U.S. judge ruled that the Postal Service’s final rule restricting mail-in voting violated a court order, but would not take action to prevent it.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that joint fundraising committees and party committees will also be able to purchase television advertising slots at discounted rates, just like candidates.

Pakistani Foreign Minister: Pakistan welcomes the US decision to lift all sanctions against Syria.

ExxonMobil (XOM.N): Operations at the Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in Guyana have returned to normal, and the crude oil unloading operation that was briefly interrupted has now been completed.

Northrop Grumman, a U.S. defense contractor, said the Golden Dome missile defense project is accelerating and the company expects to gain a significant share of the project.

Market news: U.S. Democrats are urging Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh to maintain the arrangement for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to hold eight meetings per year.