"The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its 2026 term next week with what will be one of its biggest cases of the year. And according to several legal specialists, there's much more to the dispute than meets the eye.

The case in question is Suncor v. Boulder, which deals with the lawfare that Boulder, Colorado, launched against Suncor Energy companies and the Exxon Mobil Corporation. The city is seeking monetary damages based on claims that the oil giants' activities are contributing to 'climate change' and that such activities are harming Boulder residents.

Before SCOTUS is the question of whether federal law prevents state-law claims 'seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate.' The justices will also consider whether they have jurisdiction to hear the case."

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"The Transportation Department released a final rule Monday that aims to 'reset' the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's fuel economy standards, rolling back substantial required mileage increases for automakers' fleets implemented under the Biden administration.

"Dubbed 'Freedom Means Affordable Cars' by the department, the 892-page rule will impact Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for cars and light trucks from model years 2022 through 2031.

"The administration is touting the rule as a major deregulatory action to reverse the prior administration's 'green agenda.' Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement that 'we have finally ended the illegal mandate that forced automakers to produce more expensive electric vehicles that American families didn't want.'"

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"Less than 40% of electric school buses purchased under a multibillion-dollar Biden-era program have been delivered, new statistics released by the EPA Thursday reveal.

"The slow pace of deliveries, coupled with concerns over the reliability of the EV buses, have prompted many school districts to pull out of the $5 billion 'Clean School Bus Program,' for which some $2.7 billion in taxpayer funds has already been doled out -- and almost exclusively on electric buses versus other alternative fuel vehicles.

"'Instead of following Congress' directives to effectively provide safe and reliable transportation for American school kids, the Biden-Harris administration rushed money out the door without enough thought or oversight,' Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.

"'This carelessness resulted in 90% of the money going to "buy" electric school buses; yet over 5 years later, there are very few tangible buses to show for it,' Zeldin continued. 'In essence, American taxpayer dollars vanished into thin air, and our children were left without school buses.'"

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"Forty-three percent of Americans now have a positive view of socialism, marking the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup's trend since 2010. Socialism still trails capitalism and free enterprise in public favorability but now ranks ahead of big business. Small business remains the clear leader among the five economic concepts tested, with 95% viewing it positively.

"Gallup has measured Americans' overall views of these five economic concepts periodically since 2010, with the latest update conducted Aug. 3-24."

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"Twenty-five years after 9/11, we are entering a new era of terrorism. In recent weeks, authorities have arrested individuals who pledged allegiance to ISIS and used artificial intelligence to help plan major attacks.

"Although those plots were thwarted, they reveal that terrorist organizations are now using AI in far more consequential ways. AI can help 'novices' to build chemical and biological weapons. This rapidly evolving threat requires an immediate plan of action."

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"State visits usually occur when two countries are on warm terms, but U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as their economic and tech competition is only escalating, especially through an artificial intelligence race.

"Neither expects any grand bargain, but the leaders are expected to play nice in their third meeting since Trump returned to the White House to try to steady fragile ties. That is despite the world's two largest economies seeking the upper hand on AI developments and trade, while pushing for leverage in persistent hot spots like Iran and Taiwan.

"'The fact that they are meeting, and there's dialogue occurring and building that relationship, is probably as important as outcomes from the meeting,' said Sen. Steve Daines, a Montana Republican who advises Trump on China and recently traveled there to lay groundwork for the summit."

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"A group housed at the New York University School of Law and backed by billionaire climate activist Michael Bloomberg quietly closed its doors in late August amid congressional scrutiny into its funding and operations. The so-called State Energy and Environmental Impact Center's signature initiative involved placing paid, climate-focused 'fellows' in Democrat-controlled state attorney general offices nationwide as those offices sued the oil industry and other energy providers.

"The center's sudden closure comes as a surprise: It continued to update its public database tracking state attorney general actions relevant to its climate priorities until Aug. 31, the date of its apparent closure. It also released an episode of its in-house podcast, Recharged with the State Impact Center, less than three weeks prior to that date. And in its 2025 "year in review" report released last December, the center indicated that it would continue operating throughout 2026.

"But prior to its closure, the center was coming under increased pressure for effectively paying the salaries of state law enforcement agencies that were pursuing lawsuits in line with the center's priority of going after energy providers."

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"Earlier this week, a federal judge made a shocking charge: Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's district attorney for nearly a decade, may be guilty of 'perjury, conspiracy, or obstruction of justice.' Judge Paul Diamond referred Krasner and one of his top deputies, Matthew Stiegler, to the U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate potential federal crimes.

"Krasner is one of the nation's most high-profile "progressive prosecutors" -- the far-left lawyers who won election to address 'injustice' in the 'criminal legal system.' Remarkably, Krasner is not the first or only such progressive prosecutor to get the unwanted attention of the feds. At least four others have found themselves in the spotlight. Perhaps it's worth asking: Why do these purported reformers seem to have so little respect for the system they're trying to run?"

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"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is outraged, so you know somebody did something right.

"Turns out that the hero is Robert Kraft, who said that Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour would no longer be welcome at his Gillette Stadium if Macklemore remained one of the opening acts -- because the rapper was using his stage time to preach hate.

"Kraft and other venue owners stood up after Macklemore took the stage at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 4 to explain that 'one of the main reasons' he wanted to join the tour was not to entertain the crowd, but 'to stand up here on stages and stadiums across America and say . . . Free Palestine.'"

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"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney now believes he is more than just the Western foil to Donald Trump and his MAGA movement -- he is the global one. Accordingly, he seems determined to demonstrate to the world how to stand up to Donald Trump, to force Trump to lose the midterms, and to hurt the U.S. economy to such a degree that Trump will never again bully other nations.

"So, at the eleventh hour, Carney stormed out of an apparently completed tariff deal with the United States that would have privileged Canada over almost all of America's other trading partners. Canada, we recall, has enjoyed a $50 billion goods trade surplus with the United States for years in a supposedly free and equitable North American trade zone.

"Carney claimed that American proposals stripped away Canadian sovereignty and quashed Canadian culture, particularly French-Canadian culture. Yet he has not released the documents detailing the bilateral offers he rejected. Nor has he allowed his representatives to explain to the media why Canada blew up the negotiations at the last minute. Carney's ever-changing excuses, explanations, and invectives about what happened are incoherent and contradictory."

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