MJL Morning Briefing |
| From Matt Leonard · Monday, June 8, 2026 |
TOP STORY Israel and Iran trade direct strikes; oil prices climb Israel and Iran exchanged direct strikes Sunday, June 7 — their first since April's ceasefire — pushing WTI crude up about 1.2% to roughly $91.66 a barrel as President Trump publicly urged both sides to stop shooting. Punchbowl News |
National Politics House takes up Senate's $70B reconciliation bill this week The House moves this week to take up the Senate-passed $70 billion ICE/CBP reconciliation package, as Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) launch a discharge petition to block Trump's proposed anti-weaponization fund. Punchbowl News FISA Section 702 nears Friday expiration amid DNI standoff FISA Section 702 faces a Friday, June 12 expiration after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned June 7 of 'dire' national-security impacts, with Senate Democrats blocking reauthorization over Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting DNI. Punchbowl News |
PA & NJ Politics An internal DLCC memo obtained by TIME details Democratic plans to redraw congressional maps in as many as 13 states before 2028 — Pennsylvania and New Jersey among the targets — by first flipping under two dozen state-legislative seats this November. PoliticsPA |
Pittsburgh Sports The Braves beat the Pirates 3-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep, Michael Harris II's bases-loaded three-run double in the seventh erasing a 2-0 Pittsburgh lead built on Spencer Horwitz's leadoff homer; the Pirates fell to 34-32. ESPN |
Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $28.06/MWh | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $27.02/MWh | | PJM Capacity 27/28 | $333.44/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $3.07/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $91.66/bbl +1.2% |
As of Jun 8, 8:08 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) |
Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |