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Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at U.S.-operated bases in Jordan late Sunday, hours after American forces struck Iranian personnel near the Strait of Hormuz, ending a monthlong pause in direct fighting. Jordan’s military says it intercepted eight missiles, while a U.S. official reported no impacts.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previewed a Monday announcement on an “unprecedented fraud crackdown” involving DHS, ICE, DOJ, and the White House fraud task force, without disclosing specifics.

The Small Business Administration will hold a live pitch competition in Washington on Sept. 18, where five small-business finalists will compete before celebrity judges including Nicki Minaj and Grant Cardone for a share of $1 million.

HUD and the Justice Department have rescinded an Obama-era rule that allowed indefinite third-party liability claims over building design flaws, a policy the agency says cost owners more than $112 million in retrofits over five years and choked off affordable housing financing.

A federal judge in California has ruled the Trump administration cannot deport or revoke visas from noncitizen students over their criticism of Israel, siding with Stanford’s student newspaper in a case that found the policy unconstitutional.