Israel, Lebanon officials to meet. And, judge won't block Trump's mail-in voting order

Lebanese and Israeli military officials are scheduled to meet in Washington. Iran insists it will not sign a U.S. deal unless the war in Lebanon ends, where Israel is fighting Hezbollah. Vice President Vance said no agreement exists yet, but officials are close. U.S. and Iranian officials have discussed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and postponing nuclear talks, with enriched uranium stockpiles as a sticking point. Lebanon has limited leverage in the meeting because Hezbollah is deeply embedded in the state and refuses to disarm while Lebanon is under attack. Israeli strikes have continued despite a supposed ceasefire, threatening Roman and crusader sites. In Iran, an internet blackout imposed by the government has ended, and the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation involving E. Jean Carroll.

"Lebanese and Israeli military officials are set to meet today in Washington. Iran has insisted that it will not sign a deal with the U.S. unless there is an end to the war in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the militant group Hezbollah. Vice President Vance said last night that there wasn't yet a U.S.-Iran agreement, but that officials are very close. Over the past week, U.S. and Iranian officials have discussed potential agreements to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and postponing nuclear talks for later."

"A sticking point in these negotiations has included Iran's stockpiles of enriched uranium. The Lebanese government doesn't have a lot of leverage going into today's meeting. Since its formation in the 1980s in response to an Israeli invasion, Hezbollah has become an integral part of the Lebanese state and wields considerable power in the country. Recently, Arraf sat down with Hezbollah spokesman Youssef al-Zein in Beirut, who said the group would not disarm while Lebanon is under attack."

"Currently, Lebanon is supposed to be under a ceasefire, but Israeli strikes have persisted. Lebanese culture minister Ghassan Salameh tells NPR those strikes have put important Roman sites and a crusader castle at risk. He says he hopes there will be a ceasefire soon so they can assess the damage. After more than three months of a government-imposed internet blackout, people in Iran can go online again."

"The Justice Department has launched an investigation related to writer E. Jean Carroll, a perceived political adversary of President Trump. Carroll won two separate lawsuits against the president for sexual abuse and defamation. Investigators are looking into whether Carroll committed perjury during her deposition related to civil lawsuits she broug"

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