The Supreme Court’s New Term, and a Race for Nuclear Power on the Moon

Plus, why school music classes are under threat.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins (nytimes.com/2026/10/04/climate/boulder-lawsuit…), by Karen Zraick
• How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term (nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/how-the-mid…), by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle
• As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire (nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/justice-ali…), by Abbie VanSickle
• U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats (nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/us-bombers-…), by Eric Schmitt
• An Iranian Threat, 3 Vans and a Phone Call: Behind the Mystery at a U.K. Air Base (nytimes.com/2026/10/03/world/europe/raf-fairfo…), by Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman
• Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reac…), by Selam Gebrekidan
• Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools (nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/economy/tariff…), by Sydney Ember

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