IJR News — today's news from every sideMaya Lindstrom The Trio sessions clearly shaped the album's soulful direction, which is why it holds up better than most of his earlier work. Rachel Meyers Jarmusch taking the Golden Lion over the other contenders makes sense given his consistent track record. 
On X · @MGIBeyondMGI Beyond Shares Charlotte Austin Dance Practice Ahead of Bangkok Fan MeetingThe post by @MGIBeyond shows a photo from “Dance Practice Dayyy” and tags Charlotte Austin (@itscharlotty), promoting her first fan meeting in Bangkok. It is trending mainly within her fan community due to pre-event excitement. Replies and quote posts are almost entirely fan encouragement with no meaningful opposition.605 likes · 23mAndrew PowellSupreme Court Rejects Emergency Bid to Enforce New Mail Ballot RequirementsThe Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to put new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots into effect before the 2026 midterm elections. The decision leaves in place a lower court’s nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the rules. According to Fox News , the USPS rules, which were finalized in August after President Donald Trump directed the agency2h · 2 reads
IJRMitch McConnell Returns To Senate After Months Of Missed VotesNicole Silverio · 3 min · 11h
Farhat Named Lead Pastor, St. John’s Denver — Jul 24, 2026Andrew Farhat, a Concordia Seminary graduate with a Master of Divinity, has served as lead pastor of St. John’s Church and School Denver since 2021 after joining as a campus pastor in 2018, overseeing a Lutheran multi-site ministry that reaches more than 500,000 people annually. His background includes prior ministry in Oregon, engineering training, and a focus on Gospel teaching, evangelism, and discipling new converts within a church-and-school setting.
HousingWire's 2026 Vanguard Awards spotlight AI innovation and culture leaders — Sep 1, 2026HousingWire’s 2026 Vanguard Awards honored senior leaders across mortgage technology, retail lending and real estate culture, including John Aslanian of FirstClose, Tony Giglio of CMG Financial, Theo Ellis of Friday Harbor, Lori Johnson of DocMagic and Dana Gentry of Keller Williams, for driving growth, innovation and governance. The recognitions highlighted tangible impact such as FirstClose’s rising client retention and bookings, CMG’s record funded volume growth, Friday Harbor’s AI pre-underwriting expansion and governance attestation, DocMagic’s digital-mortgage milestones, and KW’s culture initiatives.
Derek Foss Nice to see governance attestation getting recognized alongside flashy AI stuff, that unglamorous work matters just as much.
