Zero's Briefs

Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics — The case is called Postal Service v. California — The order with which the Supreme Court denied the request for a stay, dated September 14, 2026, was issued in the case Postal Service v. California. The full document is published on the Court’s website. (Supreme Court of the United States)

Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics — Federal envelopes remain without an individual barcode — The blocked rule required federal ballot envelopes to have three features together: the electoral mail service logo, high-speed scanning suitability, and a unique barcode for each voter. (Supreme Court of the United States)

Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics — Zeldin signs the repeal of power plant standards — The document with which the U.S. environmental agency finalizes the repeal of most of the requirements of the Carbon Pollution Standards 2024 bears the signature of Administrator Lee Zeldin and is dated September 14, 2026. (EPA)

Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics — EPA also proposes cancelling the 2015 determinations — Along with the final rule, a supplemental notice proposes the repeal of the 2015 determinations and related rules on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants. It is a proposal, not a decision already made. (EPA)

Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics — The hearing on the repeal will be held virtually — The agency’s document provides for a virtual public hearing with a set speaking time for oral statements for each participant. The remote format is specified in the text of the rule itself. (EPA)

Europe — Ceuta goes from 500 places to over six thousand — Before the crisis, the reception places activated in the autonomous city were 500. The Spanish government expects to exceed 6,000 within the current week: this is a government forecast, not an already verified capacity. (EL PAÍS)

Europe — Eighty million allocated to the local economy by December — Of the extraordinary plan announced by Pedro Sánchez, exceeding 300 million euros, a portion of 80 million is reserved for the city’s economy and must be spent by the end of 2026. (EL PAÍS)

Economy and Markets — In Colombia the budget passes with 64 votes out of 83 — The four economic committees of the House and Senate approved the amount of the 2027 budget with the support of 64 of the 83 lawmakers who make them up. (EL PAÍS América)

Economy and Markets — Operating expenses at 392.6 billion, investments at 87 — For 2027, the Colombian Senate indicates operating expenses of 392.6 trillion pesos and public investments of 87 trillion, within an overall amount of 634.9 trillion. (Senate of Colombia)

Economy and Markets — Discussion on the allocation of resources still to begin — The approval on September 14 concerns only the overall amount of the Colombian budget: the distribution among spending chapters remains to be discussed. (El Espectador)

The Number of the Day — Seventy thousand entries into Ceuta by July 31 — EL PAÍS dates the entry into Ceuta of more than 70,000 people to July 31, 2026. It is the number that explains why a city with 500 reception places has become a national government issue. (EL PAÍS)

On This Day — September 14, two federal acts on the same day — September 14, 2026, bears the date of both the Supreme Court order that leaves the postal voting rule blocked and the EPA rule repealing most of the 2024 requirements on power plant emissions. (Supreme Court; EPA)