Today’s edition of quick hits.

* Collective action: “The White House press pool on Monday announced it is suspending its televised coverage of President Donald Trump after the White House pulled CNN from its assigned pool coverage duties this week.”

* ICE shooting in Austin: “A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city’s north side, Austin officials said at a news conference.”

* The latest in a series of deadly military strikes on civilian boats: “The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.”

* If this reporting is correct, Trump opposed U.S. military strikes against targets in Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis. Then he reversed course. Then he reversed course again.

* It’s almost as if White House claims about the conflict and the Strait of Hormuz aren’t true: “The U.S. State Department warned Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East, adding that the Iran war could quickly worsen, as Tehran maintained a defiant stance over the Strait of Hormuz.”

* A heartbreaking surge in the targeting of Indians of Sikh faith: “Members of the monotheistic religion, who traditionally wear turbans and maintain beards, have become the face of the Trump administration’s efforts to bar certain immigrants from operating commercial vehicles. Just days before [a stabbing in Wyoming], the Department of Homeland Security posted an image on social media of a bearded man in a head covering with the caption ‘Get off our roads, you don’t know how to drive Mr. Singh,’ the most common Sikh surname.”

* Maj. Jason Watson’s case: “An active-duty Air Force officer who was arrested in uniform at the Capitol in July after calling for President Trump’s impeachment made his first comments in court on Friday, in a case that could become a rare test of service members’ right to free speech.”

See you tomorrow.

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