A letter shows Indonesian government agencies have been asked to submit proposals for budget cuts by Oct. 16.

A federal judge is considering whether to extend a pause allowing reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico to enter White House grounds while those outlets' lawsuit against the Trump administration proceeds. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly held a hearing Thursday on the media plaintiffs' request for a longer injunction after he issued a temporary September order pausing enforcement of the ban for two weeks to hear arguments. The outlets allege the ban violates the First Amendment and infringes their Fifth Amendment due-process rights.

Iranian state media said on Thursday the first foreign-operated commercial flight since the Middle East war began — an Iraqi Airways service — landed in Tehran from Najaf. State TV footage showed the round-trip pilgrimage service. The US last month approved a sanctions exemption for Iraqi Airways to operate pilgrim return flights between Najaf and Iran, and Iraq said last week it had reached an agreement with the US allowing Iranian carriers, excluding Mahan Air, to operate daily return flights to Najaf.