Weather Watch: Invest 90W is drifting north-northwest east of the Marianas, with the National Weather Service expecting scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms for Saipan, Tinian and Rota through Tuesday night as the system slowly consolidates toward Maug; Defense & Guam Strategy: A defense analyst argues the U.S. should shift more forces away from China/Taiwan and toward Guam and the “second island chain” to reduce war risk; CNMI Power Update: CUC reports Saipan at 91% energized (14,159 of 15,624), Tinian at 96% (1,010 of 1,052), and Rota at 52% (504 of 967), with water restored to 100% of customers across all three islands; Local Economy Pressure: A restaurant owner says high electricity costs are driving businesses out and calls for CUC accountability and efficiency; Workforce & CW-1: GAO warns the CNMI workforce is shrinking but foreign workers still make up about one-third of jobs, and ending the CW-1 program after 2029 could bring serious economic fallout; Politics & Governance: Constitutional rule and security-deposit concerns stalled a CUC emergency loan measure (HB 24-107) in a Senate-House conference; Elections & Debate: Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds and challenger Galvin Deleon Guerrero faced voters in a chamber debate, trading sharply on disaster recovery, federal contracting, Medicaid, tourism and birthright citizenship; Public Safety: Federal authorities say a Guam-led online sting (Protektot Y Famagu’on) led to five arrests for attempted enticement of a minor, with HSI support including from Saipan; Sports & Community: Kagman II and MHS II opened the PSS volleyball season with wins, while Saipan’s Triple J 5K Bubble Color Run crowned San Diego’s Ryan Humphrey and Alyona Gersonde as overall champions.