A recently-closed restaurant's windows are covered in graffiti in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district on July 14, 2026. High inflation rates and lingering geopolitical uncertainties in Germany have resulted in flatlining private consumption and sluggish residential construction. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L-R) US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Two US Supreme Court justices made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, seeking funding to protect judges and their families after a divisive term that deepened tensions between the court and President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)