Why does the mouse/trackpad click registers on release instead of press on macOS Sonoma 14.5?

I'm experiencing a strange issue with mouse and trackpad clicks on macOS Sonoma 14.5 (MacBook Pro). When I click, the action is not registered immediately upon pressing the button. Instead, the click is executed when I release the button. This behavior seems to affect macOS itself and native apps (e.g. dropdown menus) but does not occur in web browsers or web-based applications (excepted built-in macOS dropdown or elements, etc). This causes problems when I click on an element but slightly move the cursor before releasing, it registers the click on whatever element is under the cursor at relea

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