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New York Times:
Some in G.O.P. Balk at Trump's $5,000 Offer: 'We're $40 Trillion in Debt'  —  The president's call to send a $5,000 “dividend” to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms disturbed some members of his party.  —  Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump leads convention in pledge: ‘You go to h—’ if you don't vote  —  President Trump closed out the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday by urging attendees to pledge to go out and vote in November's midterm elections.  —  “Please raise your right hand,” …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance appears more like Trump's heir-apparent at GOP convention  —  The vice president, who is mulling a presidential run, has received praise from the crowd — and from Trump.  —  Summary  —  DALLAS — At 6 a.m. Thursday, fresh off less than four hours of sleep, Vice President JD Vance's phone rang in his hotel room.
Washington Post:
Trump team expands midterms spending to $57 million so far  —  The operation's long-awaited spree fortified competitive House races.  —  More reinforcements that Republicans have eagerly anticipated from President Donald Trump's war chest arrived Thursday with additional spending in House and Senate races …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Why you shouldn't bank on Trump's $5,000 dividends happening  —  Washington — President Trump pledged to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November, framing it as a dividend made possible by the country's “tremendous economic success.”
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump on Iran war regrets: “You can always question yourself a little bit”
Washington Post:
No one is falling for Trump's budget-busting ‘dividend’ check gimmick
New York Times:
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War  —  Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.  —  Leer en español阅 …
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Producing Ballistic Missiles Again  —  Intelligence findings say Tehran is assembling stockpiled components into weapons in underground facilities  —  Iran has resumed its production of ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities …
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Vance Asks Voters To Stick With GOP, Nods To Iran War Angst
Discussion: The Washington Sun
Veena Ali-Khan / Bloomberg:
Houthi Attacks: How They Threaten Red Sea Shipping and Saudi Oil  —  By threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz and attacking the energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors, Iran has imposed economic costs on the US for the war it launched at the end of February.
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Travis Crum / Election Law Blog:
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Missouri Redistricting Dispute, Meaning the 2022 Map Will Be Used for the 2026 Midterms  —  You can find the order here.  Unlike in the last shadow docket dispute, Justice Kavanaugh referred this matter to the entire Court, and the absence of public dissents …
Discussion: New Republic
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STLPR:
U.S. Supreme Court effectively blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
Missouri's top election official held in contempt for defying court's gerrymander order
Discussion: New Republic and Truthout
ABC News:
Joe diGenova, loyalist tapped by Trump to oversee controversial DOJ probe targeting his foes, resigns: Sources  —  DiGenova had been probing officials involved in past investigations of Trump.  —  Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Luke Barr  —  A Trump loyalist who had been tapped …
Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC  —  Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television “threatened” the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas …
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Politico:
How Republicans are privately talking about their Senate map at the convention  —  DALLAS — Top Republicans are scrambling to shore up their Senate map in Alaska, Texas and other red states — and are privately acknowledging they could very well lose in Georgia and North Carolina.
Discussion: Washington Post and Slate
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New York Times:   Fears of a Democratic Wave Push Texas to Center Stage at G.O.P. Convention
Washington Post:
RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms  —  The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, five people said.  —  Summary  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Examiner
Aaron Mak / Politico:
Sam Altman pitches utilities on AI grid defense  —  OpenAI has met with representatives of multiple top power companies to discuss methods of securing the electrical grid, the artificial intelligence firm told POLITICO — conversations that occurred amid a continuing series of revelations …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint  —  Six staffers for one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken deficit hawks traveled by private jet as part of a bipartisan congressional investigation into the attempted assassination …
Washington Post:
GOP convention attendee calls for shooting Democrats during Cruz's speech  —  Democrats condemned the calls for violence.  The Republican senator did not address the outburst in the moment but later posted a clip in which it could be clearly heard.  —  Summary
Dustin Volz / New York Times:
Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons  —  In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.  —  Anthropic said it had disrupted several potential plots …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear  —  SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Brett Sell had a bad feeling about coming to work on July 28.  The painting contractor was part of a small work crew rehabbing a two-store commercial property in Orwigsburg …
 
 
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump's Convention   Find
 
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Mike Konczal:
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Discussion: Breitbart
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Didn't See a Ratings Bump During Trump's Republican Convention Speech
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Examiner
The Guardian:
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
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House will vote on legislation shielding consumers from data center energy costs
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New York Times:
Trump's Special Envoy Hauled In More Than $250 Million While in Government
Discussion: ABC News
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Discussion: RNS and Fox News
Violet Jira / Washington Post:
GOP secretaries of state ask Supreme Court to block Trump mail-in ballot rule
Robert King / Politico:
Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers
Cate Charron / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana Supreme Court rules Deery winner in recount case
 

 
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Anthropic:
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees that the company is considering slowing cutting-edge AI development, and he hopes other AI companies will do the same

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