Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout, Axios has learned. … - America PAC will focus on door-knocking, digital advertising and direct mail aimed …

Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens  —  The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.  —  Over the weekend, President Trump rejected a return to full-scale war.

5 takeaways on Fauci's hostile Senate hearing, GOP contempt threats  —  Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing Wednesday ended up being an hours-long opportunity for Republicans to vent criticisms, arguments and theories on the COVID-19 response …

Fox News Poll: Democratic enthusiasm shapes North Carolina Senate race  —  In North Carolina, more Democrats than Republicans say they are extremely interested in the midterm elections (51% vs. 42%), and more Democrats also say they are extremely motivated to vote (58% vs. 50%).

Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts  —  More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.  —  More and more uninsured patients are showing …

The new “science golden age” looks suspiciously like a grift  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚀 Subscribe to PN 🚀  —  The Trump regime is trying to usher in a “Golden Age in Science” where scientific research …

Iran war shows China's role in setting the price of oil  —  The Iran war has revealed China's enormous power over global oil prices, thanks to its position as the world's largest buyer. … - At first, the decline in imports didn't surprise analysts. … - But as the war approaches its sixth month, China has done just that.

States cast doubt on Trump's claim that China hacked their voter rolls  —  Declassified evidence points to Beijing seeking personal data for espionage, not election interference.  —  Summary  —  State officials said federal authorities never notified them of a Chinese hack affecting …

Netanyahu confronts Vance over his criticism of Israeli government  —  Vice President Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “direct” conversation about their differences in a one-on-one meeting in Washington on Tuesday evening, Israeli and U.S. officials said.

U.S. Economic Growth Slowed in the Second Quarter  —  Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.5 percent annual rate over the past three months, as war in the Middle East shook energy prices and supply chains.  —  The American economy slowed in the second quarter of the year …

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America  —  The agency was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world.  Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it's delivering a very different message.  —  Voice of America's Persian Service began airing …

Warsh's Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady  —  Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman.  But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.

We've Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism  —  No one has ever seen anything like it, as Donald Trump himself might say.  Buried in a new CNN poll is something striking: Trump isn't just cratering by conventional approval measurements; he's also absolutely collapsing …

Potential roadblocks ahead for Graham-led Russia sanctions bill  —  Long-anticipated Russia sanctions legislation proposed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham is heading toward passage in the Senate.  That doesn't mean the road ahead will be easy, and it certainly won't be quick.

Mamdani Derangement Syndrome: Murdoch Media Lets Its Islamophobic Flag Fly  —  From Fox to the NY Post and WSJ, the media's embrace of anti-Muslim rhetoric just got worse.  Plus, why CBS News staff are telling Zeteo its flagship news program is ‘so f***ed.’  —  ∙ Paid

Pro-Israel Democrats face major test in key Midwest races  —  The Democratic Party's fight over Israel is returning to where it began.  Jewish Democrats are warning the results could push them out of the party entirely.  —  In Michigan, where grassroots anger over the Biden administration's approach …

Scoop: GOP Rep. Ogles faces 11th-hour cash barrage in primary  —  A super PAC that has invested millions to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is putting another $700,000 behind his GOP primary challenger in the final week of the campaign, Axios has learned. … But first he has to get the nomination, which is not a done deal.

A majority of MAGA supporters would still vote for a Republican candidate despite a scandal  —  Americans are largely tolerant of scandals among politicians.  But nobody is more willing to stick by an embattled candidate than a MAGA voter.  —  The POLITICO Poll finds President Donald Trump's MAGA supporters …

Democrats Want to Avoid an Election Season Shutdown  —  Democrats only have one major leverage point left against the Trump administration — and they're not about to use it.  —  With Congress approaching a government funding cliff at the end of September, key Senate Democrats signaled …

Trump's support for Graham's sister stirs GOP backlash in South Carolina  —  A field of Republican challengers in the special Senate primary next month is setting up another test of the president's political clout.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has put his weight behind …

US uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot  —  An Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the U.S. is the first person facing deportation through the Trump administration's use of an obscure court that remained dormant for 30 years …

Thirteen House Rating Changes Toward Democrats as Seat-by-Seat Assessment Better Aligns with Our November Expectations  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We're revamping our House ratings this week, which has the effect of bringing the number of seats at least leaning to each party …

Trump Has Made Billions in Office.  Will His Party Pay Politically?  —  The president took in a staggering $2.2 billion last year while in office.  Democrats are hoping to make it a campaign issue in the midterm elections.  —  President Trump has made more money while in office than most of us can even conceive of.

Chronically ill people face confusion over new Medicaid work rules and ‘medically frail’ exemption  —  Patients and experts fear the difficulty in documenting a frailty exemption will lead to millions losing coverage  —  While some working-age people are exempt, including those with young children …

AI could end up too cheap to control  —  The AI industry's investors and critics don't agree on much.  But many in each camp share at least one basic conviction: America's top labs are about to make a killing.  —  Capital markets have signaled their faith in Anthropic and OpenAI's impending …