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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
What happened the last times Trump pitched direct payments to Americans  —  The White House hasn't elaborated on how a newly proposed $5,000 “dividend” would work.  —  President Donald Trump recycled a familiar concept Wednesday in pledging to send Americans $5,000 if Republicans win the midterms.
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance calls on battleground state Republicans to ‘nationalize’ the midterms  —  The vice president made the remarks during a closed-door breakfast ahead of his speech Thursday at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas.  —  DALLAS — Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans …
Discussion: abc7NY and ABC News
Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump says the Iran war is worth the price.  The bill keeps growing.  —  The war with Iran is now more than half a year old with no signs of ending, and there's precious little talk lately from President Donald Trump and his administration that a negotiated conclusion is imminent.
Discussion: Grist and Al Jazeera
Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor:
Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms  —  US President Donald Trump promised to give every American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, comments that critics said underscored his party's weakness ahead of the vote.
Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Palantir cofounder and GOP donor says Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend is a ‘bribe’  — Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale is no fan of Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend.  — Lonsdale said Trump's new proposal is a “bribe.”  — Trump said adult US citizens would receive $5,000 checks if the GOP retains control of Congress.
Wall Street Journal:
Sen. John Fetterman Fuels Democratic Anxiety Over Midterms
Bloomberg:
Thune Says ‘Good Question’ on Trump's $5,000 Payout to US Adults
CNBC:
Trump's $1 trillion-plus ‘dividend’ plan meets immediate bipartisan pushback
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms
Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Trump pledges a $5,000 ‘dividend’ to all US adults if the GOP wins the midterms
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump's Promise of $5,000 Dividend Checks Follows Past Cash Pledges That Never Materialized
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Democrats blast $5,000 payment promise ahead of Trump, Vance speeches in Dallas
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump makes a familiar promise: $5,000 checks for everyone
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, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Hill
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Reuters
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
After contempt hearing, Missouri's top election official concedes redistricting fight  —  As Missouri Supreme Court judges considered the extraordinary move of holding the state's top election official in contempt, his attorney signaled on Thursday that he may continue to defy an order blocking a gerrymandered GOP map for the midterms.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just handed Republicans a surprisingly decisive midterm loss  —  Wow, that was quick.  —  At 10:03 am ET, according to the Supreme Court's docket, a group of Republican plaintiffs filed a brief asking the Court to bless a GOP gerrymander in Missouri.
New York Times:
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map
Kelsey Reichmann / Courthouse News Service:
Supreme Court nixes Missouri GOP-friendly maps for midterms
Elleiana Green / Politico:
Republican chief election officials say it is too late to implement Trump's mail ballot order  —  Republican chief election officials from seven states said that it's too late for President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot order to be implemented before the midterm election …
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
GOP secretaries of state ask Supreme Court to block Trump mail-in ballot rule
Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
Jimmy Kimmel provokes White House after pulling Talarico interview  —  And the FCC's lone Democrat accused the Trump administration of waging a “campaign of censorship and control.”  —  The White House on Thursday accused ABC's Jimmy Kimmel of “play-acting” after the late-night host announced …
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Megan Brand / NBC News:
Jimmy Kimmel says show won't air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats
Trish Bendix / New York Times:   Jimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’
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 …
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 …
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces the Working Families Obamacare Refunds  —  RETURNING BIDEN OVERCHARGES TO WORKING FAMILIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the federal government will return to the American people hundreds of millions in Obamacare overcharges …
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New York Times:
Trump Announces $500 Rebates for Some Obamacare Customers,Weeks Before the Election
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 …
NPR:
Elon Musk brags about using “lasers from space” to elect Trump in 2024, texts show  —  Newly released text messages from Elon Musk show the billionaire bragging about using “lasers from space” to elect Donald Trump president in 2024.  The question-raising remark comes as Musk spends millions on November's midterms.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and twitchy.com
Cate Charron / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana Supreme Court rules Deery winner in recount case  —  This story may be updated.  —  Sen. Spencer Deery has won the Republican primary in Indiana Senate District 23 after a months-long recount process that culminated in the Indiana Supreme Court ruling that his name be on the general election ballot.
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Voters Favor Dems Over GOP By 11 Points For Control Of U.S. House, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump's Handling Of Canada Trade, Iran & Russia - Ukraine War All Below 30%  — mail_outline  —  With the midterm elections less than two months away, voters give …
Reuters:
NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot  —  Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints.
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Daniella Diaz / The Washington Sun:
Security Experts Say NATO Must Plan for a Future Without the United States
Sanford Nowlin / San Antonio Current:
Gay hookup app Grindr experiences Dallas outages during Republicans' Trump-a-Palooza  —  Grindr, the LGBTQ+ hookup app, is experiencing outages in Dallas after an unprecedented mid-term Republican convention got underway there on Wednesday — and social media users are quick to speculate why.
 
 
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Discussion: The Atlantic, NPR, RNS and Fox News
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Talarico reverses stance on transgender athletes in girls sports: ‘Has to be safe and fair’
Discussion: The 19th and The Texas Tribune
Torrie Herrington / The Washington Sun:
Swing and a Miss: Ramaswamy Deletes Viral Batting Cage Video
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump administration alleges UC Berkeley law school favors Black applicants
NBC News:
CIA officer's arrest with 303 gold bars thrusts the Pentagon's No. 2 into an unwelcome spotlight
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Has It Out for Canada  —  The superficial similarities between the U.S …
Discussion: New York Times
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Influencer's Defense: Antifa Got Me High
Washington Post:
In posts attacking ChatGPT, Katie Miller didn't disclose her stake in its rival
Discussion: The Independent and twitchy.com
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Multiple U.S. military aircraft damaged in Iranian strikes on military base in Jordan, sources say
Radley Balko / New York Times:
Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened.
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