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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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Kara Voght / Wall Street Journal:
'Pretend I'm on the Ballot': Inside the Midterm Convention That's All About Trump  —  With his approval rating low in most polls, the president stages a spectacle in Dallas where he was the star  —  DALLAS—"This place is packed," President Trump said, looking out at a red-capped and rhinestoned crowd.
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.
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: The Guardian, abc7NY and ABC News
The Washington Sun:
Key Republicans Were Blindsided by Trump's Call for $5,000 Checks  —  Key congressional Republicans were blindsided by President Donald Trump's pledge to send $5,000 stimulus checks to American households if the party wins the midterm elections, according to more than a dozen lawmakers, aides and policy experts.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms
CNBC:
Trump's $1 trillion-plus ‘dividend’ plan meets immediate bipartisan pushback
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.
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map
Associated Press:
US Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri
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 …
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
GOP secretaries of state ask Supreme Court to block Trump mail-in ballot rule
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 …
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
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
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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 …
Robert King / Politico:
Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers  —  The Trump administration will give $500 to nearly 1 million Americans who lost income-based subsidies that helped reduce health insurance costs, according to a Thursday White House announcement.  —  The refunds will go out next month.
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces the Working Families Obamacare Refunds
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Elon Musk threatens to sue over Gibney documentary's “space lasers” claim  —  Elon Musk has in recent days been targeting his ire at filmmaker Alex Gibney, whose forthcoming documentary, Musk, offers a scathing look at the tech mogul's rise.  Now, a lawyer for Musk is threatening to file …
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 …
Radley Balko / New York Times:
Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen.  We Should Have Listened.  —  Six weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act.  The vote was 357-66 in the House, and 98-1 in the Senate.  Sen. Russ Feingold (D., Wis.), the chamber's lone dissenter …
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 …
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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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Has It Out for Canada  —  The superficial similarities between the U.S …
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:
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Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will stream on YouTube, not broadcast TV, due to ABC's fight with the FCC

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