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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.
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.”
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 …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted  —  Donald Trump last night made a ridiculous promise that he won't keep.  —  If Republicans maintain control of both the House and Senate, he said, he would give every adult in the U.S. $5,000.
Politico:
DeSantis rebukes Trump's $5K checks: ‘More debt and more inflation’  —  MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced President Donald Trump's proposal to deliver $5,000 checks to Americans if Republicans hold their ground in the midterm elections, fearing the infusion of cash will only stir more inflation.
Washington Post:
Trump team expands midterms spending to $57 million so far
Discussion: Bloomberg
John Yoon / New York Times:
Trump Wants to Give Out $5,000 Checks. It Would Cost More Than $1 Trillion.
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
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
Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump says the Iran war is worth the price. The bill keeps growing.
Discussion: Grist
Briauna Brown / CBS News:
President Trump says he doesn't think $5,000 dividend payments would need to be approved by Congress
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
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: 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 …
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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STLPR:
U.S. Supreme Court effectively blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
Travis Crum / Election Law Blog:
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Missouri Redistricting Dispute, Meaning the 2022 Map Will Be Used for the 2026 Midterms
Discussion: New Republic
New York Times:
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map
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 …
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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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: Slate
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New York Times:   Fears of a Democratic Wave Push Texas to Center Stage at G.O.P. Convention
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 …
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 …
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Jimmy Kimmel says show won't air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats  —  The late-night talk show host said the interview with the Democratic Senate candidate would air instead on YouTube.  —  Jimmy Kimmel announced on Wednesday night that his show would not air his upcoming interview …
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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 …
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Independent
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 …
The Guardian:
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film  —  Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian  —  Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders on the secret systems used …
Mike Konczal:
Why Are Women Over 100% of Jobs Gained Under Trump's Second Term?  —  One of the great ironies of the second Trump administration has been that, despite their attempt to reassert a male breadwinner family model and make a gender vibe shift, men have gained no jobs under it.
Discussion: Breitbart
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Appeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUS  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected ICE's effort to detain millions of people without bond, comparing it to the “historical stain” of Japanese internment during World War II.  —  “Mass detention …
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump's Special Envoy Hauled In More Than $250 Million While in Government
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
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Robert King / Politico:
Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers
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