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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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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.”
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 …
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump on Iran war regrets: “You can always question yourself a little bit”  —  President Trump said in a new interview with “The Ingraham Angle” on Thursday that he would make the same decisions on the Iran war, despite acknowledging that he sometimes questions himself.
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.
Washington Post:
Trump team expands midterms spending to $57 million so far
Discussion: Bloomberg
The Washington Sun:
Key Republicans Were Blindsided by Trump's Call for $5,000 Checks
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
Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor:
Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms
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
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
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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Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
Jimmy Kimmel provokes White House after pulling Talarico interview
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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
 
 
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Discussion: Axios and TheJournal.ie
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Trump's Special Envoy Hauled In More Than $250 Million While in Government
Discussion: ABC News
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How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
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Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers
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