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10:20 AM ET, September 10, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of Term  —  The president still says he expects the war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections this fall  —  WASHINGTON—Top White House advisers have raised privately with President Trump the prospect …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump plans to send $500 Obamacare rebates before election  —  The Trump administration plans to send $500 rebate checks to as many as 1 million people who it says were overcharged for their coverage under Obamacare, Axios has learned. … - The payments also underscore a tenet …
Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Trump pledges a $5,000 ‘dividend’ to all US adults if the GOP wins the midterms  —  President Donald Trump has pledged to send $5,000 to every adult in the U.S. if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterms, a payout that would dwarf the amount distributed during the Covid pandemic and likely explode the deficit.
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Desperate Trump Offers Brazen Cash Bribe in Bonkers Speech  —  FUNNY MONEY  —  The vice president insisted it was not a “controversial idea.”  —  President Donald Trump has offered a hefty cash bonus to all American adults in a desperate attempt to retain his grip on Congress in the midterm elections.
Discussion: HuffPost and CNBC
Tamara Keith / NPR:
After Trump promised to pay $5,000 if Republicans win, here's what to expect Thursday  —  At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump made a stunning and implausible pledge: to send every American adult a $5,000 cash dividend.  But only if his party maintains control …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Democrats play up Trump investigations, Epstein files during GOP convention in Dallas  —  The countermessaging includes speaking to Texas voters about affordability issues and Democratic efforts to regain control of the House.  —  DALLAS — As counterprogramming to Republicans' two-day midterm convention …
Politico:
Vance's Dallas dance  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning from Dallas, where we're wondering what shocks might come from the convention stage today after John Fetterman's surprise appearance and Donald Trump's pledge to send Americans $5,000 checks if Republicans keep control of Congress.
Bloomberg:
Republican Midterm Convention: Trump Urges Voters to Let Him ‘Finish the Job’
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Promises $5,000 Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump makes a familiar promise: $5,000 checks for everyone
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a ‘Trump-a-Palooza’
Calen Razor / Politico:   ‘Trump dividend’ wins instant GOP critics
Ingrid Fuary-Wagner / Bloomberg:
Can Trump Really Pay Every Adult American a $5,000 ‘Dividend’?
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says oil and gas prices won't fall until ‘right after’ midterm election
Axios:
Exclusive: Fetterman to praise Trump in bombshell GOP convention video  —  DALLAS — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is preparing to make a bombshell appearance Wednesday night at the GOP convention, in a video praising President Trump and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick for helping America's steel industry, Axios has learned.
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court is asked to settle Missouri dispute causing electoral chaos  —  The appeal comes after conflicting rulings on whether the state can use a new congressional map that favors Republicans for November's midterm elections.  —  Summary  —  A group seeking to block Missouri from using …
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New York Times:
Fight Over Missouri House Map Returns to U.S. Supreme Court
Matt Phillips / Axios:
Bessent fails to shock and awe the bond market  —  The Treasury Department failed to cow the bond market Wednesday with its amped-up buyback announcement, as rates still rose. … - While the stated reason for the buyback boost was to improve trading conditions in the bond market …
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Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Bessent's political turn in GOP speech tests his bond-market credibility
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
Salt Lake Tribune:
Trump's DOJ is investigating Utah's election chief for refusing to hand over voter data, it says in letter  —  The Justice Department is investigating Utah's top election official for refusing to hand over the state's entire, unredacted voter database, it informed her in a letter dated Friday and obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.
Discussion: The Washington Sun
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
D.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Military Aide Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide on New Air Force One  —  The mishap occurred while the Qatari-donated jet was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.  It delayed President Trump's departure to a Republican convention in Dallas.  —  A military aide accidentally deployed …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Zack Colman / Politico:
How Georgia's GOP learned to love solar … President Donald Trump has called solar power “the scam of the century” in his effort to roll back the Biden climate agenda, and brought most of his party along with him — at least in Washington.  —  But here in Bartow County …
Politico:
Dems plot to take on Hegseth if they win in November  —  Congressional Democrats are promising to target Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if they win control of Congress in November.  —  Emboldened by the possibility of a sweep at the polls, they're plotting a blitz of public hearings and inquiries …
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
A year after Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA grows but Trump slips with young voters  —  One year after Charlie Kirk's assassination, the organization he co-founded, Turning Point USA, has grown dramatically, expanding its presence at colleges and high schools and cementing itself as a force in Republican politics.
 
 
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
House GOP super PAC puts Democratic challengers in starring roles
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Jim Jordan says he will relinquish Judiciary gavel, pass on a return to Oversight
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