Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms  —  In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress.  The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.

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 …

Supreme Court nixes Missouri GOP-friendly maps for midterms  —  WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Missouri organizers on Thursday barring the use of Republican-friendly congressional maps in the November election.  —  Led by Richard von Glahn …

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 …

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.

Multiple U.S. military aircraft damaged in Iranian strikes on military base in Jordan, sources say  —  Multiple American military aircraft were damaged in Iranian strikes overnight Tuesday into Wednesday local time on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, people with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News.

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 …

Charlie Kirk's Lieutenant Has Second Thoughts … Directly to Neff's left, toward the center of the V, sits “Charlie's chair,” the high-back green leather rolling chair favored by the show's namesake, the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  Following Kirk's death one year ago during …

What Really Happened at the White House Lunch That Marc Andreessen Says Sent Him to Trump … Since the election of Donald Trump, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has told one podcast after another of a May 2024 lunch in the Biden White House where he claims we and our colleagues shared …

Bond Selloff Extends, Putting 5% 10-Year Yield In Sight  —  Rising oil prices are putting further pressure on bonds, pushing the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note above 4.9% and within striking distance of the symbolically important 5% level.  —  Yields, which rise when bond prices fall …

Jimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’  —  A conversation with the Democratic Senate hopeful from Texas will move off air because of what the late night host called F.C.C. “threats” against his show and network. … Jimmy Kimmel told Wednesday night's “Live” …

Security Experts Say NATO Must Plan for a Future Without the United States  —  BERLIN — Trump administration officials have made a flurry of visits to Moscow over the last month, with Europe on edge over a spate of hybrid attacks attributed to Russia.  —  But America's European allies aren't taking the visits as reassurance.

Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience  —  In a viral video recorded at a conference in Seoul, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., said: “Perhaps basic decency and behavior is what China needs to do.”  —  Summary

MAGA Influencer's Defense: Antifa Got Me High  —  When a pro-Trump streamer was caught on camera coercing and harassing a woman, he blamed a suspicious joint.  —  PRO-TRUMP INTERNET PERSONALITY Matt Tardio has made a career out of slamming the left.  He was front and center last October …

Denver sues to block ICE officers from voting sites  —  The city of Denver filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from going to voting sites.  —  The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Markwayne Mullin argues …