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6:35 AM ET, September 11, 2026

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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump leads convention in pledge: ‘You go to h—’ if you don't vote  —  President Trump closed out the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday by urging attendees to pledge to go out and vote in November's midterm elections.  —  “Please raise your right hand,” …
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump tells Republicans to vote or ‘go to hell’  —  He's promising to pay you $5,000.  He's asking you to swear an oath.  He's telling you you'll “go to hell” if you don't vote November 3.  President Donald Trump spent the last two days in Dallas trying every which way to convince …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance appears more like Trump's heir-apparent at GOP convention  —  The vice president, who is mulling a presidential run, has received praise from the crowd — and from Trump.  —  Summary  —  DALLAS — At 6 a.m. Thursday, fresh off less than four hours of sleep, Vice President JD Vance's phone rang in his hotel room.
Washington Post:
Trump team expands midterms spending to $57 million so far  —  The operation's long-awaited spree fortified competitive House races.  —  More reinforcements that Republicans have eagerly anticipated from President Donald Trump's war chest arrived Thursday with additional spending in House and Senate races …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump on Iran war regrets: “You can always question yourself a little bit”
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
What happened the last times Trump pitched direct payments to Americans
Washington Post:
No one is falling for Trump's budget-busting ‘dividend’ check gimmick
The Washington Sun:
Key Republicans Were Blindsided by Trump's Call for $5,000 Checks
Bloomberg:
Burgum Says Congress Role in Trump's $5,000 Payment Plan Unclear
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, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.  —  Leer en español阅 …
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Vance Asks Voters To Stick With GOP, Nods To Iran War Angst
Discussion: The Washington Sun
Veena Ali-Khan / Bloomberg:
Houthi Attacks: How They Threaten Red Sea Shipping and Saudi Oil  —  By threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz and attacking the energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors, Iran has imposed economic costs on the US for the war it launched at the end of February.
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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: Washington Post and Slate
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Democrats revamp their midterm playbook for GOP's anti-trans attacks  —  A fresh wave of Republican anti-transgender messaging is driving Democratic operatives to coach candidates on how to avoid falling into the political traps of prior elections.  Their advice: don't ignore the conversation …
Discussion: NBC News, The 19th and LGBTQ Nation
New York Times:   Fears of a Democratic Wave Push Texas to Center Stage at G.O.P. Convention
Travis Crum / Election Law Blog:
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Missouri Redistricting Dispute, Meaning the 2022 Map Will Be Used for the 2026 Midterms  —  You can find the order here.  Unlike in the last shadow docket dispute, Justice Kavanaugh referred this matter to the entire Court, and the absence of public dissents …
Discussion: New Republic
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STLPR:
U.S. Supreme Court effectively blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
After contempt hearing, Missouri's top election official concedes redistricting fight
Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
Missouri's top election official held in contempt for defying court's gerrymander order
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 …
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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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: Mediaite and 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 …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Inside the RNC's legal fight over “election integrity”  —  Less than two months before the midterms, Republicans are fighting roughly 200 legal battles to try to impact elections, including several cases in which the GOP isn't officially participating but is paying legal fees or advising on strategy.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint  —  Six staffers for one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken deficit hawks traveled by private jet as part of a bipartisan congressional investigation into the attempted assassination …
Washington Post:
GOP convention attendee calls for shooting Democrats during Cruz's speech  —  Democrats condemned the calls for violence.  The Republican senator did not address the outburst in the moment but later posted a clip in which it could be clearly heard.  —  Summary
Avery Lotz / Axios:
The post-9/11 national security apparatus is still evolving  —  Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, some lessons remain deeply ingrained in the national security apparatus — while others have faded.  —  The big picture: A vast majority of Americans say the attacks forever changed the country.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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The Next Terrorist Attack Is Predictable
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
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Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Examiner
The Guardian:
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
New York Times:
Trump's Special Envoy Hauled In More Than $250 Million While in Government
Discussion: ABC News
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
How the Right Came to Embrace Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Discussion: RNS and Fox News
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