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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,” …
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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 …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Out of Gas. Out of Ideas. Out of Time. — Today marks twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks. In many ways, it feels like another age—and the pre-9/11 era even more so. But the pain lingers, especially for those who lost someone that day. They're in our thoughts today.
Politico:
How Republicans are privately talking about their Senate map at the convention
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Democrats revamp their midterm playbook for GOP's anti-trans attacks
Democrats revamp their midterm playbook for GOP's anti-trans attacks
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NBC News, The 19th and LGBTQ Nation
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Why you shouldn't bank on Trump's $5,000 dividends happening
Why you shouldn't bank on Trump's $5,000 dividends happening
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
Trump keeps telling voters he doesn't care much about affordability
Trump keeps telling voters he doesn't care much about affordability
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Politico:
‘Dangerous, radical and frankly weird’: How Republicans used their Dallas convention to frame up the midterms
‘Dangerous, radical and frankly weird’: How Republicans used their Dallas convention to frame up the midterms
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Trump's phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
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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:
Iran-backed Houthis seize Red Sea port, putting another key trade route at risk — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the Red Sea port of Mokha and captured the nearby Perim island on Friday, tightening their grip around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait while the U.S.-Iran war chokes another …
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Mohammed Ghobari / Reuters:
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane — Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world's vital shipping routes …
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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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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump's Convention
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance positions himself as a fighter for family values and a ‘national birthright’
Vance positions himself as a fighter for family values and a ‘national birthright’
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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 …
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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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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
White House Melts Down Over Jimmy Kimmel Accusation
White House Melts Down Over Jimmy Kimmel Accusation
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years — At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters — McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failure — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — When it comes to 9/11, Donald Trump has always had a problem with the truth. Now that he's increasingly detached …
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Gregory Schmidt / New York Times:
Diesel Jumps Above $6 a Gallon, Adding to Inflation Pressure — The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit to a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies. — Mounting fears that widening clashes in the Middle East could further disrupt energy …
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
U.S. diesel price tops $6 per gallon, a record high as Ukraine and Iran wars ripple through economy
U.S. diesel price tops $6 per gallon, a record high as Ukraine and Iran wars ripple through economy
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Reuters:
Americans to mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection — Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center …
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 …
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Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
Architect of Ohio Higher Ed Overhaul Calls Shared Governance ‘Garbage’ — Jerry Cirino, former chair of the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee, successfully passed a sweeping, controversial law in his state. He's an example of state lawmakers getting more involved in colleges and universities.
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 …
Alex Cuadros / ProPublica:
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells — The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that'll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas.
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Merz Determined to Cling On in Germany and Defy Party Rebellion — Chancellor Friedrich Merz is determined to hold on to power in Germany in defiance of the growing numbers within his party seeking to push him out of office, according to people familiar with his thinking.
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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
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Al Franken, other Jewish Americans endorse El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race — Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in the Michigan Senate race, has faced a backlash from some Jewish Democrats for his intense criticism of Israel. — Former senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress gripped by AI panic after doomsday warnings — Anthropic insiders' warnings this week that AI could end humanity in the next decade have members of Congress frantically seeking answers and trying to cobble together some kind of response. … - Some rank-and-file members in both parties …
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Stephen Witt / New York Times:
This Is Really Bad — The biggest vibe shift in artificial intelligence since the release of ChatGPT is currently underway. Researchers in Silicon Valley — and around the world — are beginning to recognize that A.I. may no longer be entirely within human control.
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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 …
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