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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
G.O.P. Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump's Convention Hurt Him  —  Ken Paxton, one of the party's top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody's numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.  —  Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Eric Schmitts the Bed  —  For Republicans trying to outrun a blue wave, the verdict is in: The Dallas midterm convention was a stinker.  Don't take it from us, take it from Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton.  “To be honest with you, the numbers—when we did that convention—it dropped our numbers …
Politico:   Paxton secures $20M ad buy
Jerusalem Post:
Flydubai pilot attempts terror hijacking of flight to Tel Aviv, foiled by Israeli passengers  —  Israeli official says “major disaster avoided” after pilot stabbed his co-pilot, attempted to hijack aircraft with over 100 Israeli passengers  • Plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
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New York Times:
FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Issues Distress Signal Before Landing in Saudi Arabia  —  Passengers intervened and “prevented a disaster” after one pilot stabbed another during a flight from Dubai, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.  The motive for the attack was not clear.  —  Here's the latest.
Amit Segal / The Free Press:
How Ordinary Israelis Foiled a Hijacking  —  For the first time in 20 years, someone tried to hijack a plane bound for Israel.  It was only by the bravery of a handful of passengers and crew that almost 180 lives were saved.  —  This article is part of Israel and the Jewish World.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It's All Trump's Fault  —  James Talarico may or may not win the Senate race in Texas.  But here's something we can say right now: Given how close Talarico is coming in this red state after running such an overtly pro-immigrant campaign …
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Post
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Eric Schmitt defends mix-up that led to viral gaffe during Jack Smith's hearing  —  Sen. Eric Schmitt expressed no remorse Wednesday for falsely accusing Jack Smith of lying to Congress about attending a basketball game as a guise to investigate President Donald Trump …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
New Evidence Shows Just How Badly One Republican Senator Beclowned Himself in the Jack Smith Hearing
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
Politico:
Senate Democrats block House-passed bill restricting member stock trading  —  A House-passed bill to restrict members of Congress from buying and selling stocks failed on the Senate floor Wednesday in a party-line vote, with Democrats insisting it would not do enough to curb lawmakers' trading.
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate  —  With the midterm elections just over a month away, Senate Republicans tried to score a few final political points before leaving Washington, forcing a vote on a congressional stock-trading ban that included an unrelated voter ID requirement.
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate Democrats block Sen. Husted-led bill on data centers, calling it ‘toothless’
New York Times:
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes … Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's A.I. push is a tremendous success.  “Our investments in A.I. are accelerating every major part of our core business,” he has told investors.  “Every sign that we're seeing in our own work …
New York Times:
After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future  —  Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed.  Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.  —  Listen  · 13:14 min
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Last US troops expected to leave Iraq on Wednesday following 12-year fight against ISIS
NBC News:
Watchdog finds no criminality in Fed renovation that drew Trump's scrutiny  —  The Federal Reserve's inspector general did fault the central bank's board for mismanaging costs.  The DOJ previously launched its own probe that was blocked by a federal judge.  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal …
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Mary Cunningham / CBS News:
FTC probing Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety threats  —  The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies over the potential risk their technology poses to consumers.
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Justice Covert / The Washington Sun:
Trump Signs Order to Significantly Reduce Mosquitoes and Ticks in D.C.  —  The Trump administration wants to crack down on pests in D.C. — mosquitoes and ticks.  —  In an executive order Tuesday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to work with local officials to reduce …
Alexandra Hutzler / Democracy Docket:
DHS failed to provide records supporting Trump's allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says  —  Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump's allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states …
Discussion: Mercury News and Wonkette
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
A few noncitizen votes are a scandal. But thousands of rejected ballots are business as usual
Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian:
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’  —  US president also issued executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’  —  Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the heads of the largest US tech …
Fox News:
GOP lawmaker's fraud crusade takes dramatic turn as scandal engulfs his own career  —  After spending years railing against fraud, Utah Republican state Rep. Trevor Lee has resigned after being charged with fraud himself.  —  The Utah Attorney General's Office filed criminal charges against Lee on Monday …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records  —  A close Capitol Hill ally of President Donald Trump is suing the Justice Department and former special counsel Jack Smith for obtaining her phone logs in the course of his investigation into Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Can Trump Legally Demolish the Kennedy Center?  Experts Say Not Easily.  —  The president has entertained the idea of tearing down the performing arts venue.  Analysts say any plan would face multiple daunting challenges.  —  At first, the Trump administration raised the prospect of demolition quietly …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
PSA: Trump Continues To Commit Crimes  —  While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it's essential to remember he should.  —  Pocket  —  Like many Americans, I was watching college gladiatorial sports on Saturday …
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
‘Christian Warrior’ Candidate's Dark Past Revealed  —  EXCELLENT DAY FOR AN EXORCISM  —  Fresh videos and posts unearthed by the Daily Beast have placed the Republican under growing scrutiny as the midterms loom.  —  A MAGA-backed ministry leader vying to be Colorado's next governor once laughed …
Paul Krugman:
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them  —  One unifying dynamic in America today: Americans really, really hate AI.  What began as a form of NIMBYism — no one wants a data center in their neighborhood — has broadened into severe doubts about the technology as a whole.
Telegraph:
What the Russian oligarch who paid for Trump Jr's wedding party really wants  —  Putin ally aims for his sports association to regain control of Olympic boxing  —  Benedict Smith , Washington Correspondent.  Antonia Langford.  Hans van Leeuwen , International Economics Editor.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Math needs a phonics-style reckoning  —  Teachers should teach students how to do stuff correctly.  —  ∙ Paid  —  At this point, everyone who cares about education policy at all has probably listened to Emily Hanford's “Sold a Story” podcast series, or pretends to have …
Discussion: Althouse
Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal Reserve  —  John Harold Rogers was walking Prada, his tiny spaniel, past a school bus stop in his suburban Washington neighborhood when FBI agents surrounded him.  They handcuffed the former senior Federal Reserve official …
Discussion: HotAir, RedState and NewsMax.com
Zeteo:
First Draft: 📺 Trump's White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal.  They're Doing It Anyway  —  Donald Trump is demanding the propagandistic TV ads, even as some of his aides fret they ‘obviously’ break federal law.  Missouri MAGA Senator Eric Schmitt, meanwhile, makes a fool of himself.
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reports more than $250 million in income last year … Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reported at least $250 million in income and other proceeds last year, much of it from the financial businesses he left behind when he joined the Trump administration …
Adam Tamburin / Axios:
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike's execution halted an hour beforehand  —  Death row inmate Christa Pike got a last-minute reprieve Wednesday when a federal appeals court stopped her execution about an hour before it was set to take place in Nashville. … - Pike's attorneys argue her history …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Right-Wing “Intellectuals” Really Want Us to Live in a Corporate Hellscape  —  A shady conservative lobbying group is fronting a business-friendly assault on the public commons, and we need to fight back.  —  Remember ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, that intellectual chop-shop responsible …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
White House begins mailing $500 ObamaCare ‘refund’ checks  —  The White House began mailing $500 refund checks Wednesday to just about 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their ObamaCare insurance.  —  Treasury Department checks will begin …
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
Troy Jackson apologizes for comments on Jewish Mainers' views of Gaza war  —  The Senate nominee's bid to unseat incumbent Susan Collins (R-Maine) is critical to Democrats' hopes for reclaiming control of the chamber.  —  Just now  —  Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine …
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto PAC piles on Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race  —  A cryptocurrency super PAC funded primarily by Trump-aligned billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss is pouring almost $3 million into the Ohio Senate race to help block Sherrod Brown from returning to Washington.
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Judge rules US can deport Wisconsin mosque leader over national security  —  An immigration judge has ruled that the U.S. government can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on national security grounds based on his pro-Palestinian advocacy and past convictions in Israel.
 
 
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Justice Department files ethics complaint against Minnesota federal judges
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The Washington Sun:
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Rachel Shin / Politico:
GOP senator urges ICE to dial back enforcement sweeps
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The New Radicals  —  Over the past year and a half I've warned promiscuously about the dangers of …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Newsom bars ICE from using shock gloves, other ‘Orwellian’ tactics in California
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
The source of Brian Fitzpatrick's campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding
The Atlantic:
Right-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John Fetterman
Discussion: HotAir, Mediaite and Time
Washington Post:
The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
NYC appeals Staten Island judge's ruling against Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A judge approves Paramount's settlement with 12 state AGs who tried to block its WBD deal, and Paramount tentatively sets October 6 to close the acquisition

Mariella Moon / Engadget:
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
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