“Rep. Max Miller has kicked campaign cash to more than a dozen fellow Republicans competing in some of the midterm’s tightest races,” Politico reports. “Few are saying whether they now have plans to return the money as the Ohio lawmaker seeks reelection despite serious allegations of domestic abuse.”

Rep. John Larson (D-CT) became the 7th House Democrat ousted in their primary this year, Axios reports. “Only one other election cycle in the 21st century has seen this many incumbent losses in primaries.” NOTUS: Longtime Rep. John Larson loses reelection bid in Connecticut.

Punchbowl News: “Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan beat Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in a significant win for the progressive left. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) backed Flanagan in the Democratic Senate primary over the more centrist Craig, a four-term House member.” “Craig had pitched herself as the more electable Democrat statewide, but she […]

Wired: “A man wearing a trash can on his head dances on the beach, silver cape glinting in the sun as he spins beneath a wheel-topped pier, singing ‘England needs a new hope’ from under an enormous helmet. The scene is Clacton-on-Sea, the centre of one of the east of England’s poorest constituencies and home […]

“Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth fended off MyPillow founder and Trump loyalist Mike Lindell to win the state’s Republican primary for governor,” NPR reports.

“The Justice Department has convened a special grand jury in Washington, a rare legal body that officials say could pave the way for federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital to investigate some of its biggest and most controversial cases,” the Washington Post reports. “Unlike a typical grand jury, a special grand jury can release a […]

“Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 10 points in a Siena University poll released Wednesday morning, the first major poll of likely voters this election cycle,” Politico reports. “Despite her double-digit lead, Hochul is underperforming the Democratic ticket. Her margin compares to a 16-point Democratic edge on the generic congressional ballot.”

“Democratic socialist Francesca Hong’s stunning loss in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night revealed limits to the far left’s power — and is undercutting the narrative of an emerging insurgency,” Politico reports. “While progressive Peggy Flanagan cruised by 20 points in Minnesota’s Senate primary, and last week the further left Abdul El-Sayed squeaked through his […]

“President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges he can present to voters ahead of the midterm election, including potentially calling on Congress to cut capital gains taxes and create an exemption for certain home sales,” Bloomberg reports.

“In less than a month, Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison has exhibited a dizzying range of emotions as the goal line for the coveted $111-billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal has moved farther away,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast […]

“The New York City Council is investigating four prediction markets for alleged deceptive marketing practices and targeting minors, opening a new front in the bitter, state-by-state legal war over prediction-market regulation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

CNN: “Since taking over DHS in March after Trump fired Kristi Noem, Mullin has accelerated efforts to make the department a central force in Trump’s crusade against purported widespread election fraud. DHS has pushed states to share their voter rolls for audit and vowed to withhold grant funding from those that refuse to adopt a […]

“Michael Alfonso, 26, clinched the Republican nomination for Wisconsin’s Seventh Congressional District on Tuesday in a crowded primary, buoyed by the support of his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and the endorsement of President Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“President Trump is betting the pressure of sanctions and a naval blockade will force Iran to bend. But the country’s rulers are taking time-tested steps to keep their chronically battered economy functioning just enough to resist a drawn-out campaign,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Tehran is rationing scarce goods, limiting access to foreign currency, slashing […]

“As President Donald Trump secretly left an Air Force One jet on a catering truck last month in response to a potential Iranian assassination threat in Turkey, he was accompanied by some of his most loyal and longest-serving aides, but no Cabinet officials,” the Washington Post reports. ”Other passengers on the truck included Dan Scavino, […]

“David Crowley, the top elected official in Milwaukee County, seized a surprise win Tuesday for the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin’s race for governor, giving the party’s establishment a victory over a democratic socialist,” the Washington Post reports. ”Crowley defeated three Democratic opponents, including Francesca Hong, a state representative and democratic socialist who led in polls. […]

“Zohran Mamdani was riding high as the mayor of New York City earlier this summer, after fulfilling a campaign pledge to put a new tax on the wealthy, flexing his political might with successful endorsements of three progressive congressional candidates and handing the victorious New York Knicks the keys to the city,” the Wall Street […]

Former Florida gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum (D) is “back in jail after prosecutors say he missed a drug test… and then tested positive for methamphetamine,” TMZ reports.

“The Iranian threat that prompted President Trump’s secret Air Force One swap last month emerged as he was heading into his last day at the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8,” the New York Times reports. “According to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the threat, U.S. intelligence picked up multiple streams of information. […]

“Luke Bronin, the former Democratic mayor of Hartford, Conn. is projected to defeat incumbent Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and will advance to the November general election,” The Hill reports.

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may be adding a new item to their arsenal by next spring: gloves that emit electric shocks to control combative individuals,” NewsNation reports.

“The threat to Air Force One was seen as so dire that they sneaked President Trump off the jet in a catering container to keep him safe. But the same dire threat did not stop them from then sending Air Force One into the skies anyway with a planeful of government employees, reporters and military […]

“Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) advanced Tuesday to a runoff in South Carolina’s crowded Republican Senate primary, extending the fight to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham,” Axios reports. New York Times: Darline Graham advances to the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina.

“Democrats have gone from treating Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) as a best-case-scenario target to a genuinely vulnerable incumbent whose downfall is worth a real investment,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: Democratic groups tell Axios they plan to put their money where their mouth is and spend to win the seat, which Trump carried by double […]

Primary elections in six states today will offer fresh clues about President Trump’s grip on the Republican Party — and Democratic voters’ appetite for progressive candidates. Among the marquee races are Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota, along with a crowded Republican contest in South Carolina to succeed Sen. Lindsey […]

“A federal ​judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. ‌Postal Service from implementing part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to tighten ​rules for mail-in voting ahead of ​November elections that will decide control of ⁠Congress,” Reuters reports. “The ruling by U.S. District ​Judge Indira Talwani in Boston effectively expanded ​on an earlier order […]

President Trump’s net approval rating has fallen to -27, a new record low in the Economist/YouGov tracking poll.

“White House officials have asked the Justice Department to consider a new prosecution of a man accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as President Trump fumes over U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop the case,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “A new prosecution of the defendant, Olympic canoeist David Hearn, would be […]

“President Donald Trump has stepped in to defend FIFA President Gianni Infantino, throwing his weight behind a staunch ally as calls for the international soccer boss’ resignation have reached a fever pitch,” NOTUS reports. “Trump had earlier distanced himself from the FIFA president’s proposal to sell off private stakes in the World Cup, which resulted […]

“There are a lot of Ukrainian drones in the air. It would be dangerous.” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by the Associated Press, when President Trump asked him if he would accept Moscow as a venue for peace talks.