Capitol Hill

• Former Sportscaster Michele Tafoya Wins GOP Senate Primary in MN
Sen. Darline Graham to Face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Republican Primary Runoff
• DOJ Reverses Course on Mentally Ill Patients, Ends Push to Empty State Institutions
• New Jersey’s So-called “Software Error” That Registered 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote Was No Accident
• California Dems Are Trying to Kill Voter ID Initiative
• Supreme Court Justice Makes Choice About Next Term, and Trump Couldn’t Be Happier
• New Poll Shows Harris Far Ahead of Newsom, AOC
• White House Pressures DOJ to Reconsider Reflecting Pool Case
• Federal Judge Shoots Down Effort To Kill Trump Fossil Fuel EOs

ECONOMY

• Federal Budget Deficit to Exceed Eye-Popping Amount in One of the Largest Shortfalls on Record
• SpaceX, Tesla Plan Chip Plant in Texas 5 Times the Size of World’s Largest Building

• AI Assistant Hacks Australian Gym Website in Incredible Breach
• American Consumers Took Out Record $211B in Auto Loans in Q2
• Wealthy Americans Considering Move to New Zealand as Demand for “Golden Visas” Booms
• Explosive Lawsuit Accuses Former Taylor Farms Exec of Swiping $32M for Hawaii Mansion, “Gambling and Women”
• California Accuses Paramount of “Blackmail” for Threatening to Leave State
• Trump Accounts Just Got a MAJOR Upgrade
• Florida Names Mamdani Its “Economic Developer of the Year” in New Times Square Ad

SWAMP WATCH

• Trump Admin Ends Medicaid Funding for “Gender Affirming Care” Procedures for Minors
• Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-in Ballot Restrictions Ahead of Midterms

• Groups Move to Block Trump Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism
• Ron Johnson Urges DOJ Investigation Into Alleged Ballot Fraud in California
• John Kennedy Demolishes Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ Socialist Wing
• Lawmakers Demand Records from Software Vendor Regarding Foreign Voter Registrations in NJ
• Unearthed Comments Show El-Sayed Proclaimed “Obligation” To Follow Sharia Law Until The Day He Dies
• Here’s How High the COVID Vaccine Miscarriage Risk Really Was
• Court Largely Rejects Minnesota’s Challenge to Trump’s Trans Directives

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Trump Details Strategy for Iran, Says U.S. Has Control of Iran’s Money: “I’m Their Banker”
• Appeals Court Allows DHS to Fast-Track Deportations of Immigrant Parolees
• Trump Admin Negotiates Deal to Remove Nuclear Material from Covert Syrian Facility
• Shocking Images Capture Collapse of During Earthquake in Colombia
• Fast-growing Ebola Outbreak in Congo Has Left 2,000 Dead
• Minister Says Fire Crews Making Good Progress With Ontario Wildfires Despite Large Area Burned
• UN Reports Taliban Has Prevented 2.4 Million Afghan Girls from Attending Secondary School
• Pro-Israel Organizations Slam DSA Co-Chair for Calling October 7 Attacks “Inevitable”
• Iran Prepares for “Prolonged Confrontation,” Appoints 6 New Military Commanders

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Jasmine Crockett on “Kimmel” Says Mitch McConnell Is “Dead,” “Vote for a Democrat” If You Want to “See Some Arrests”
• Abdul El-Sayed: “Toxic Masculinity” Governs American Football
• David Ellison Threatens to Pull Paramount Out of California October 1 If Merger Block Continues
• WNBA Player Who Fouled Sophie Cunningham and Whined “White Privilege” Comes from Wealthy Family
• One Brave Singer Rushes to Boy George’s Defense
• Hilary Duff Roasts Serial Championship Hunter Lebron from the Philly Stage
• WNBA on Edge as Sophie Cunningham Shops Explosive Tell-All Memoir
• This Joke Resulted In Death Threats for Arynne Wexler
• Disney Reportedly Looking Into Free Streaming Product to Boost Disney+ Growth

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Roku Unveils Around-the-Clock Channel Dedicated to AI-Generated Slop
• Tech Companies Urge Federal Government to Address AI-Driven Memory Chip Shortage
• Short-Form Video Addiction May Undermine Teenagers’ Ability to Cope with Academic Stress
• Court Clears Path for Thousands of Social Media Addiction Cases Against Meta, TikTok and Google
• Bluesky Sees Decline in Active Users as It Broadens Focus Beyond Social Media App
• Changes in Smell Perception May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s Disease
• AI Slop Exposed? Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermark to Claude’s Text Output
• 49ers Coach's Tesla Autopilot Crash Raises Questions About Autonomous Driving Safety
• China’s Long March 7A Rocket Explodes After Liftoff, Destroying Chinasat-4B

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Your Spine Is Aging—Here’s How to Slow the Damage
• Most Personal Care Products Contain Undisclosed Chemicals
• 6-Step Preacher Curl Setup Guide for Better Biceps and Maximum Muscle Growth
• Study Finds Avoiding Three Midlife Habits May Add 13 Dementia-Free Years
• Being Alone May Age Your Brain—Even If You Don’t Feel Lonely
• How Serotonin and Melatonin May Influence the Development of Scoliosis
• RFK Jr. Moves Forward with Broad Overhaul of America’s Food Safety Rules
• Your Neighborhood May Be Partly to Blame for Your Sleep Troubles
• Taxi Drivers Are Protected Against Alzheimer’s – Here’s Why

OPINION

• Victor Davis Hanson: Not Winning? Just Change the Rules
• SEC Sean Duffy: Freedom Haulers Puts Veterans in the Drivers’ Seats of New Careers
• Duvi Honig: Robbing the Rich Won’t Bring Economic Justice
• Stephen Moore: What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI
• Hannah Bate: In Massachusetts, You Can Now Abort Babies Minutes Before Birth for Any Reason
• Brianna Lyman: AOC’s “Woke 1” Comment Reveals the Left Is Planning to Make “Woke 2” Even Worse
• Alan Joseph Bauer: Buy Guns and Lots of Ammo
• Salena Zito: Reclaiming the Middle: Chautauqua’s Slow Push Toward Balance
• Victor Davis Hanson: Fresh Proof That “Democratic Socialists” Will Act like Communists Once Elected