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NYTIMES (Kellen Browning and Jack Healy) - Montana Democrats Are Divided Over How to Win a Republican-held Senate Seat

A rift in Montana between the Democratic nominee and an independent candidate could boost Republican hopes of holding on to an open seat in conservative territory.

WASHINGTONPOST (Annie Gowen, Todd Frankel) - On a ‘beautiful day for jumping,’ a plane of skydivers plummets to the ground

Sunday's plane crash ripped a hole in the close-knit community of skydivers in the Midwest: adventure-seekers who bonded over the adrenaline they get with every jump.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Will Social Security go broke? Republicans grapple with reform ahead of midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) call for Republicans to act on Social Security reform if they keep control of Congress in 2027 is getting pushback from Senate Republicans who warn it’s a bad political message heading into November. Yet, a trustees’ report that the popular retirement program will become insolvent sooner than expected has lit a fire under lawmakers in both parties to call for reforms such as raising the cap on payroll taxes, “means testing” beneficiaries, raising the retirement age, and creating personal accounts to invest in the stock markets. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5922483-johnson-social-security-republicans/ #SocialSecurity #MikeJohnson #Senate #SenateRepublicans #Republicans #GOP

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Newsom Accuses Trump of Directing DOJ Investigation Against Him and His Wife.

Democrat Governor of California Gavin Newsom has announced that the Department of Justice is investigating him and his wife.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has alleged that the Department of Justice is conducting a politically motivated investigation into him and his wife. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: In a video broadcast on Monday , Governor Newsom alleged that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was investigating him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, on the orders of President Donald J. Trump. Newsom accused the DOJ investigation of being politically motivated, citing his criticism of the President and his potential 2028 presidential run. “Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us,” Newsom claimed. “After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his…Open

NYTIMES (Richard Pérez-Peña) - The (Mostly) Unanswered Questions at the Heart of a U.S.-Iran Accord

The short-term truce hasn’t been made public, and the long-term peace deal it is supposed to yield doesn’t exist yet, so there is much still unknown about any agreement between the adversaries.