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ABCNEWS - 'He did not deserve to die,' son of man fatally shot by ICE officer in Houston says Thu Jul 9 01:38:21 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed a Mexican national during an incident in Houston on Tuesday, the agency said.

AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Graham Platner says he's "suspending" Maine Senate bid Thu Jul 9 01:36:38 2026

Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he is "suspending campaign operations" for his Senate bid. - Platner indicated that he intends to withdraw from the race — but said the process to replace him "needs to be driven not from back rooms, but by the will of the people." Why it matters: His apparent departure — following a sexual assault allegation that he denies — leaves Democrats in chaos. Maine is one of the most critical midterm races in the country, complicating their already difficult path to retake the Senate. Driving the news: "We are suspending campaign operations," Platner said Wednesday night in a video posted on X . - Democrats have until July 27 to replace Platner with another candidate on the ballot…

Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he is "suspending campaign operations" for his Senate bid. - Platner indicated that he intends to withdraw from the race — but said the process to replace him "needs to be driven not from back rooms, but by the will of the people." Why it matters: His apparent departure — following a sexual assault allegation that he denies — leaves Democrats in chaos. Maine is one of the most critical midterm races in the country, complicating their already difficult path to retake the Senate. Driving the news: "We are suspending campaign operations," Platner said Wednesday night in a video posted on X . - Democrats have until July 27 to replace Platner with another candidate on the ballot…Open

NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - Democrats Wanted a Fighter. They Still Need a Cause. Thu Jul 9 01:34:28 2026

The trouble in Maine goes beyond a single candidate.

AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Fed saw "upside risks" to inflation, disagreed on rate path Thu Jul 9 01:16:24 2026

Federal Reserve officials saw a wide range of scenarios for how the economy and inflation will evolve at their meeting last month, leaving the central bank's policy committee divided over the path for interest rates ahead, according to minutes released Wednesday. Why it matters: In Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chairman, he wrestled with significant factions of the Federal Open Market Committee who see ongoing price pressures from the AI buildout as well as one that is more confident that falling energy prices will calm inflation. - The minutes , released after the customary three-week lag, show that all members of the policy committee were ultimately on board with leaving rates unchanged last month. - The document, however, gives…

Federal Reserve officials saw a wide range of scenarios for how the economy and inflation will evolve at their meeting last month, leaving the central bank's policy committee divided over the path for interest rates ahead, according to minutes released Wednesday. Why it matters: In Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chairman, he wrestled with significant factions of the Federal Open Market Committee who see ongoing price pressures from the AI buildout as well as one that is more confident that falling energy prices will calm inflation. - The minutes , released after the customary three-week lag, show that all members of the policy committee were ultimately on board with leaving rates unchanged last month. - The document, however, gives…Open