NYTIMES (Robert Jimison) - Jeffries Kicks Off Midterm Sprint With Economic Pitch
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, focused relentlessly on affordability in a swing district.
NYTIMES (Julie Bosman) - Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong Rises in Crowded Wisconsin Governor Race
Democrats must decide what brand to put forward: an establishment name or a candidate on the left who has garnered excitement.
NYTIMES (Reis Thebault) - Election Denier Alexander Kolodin Seeks to Run Arizona’s Elections as Secretary of State
Arizona G.O.P. voters nominated Alexander Kolodin for secretary of state, despite, or perhaps because of, election denial efforts that earned him an admonition from the state bar association.
NYTIMES (Michael Kruse) - Can a Progressive Win in a Purple State? Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Find Out.
Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary is a critical front in the fight between Democrats’ progressive and moderate flanks and a preview of the 2028 presidential primary.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas and Ian Stewart) - U.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record
Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.
NYTIMES (Isabel Kershner) - In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with one eye on Iran and another on the coming elections back home.
NYTIMES (Vivian Nereim and Shuaib Almosawa) - How the Iran-Backed Houthis Cornered Saudi Arabia Into a New Conflict
The Iran-backed Houthis have seized on a vulnerable moment for Saudi Arabia, which is reluctant to enter another war, to try to force political concessions in Yemen.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Hena Doba) - Nancy Guthrie: Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart says there's still hope
Investigators are also examining a possible ransom note addressed to Guthrie's daughter, Savannah.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Democrats hit the anti-incumbency trap
Democrats are learning a hard lesson Republicans know all too well: The party out of power doesn't just ride the anti-incumbency wave — it can also get swept up in it. Why it matters: The populist energy surging through the left after President Trump's return to the White House is roiling Democratic primaries and fueling establishment fears about the party's general election chances. - Just ask Senate Republicans how that went for them in 2010 , 2012 and 2022 . "We saw it in Missouri , we saw it in Indiana more than a decade ago," said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), the chair of the center-left New Democrat Coalition. - GOP candidates who were "off-putting" and held "positions that don't reflect the majority of the state" helped…
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Morning Greatness: ICE Prepares Major Operation Targeting Haitians Losing Temporary Status
Good Monday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 1:55 PM THE PRESIDENT views a […] Source