The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign cut ties late last week with a number of digital firms that had been fund-raising for the campaign and slashed the commission that the remaining vendors can retain by 10 percentage points, according to four people briefed on the changes. The moves come as Mr. Trump has fallen far …

Mediaite reports: Independent candidate Dan Osborn’s run to oust Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) this November has grabbed national attention as polls have shown a surprisingly close race, with a new survey out Tuesday even showing Osborn ahead by one point. Osborn’s name ID is certain to only increase as millions of dollars in ad buys are suddenly pouring into …

The Texas Tribune reports: A newly created state appeals court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton request to temporarily block the State Fair of Texas’ policy banning all firearms from its fairgrounds as the event is set to start Friday. The ruling comes after a Dallas County District Court struck down a similar request from Paxton on the new policy. …

“Gay couples are not fit to raise children. That’s just obviously true. Does anyone seriously disagree with that? I guess some people do seriously disagree with that. People who think that men and women are exactly the same might try to disagree with that. I mean, on a basic level, they can’t disagree because two men and two women can’t …

Florida Politics reports: The survey of 600 likely voters from the Independent Center shows Rick Scott leading Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 46% to 44% in a two-way race, with 10% of respondents unsure who they back. In a race where a third-party option is introduced, Scott leads 43% to 42%, with 11% of respondents unsure and 4% opting for the unnamed …

The Associated Press reports: Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” according to a bipartisan Senate investigation released Wednesday. Similar to the agency’s own internal investigation and an ongoing bipartisan House probe, …

The Bulwark reports: Back in his pre-political days, Mark Robinson wasn’t spending all his online time trawling the forums of porn sites. He spent some time reading and commenting on small political sites too—where the opinions he shared, The Bulwark has learned, were no less unhinged. “If the cops wanted to shoot an elderly black man they should have shot …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as “vindicated on everything” in a wild national tour stop in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Carlson talked first with right-wing political activist Jack Posobiec but it was Jones who received the rockstar welcome on-stage to roaring applause from the audience. Jones began: “Well, thanks for having me. I gotta say, I love …

The Daily Beast reports: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer who testified for the state in Trump’s criminal trial in New York this past spring, told MSNBC on Tuesday that he intends on leaving the country if his former boss—who has been threatening his opponents with prosecution—is elected president again. “I’m already working on a foreign passport with a completely …

Yahoo News reports: Evacuations are underway and time is running out for Floridians to prepare for Tropical Storm Helene, which threatens to hit as the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in over a year. Evacuations began late Tuesday for some coastal areas of Florida facing potentially dangerous storm surge. Officials ordered mandatory evacuations in parts of …

CNN reports: US House candidate Laurie Buckhout, who is running in a competitive race in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, deleted at least nine photos of herself with Robinson on X, according to screenshots and a Google cache of her tweets. She also deleted a post calling Robinson “North Carolina’s next governor.” Other candidates appeared to delete photos with themselves …

“While he was leading the charge against me and calling me all these things, [D’Esposito] was actually stealing money from the American people and giving it to benefit his mistress in a no-show job ploy at the expense of taxpayer dollars. Tell me what that speaks about his character or the sheer hypocrisy of it all. “This shouldn’t be deemed …

“I briefly watched an interview of Stephen Colbert on highly government subsidized PBS, and found it fascinating for only one reason — Why would they be wasting time and the public’s money on this complete and total loser? “He is not funny, which he gets paid far too much to be, he is not wise, he is VERY BORING, and …

ABC News reports: The Chinese military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific on Wednesday, marking its first known launch of an ICBM in decades, officials said. The People’s Liberation Army launched the ICBM carrying a “dummy warhead” into the “high seas” at about 8:44 in the morning, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The missile …

NBC News reports: The House on Wednesday is poised to pass a funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week after it removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. House Republican leaders, facing defections within their ranks, plan to rely heavily on Democratic votes to …

The New Republic reports: Despite spending months trying to distance themselves from Project 2025, the top of the Republican presidential ticket seems committed to bringing the Christian nationalist manifesto closer to the White House. Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance has enlisted key allies, including a Project 2025 contributor, in his debate prep sessions ahead of his first face-off against …

Axios reports: Former President Trump said early Wednesday after his campaign announced intelligence officials had briefed him on Iran’s efforts to assassinate him that he believes Tehran “will try again.” Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a Tuesday evening statement that officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) had briefed the ex-president “regarding real …

The Associated Press reports: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge …

The Washington Post reports: A panel of federal judges heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could upend the rules for counting a sliver of mail ballots in Mississippi just weeks before Election Day, with possible ramifications for all states. At issue is a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots to be counted if they arrive up to five days …

Media Matters has the transcript: GREG GUTFELD (HOST): We are talking about the ones flown in — JEANINE PIRRO (HOST): How are they Americans? They’re not legal. They’re not citizens. TARLOV: They are here legally, I’m sorry, they are not Americans. GUTFELD: An interesting scam. They fly in — they’re flying in thousands of people, they are flying them in …