- Patrick Svitek @ CNN: Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ heard during GOP midterm convention speech criticizing Democratic candidates
Shouts of “he should be shot” could be heard multiple times Thursday night at the Republican midterm convention as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was criticizing prominent Democratic politicians by name.
- Ewan Palmer @ The Daily Beast: Desperate Trump Makes Supporters Vow to ‘Cheat Like Hell’ to Save Him
The president is now a fan of voter fraud.
- Hafiz Rashid @ The New Republic: Trump Whines About How He Can’t Give Himself Medal of Honor
He said this in front of an audience full of medal of honor recipients.
- Astead Herndon @ Vox: The GOP midterms strategy is Trump and a prayer
What we learned from the first day of the Republican convention in Dallas.
- Alex Nguyen @ Mother Jones: What Does FBI Director Kash Patel Actually Do?
He spends his time complaining about online posts.
- David A. Fahrenthold and Maxine Joselow @ The New York Times: Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
