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Republicans wrap a first-of-its-kind midterm convention in Dallas, the Iran fight is still moving oil markets, and ICE says it is picking up the “worst of the worst.” Here’s your briefing from Just The News, Cord Cutters News, Newsmax, Fox News, and One America News.
Top Stories
Trump steals the GOP midterm convention with a $5,000 “dividend” pitch
President Trump headlined the Republican Party’s first midterm convention and told the crowd to treat November as if he were on the ballot. He floated a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every U.S. adult if Republicans hold Congress, and the party reserved an onstage seat for the late Charlie Kirk. Speakers used the night to attack Democrats as extremists and to put Trump at the center of the midterm message, even as oil prices and the Iran war hang over the campaign. Vice President JD Vance is slated to close the gathering.
Sources: Fox News; Newsmax; Just The News
U.S. confirms destruction of five Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on a Navy ship
The United States says it destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps twice fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. Navy warship. The ship evaded both volleys and no Americans were injured. Trump has paused strikes for a second straight day in some reporting, while advisers have warned the conflict could last through the rest of his term. Oil has climbed above $100 a barrel, and Trump has said pump prices may not fall until after the midterms.
Sources: Just The News; Fox News; Newsmax; One America News
ICE: latest sweep nets child molesters and violent offenders
Federal immigration officers say a new roundup targeted illegal aliens with prior convictions for child molestation, weapons and drug crimes, and violent assault. The administration is pairing enforcement headlines with detention-center tours for some House Democrats and a new national tip line for commercial driver’s license fraud. Homeland Security also highlighted deportations of known or suspected terrorists ahead of the 9/11 anniversary.
Sources: Just The News; Fox News; Newsmax
Politics / National
Rhode Island’s Democratic governor projected to lose his primary
Just The News reports the sitting Democratic governor of Rhode Island is projected to become the first incumbent governor to lose a primary in eight years. He rose from lieutenant governor in 2021 after Gina Raimondo left for the Biden Commerce Department and won a full term in 2022. The result is an early warning flare for Democrats in a low-turnout midterm year.
Source: Just The News
Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in mistrial
A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked for a third time in the case of Lindsay Clancy, charged in the 2023 deaths of her three children. The defense fought to remove a juror it said had lied. Her attorney is already mapping a retrial strategy; her ex-husband has separately threatened legal action against influencers spreading conspiracy theories about the case.
Sources: One America News; Fox News; Just The News
VA benefits order, Berkeley law-school probe, and a census fight
Trump signed an executive order meant to speed veterans’ benefits by improving data sharing across service records. The Justice and Education Departments alleged UC Berkeley Law favored Black applicants over white and Asian candidates. The administration also proposed counting only citizens and permanent residents in the census, a change that would reshape House seats and federal funding.
Sources: Just The News; Newsmax
Streaming & Tech
Local TV news keeps vanishing — and an LG TV video raises a privacy scare
More ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations have dropped local newscasts as local TV news hits what Cord Cutters News calls an all-time low after 2025. Separately, a video circulating online appears to show LG televisions picking up conversations even when the sets are powered off. Roku is expanding its NFL Zone internationally, AMC agreed to pay $120 million to settle a profit fight with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, and Star Trek marks its 60th anniversary.
Source: Cord Cutters News
AI alarm from inside Anthropic
A senior Anthropic researcher said he sees more than a 10 percent chance artificial intelligence could kill every human within a decade, backing a former colleague who resigned with a similar warning. Fox News framed the exit as part of an “existential race.” Teachers unions and Microsoft, meanwhile, announced a legally enforceable standard for how school AI tools handle student data.
Sources: Fox News; Newsmax
Other Notable
Amazon Air Miami overrun: cockpit warnings and a wrongful-death suit
Cockpit voice recorder data show an Amazon Air cargo pilot repeatedly warning the jet was “too fast” as alarms sounded before it overran a Miami runway and killed five ground workers. A widow has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Amazon and operator 21 Air, alleging pilot error and other failures.
Source: Newsmax
Border drones down 75% after a U.S. laser weapon, military says
U.S. forces report drone activity along the Mexico border dropped about 75 percent after they began using a laser weapon against cartel drones instead of only jamming them. In the Pacific, Southern Command said it sank a vessel tied to Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang and will turn the crew over to Ecuadorian authorities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Quito pressing the anti-narcotics campaign.
Sources: Just The News; Newsmax
Approaching 25 years since 9/11
New York’s mayor is under pressure from families and first responders over whether he should attend Friday’s memorial. Just The News notes more than 6,000 people have now died from illnesses tied to the attacks and that victims are being urged to enroll in the compensation fund. Teachers who were children on September 11 told Fox News what they want the next generation to remember.
Sources: Just The News; Fox News; One America News
That’s your look at Thursday. Stay sharp, check the original reports, and we’ll see you next briefing.