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Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2026

Today, we're looking at Trump's $500 ACA check scheme, the president’s campaign visit to Texas, Gaza three years after the Oct. 7 attacks and more. Plus, Jen Psaki interviews Troy Jackson after his first debate with Susan Collins.

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The letters accompanying Trump’s gimmicky ACA refund checks make them even more cynical

President Donald Trump’s gimmicky $500 Affordable Care Act refund checks have started arriving in the homes of nearly a million Americans. The letters that accompany them act as textbook Trumpian disinformation and underscore how the check campaign is a cheap trick masquerading as populism.

The letters notify recipients that “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” It notes that the refund is for Americans who do not receive subsidies to help pay for their coverage.

This is classic Trump propaganda.

This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem’s latest column. Read the full column here.

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‘Biggest endorsement fail’: Why Texas has become personal for Trump

Republicans likely need the state’s Senate seat to keep their majority. For the president, who helped Ken Paxton defeat Sen. John Cornyn in the primary, a loss would also be personal. Read more from Jake Traylor, Soorin Kim and Laura Barrón-López.

National Guard was more deeply involved in huge immigration raid than previously known

An internal report shared with MS NOW shows the military blaming DHS for poor planning in the chaotic raid. Experts say the troops’ actions now look like they may have been illegal. Read more from David Noriega.

Democrats demand investigations into the USS Abraham Lincoln’s grueling deployment

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., wants the Pentagon’s inspector general and the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review supply shortages, crew fatigue and mental health care during the carrier’s long combat tour in the Iran war. Read more from Priya Sridhar.

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Gaza became a stress test for Western democracy. And the West is failing.

For three years, Palestinians and their supporters have repeatedly been told they are free to protest — just not here, not like this, not with those words, argues Ayman Mohyeldin. Read more.

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