How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/grocery-stores-lower-food-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices</a>, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms</a>, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/world/middleeast/photo-detainee-bound.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared</a>, by David M. Halbfinger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/space/wally-funk-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87</a>, by Richard Goldstein</p> <p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">go here</a>.</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>