New York Headlines

• Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear

  (by Lisa Lerer for The New York Times an hour ago)
  At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.
  
  

• ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention

  (by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  At a first-of-its-kind midterm convention, President Trump mostly offered retreads and self-congratulation. Then, he offered to pay Americans $5,000 apiece if Republicans kept power.
  
  

• Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms

  (by Katie Rogers for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.
  
  
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• Anonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion

  (by Tracey Tully for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
  
  

• Brothers Seeking Pardons for Sex Trafficking Hire a Former Trump Lawyer

  (by Debra Kamin for The New York Times 11 hours ago)
  Documents appear to show payments were made to the lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz to pursue “executive clemency and judicial reversal” for Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.
  
  

• He’s Seen Images of 9/11 From Just About Every Angle. Except This One.

  (by Michael Wilson for The New York Times 20 hours ago)
  The 9/11 completist community wants to know and see everything. The Holy Grail? Pictures from inside the twin towers.