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

<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>
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