

How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/grocery-stores-lower-food-prices.html) , by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms…

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