'WORSE THAN BIDEN': Steve Hilton, the Republican nominee for California governor, told NEWSMAX that he believes he can win the election and that his opponent, Xavier Becerra, is barely campaigning. https://bit.ly/3VaJZMZ

President Trump said Thursday that artificial intelligence would be a major topic in his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, while claiming China agrees with his preference to leave the issue "exactly where it is" and saying the Justice Department would serve as a guardrail. MORE: https://bit.ly/4hqkjn4

TODAY! Watch Netanyahu at UN, talks Iran, Trump!
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A man found dead in an Idaho church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders and ushered in child safety caps for medicines, authorities announced Wednesday. https://bit.ly/4hINrqW

‘THEY’RE NOT JOURNALISTS’: Kari Lake sharply criticized CNN, telling NEWSMAX that the network has not practiced “straight news” for decades. https://bit.ly/3TLWbn2

COCAINE BUST: The U.S. Coast Guard seized 25,000 pounds of cocaine in just six days during Operation Pacific Viper, intercepting suspected drug-smuggling vessels south of Costa Rica and Panama. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera has the exclusive details on “Wake Up America.”

https://youtu.be/t0Ngbt1-8jI

“They can't define what a woman is. It's the W-N-B-A. And so we're asking them: Don't let this become a mess.”

— Rep. Stutsman calls out WNBA for its inability to define what a woman is

https://youtu.be/TTOhjyz9ukg

WATCH: President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping as his motorcade arrives at the White House.

https://youtu.be/kaEAvlqcmCQ

DEPORTATION FIGHT: The Trump administration will ask the Supreme Court to revive its policy allowing authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own after a lower court rejected the policy. Blanche announced the appeal Thursday. https://bit.ly/4Aw5qbA

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Today on The Gerry Callahan Show...
🟥 Donald Trump has the worst polling numbers on inflation ever?
🟥 Why did Sunny Hostin lie about her being a holdout juror?
🟥 Bill Burr yet again praises Luigi Mangione.
https://www.youtube.com/live/8TGKR9HwD34

PAUL MULLS RUN: Sen. Rand Paul told NEWSMAX he is considering another presidential run, saying the GOP needs a “free-market conservative” to challenge the party’s populist economic policies. https://bit.ly/3TQtgOC

“People say, “How can it be possible that in a deep blue state a Republican could be neck-and-neck with a Democrat?” And it’s because Kathy Hochul is the worst governor in America.”

— Bruce Blakeman on his standing in the New York gubernatorial race

https://youtu.be/lxsRTaNrpAc

MAN VS. ROBOT: A humanoid robot sent an influencer sprawling in a history-making MMA bout, offering a striking demonstration of how rapidly machines are acquiring the strength, balance, and agility once thought to provide a measure of job security for human workers. https://bit.ly/4cZlnNl

DOLLY ESTATE DRAMA: A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order against her nephew and his security company after the estate accused him of making violent threats and trying to damage the late country icon’s legacy. https://bit.ly/4dWLR2i

SCOTT RALLIES GOP: NRSC Chair Sen. Tim Scott told Republicans they’re in a “fight for our lives” amid a record number of toss-up races, but believes that the GOP still has a path to retain its Senate majority in November. https://bit.ly/4xN4jBv

AI BELOW THE WAVES: Israeli startup HydroSight is developing AI-powered seabed mapping technology that could help protect the infrastructure powering global communications and energy. Plus, take a look inside Tel Aviv's world-class theater scene on today's "Israel Update." https://youtu.be/3bT1vGXz_7Q

“There were six F-16s, six F-22s, and two B-1s and the Chinese president was not amused by that. This was an intimidation move, and this was really important for President Trump to do because it counters what others might think of that arrival ceremony.”

— Gordon Chang on the impact of the flyover at Joint Base Andrews

https://youtu.be/s-hKPvYgGWs

“Anytime Congress gets involved in regulating things, it’s usually not a good idea.”

— Florida Rep. Greg Steube on the debate over federal artificial intelligence regulation

https://youtu.be/nePP56bNX00

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić praised President Donald Trump and called for a more even-handed international order in an address to the U.N. General Assembly that sharply criticized Western policy toward Kosovo. https://bit.ly/46Jj0dW

FAUCI QUESTIONS GROW: Sen. Rand Paul joins Rob Finnerty to discuss allegations involving destroyed federal records, testimony from a former Fauci aide, and why he says the search for answers is not finished. Listen to today's #NEWSMAXDaily for these stories and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRk0dFGOJw