The Holdup at the Center of the Iran Talks, and Trump’s Baseless New Claims of Voter Fraud

Plus, “I’m busy, but you can talk to my A.I. twin.”

Here’s what we’re covering:

Israel Halts Strikes After Trump Claims Progress Toward Nuclear Talks, Officials Say, by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ronen Bergman

A Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory, by Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi and Tyler Pager

Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight, by Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush

Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud, by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

What Maine Voters Are Saying About Platner on the Eve of the Primary, by Tim Balk, Alicia Anstead and Kathleen Tomaselli

OpenAI Files to Go Public as A.I. Companies Rush to Wall St., by Cade Metz

‘Talk to My A.I. Twin’: Busy Executives Have a New Productivity Hack, by Sarah Kessler

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