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5:25 AM ET, July 25, 2026

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New York Times:
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him  —  Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn't vote for Trump
New York Times:
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum  —  President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”  —  President Trump on Friday ordered warning signs …
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The White House:
Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  On March 27, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14253 (Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History).
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over history  —  The president's executive order calls for signage near the National Museum of American History cautioning visitors about “inaccurate information.”  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump on Friday ordered …
Catherine Lucey / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tariffs Are Likely to Stick Around Despite Unpopularity  —  President Donald Trump's latest tariffs are drawing anger from trading partners and voters but the leverage and revenue they offer could make it hard for future presidents to fully give them up.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's new tariffs hit with lawsuit  —  President Trump's new tariffs were hit a legal challenge Friday from two small businesses who are represented by part of the legal team that toppled Trump's earlier tariffs at the Supreme Court.  —  The new surcharge, between 10 percent and 12.5 percent …
Politico:   Trump tariff fine print reveal raft of exemptions
Courtenay Brown / Axios:   Tariff revenue's $825B gap
David Lawder / Reuters:
Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners as 10% US tariffs expire
Julie Yoon / New York Times:
Trump Speaks at Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner  —  President Trump spoke on Friday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which was rescheduled after a gunman attacked the event in April.  —  As I said three months ago, the show must go on.  And I think a lot was learned from that evening.
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NBC News:
Trump to deliver ‘unifying yet vicious’ remarks at press dinner months after shooting incident, White House says  —  The president, first lady and top administration officials had to be evacuated and the April dinner canceled after a heavily armed man rushed past security.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
‘Is This Supposed to Be Fun?’  Trump Hurls Insults at Correspondents' Dinner  —  President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.  —  The president couldn't help but acknowledge how weird it was.
Wall Street Journal:
Five Major Moments From President Trump's Speech at the Correspondents' Dinner  —  Trump offered some self-deprecating humor, but the bulk of his remarks focused on attacking critics  —  During a gala Friday celebrating press freedom, President Trump finally got to deliver the biting speech he had long teased.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and CBS News
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race  —  Sade, a self-described mother of three from Michigan, posted a video to Instagram and TikTok earlier this July, expressing a popular sentiment: It was getting harder to make ends meet, as the costs of gas, rent …
Discussion: Bridge Michigan
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Anne Bryson / CBS News:
South Carolina on cusp of being first 2028 Democratic presidential primary state  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  South Carolina is one step away from becoming the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary state for 2028, after the Democratic National Committee's Rules …
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Democrats Eye South Carolina as First Primary State in 2028
Discussion: NBC News, CBS News and Washington Times
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Dems pick South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar
Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
Republicans Fret Trump Could Sink Mike Collins' Georgia Senate Run  —  The president's approval rating is underwater — could he bring down their candidate in one of the country's most significant races?  — Copy  —  Republicans are wary that a visible President Donald Trump in Georgia …
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Politico:
‘A circular firing squad’: Senate GOP pushes back on Trump's tiff with Thune
Wall Street Journal:
Taylor Farms Called White House to Try to Delay Cyclospora Recall  —  Officials became convinced by FDA's findings, and gave the agency the green light to make them public  —  Representatives for produce giant Taylor Farms contacted the White House with an urgent plea …
New York Times:
Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit  —  The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.  —  President Trump abruptly switched aircraft …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Iran's New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says  —  The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons.  U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.  —  American intelligence agencies believe …
New York Times:
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months  —  The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal.  —  Paramount said on Friday that it had agreed to halt its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until next June …
Bloomberg:
The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein's Trafficking Operation  —  Thousands of flights booked by the pedophile financier's staff connected associates and victims to a global network of properties  —  Flight bookings to six cities with Epstein properties, 2009-2019
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search  —  The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according to an indictment and media reports.
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Comer: 1 NDA produced by Leon Black to House Oversight ‘unacceptable’
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Anastasia Obis / Federal News Network:
Congress ramps up scrutiny of Pentagon AI data center plans
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt $100,000 H-1B visa fee ruling
Discussion: Reuters and Newsweek
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Trump says he thinks LeBron James is ‘racist’ when asked if he or Michael Jordan is the GOAT
Politico:
Docs shed light on DOJ spending for Trump banners
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Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Bombshell memo shows Biden planned to leave Trump with even more massive immigration crisis
Discussion: RedState
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Says She Was Pushed to Report on Events ‘That Never Happened’ Under Bari Weiss' Leadership at CBS News
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
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