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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
White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn't vote for Trump
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The Independent and The Guardian
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.
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Washington Examiner, The Wrap, Forbes and CBS News
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
White House correspondents' dinner, redux: What will Trump have to say?
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ABC News, Financial Times, CNN, Townhall, The Independent, Variety, The Wrap, RedState, Newsbusters, Politico, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner, MS NOW, WNYW-TV, FOX 11 Los Angeles, One America News Network, CBS News, The Daily Wire, Associated Press, Straight Arrow, Al Jazeera, Deadline, The Hill, Crooked Media, News Talk 105.9 and Daily Mail
Jacques Berlinerblau / MS NOW:
The White House Correspondents' Dinner used to roast the president. Now it's letting him roast the press.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner used to roast the president. Now it's letting him roast the press.
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Newsweek, Daily Mail, RedState and Washington Examiner
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Trump hijacks White House Correspondents' Dinner redo with antigay jabs, anti-trans mockery & lies
Trump hijacks White House Correspondents' Dinner redo with antigay jabs, anti-trans mockery & lies
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The Wrap, Daily Mail, Breitbart and The Independent, more at Mediagazer »
Julie Yoon / New York Times:
Trump Speaks at Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner
Trump Speaks at Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner
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Reuters, Fox News, twitchy.com, Raw Story, The Independent, Washington Examiner, CBS News, New York Post, Al Jazeera, NBC News and Breitbart
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Trump condemns violence, slams press at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Trump condemns violence, slams press at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Deadline, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera, One America News Network and CBS News
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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Raw Story, Associated Press, The Daily Wire, Adam Kinzinger and Washington Examiner
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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).
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NBC News, The Guardian, The Atlantic, UPI, The Hill and CBS News
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over history
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RTÉ, The White House and RealClearPolitics
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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Kaieteur News, NBC News, The Daily Caller, News Talk 105.9, Daily Mail, RTÉ, Reuters and Business Insider
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Politico:
Trump tariff fine print reveal raft of exemptions — President Donald Trump is building back his wall of tariffs around the U.S. economy — only with a lot more cracks. — Behind the tough talk and double-digit tariff rates the White House rolled out Thursday are a long list of exemptions …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's new tariffs hit with lawsuit
Trump's new tariffs hit with lawsuit
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CNBC, Asia Times, Raw Story, Reason, The Economic Populist, Forbes, The Fence Post, Taipei Times, Breitbart, Politico, Axios, UPI, Washington Examiner and United States Trade …
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 …
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Bridge Michigan
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Liset Cruz / Politico:
Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens for Michigan Senate seat
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New York Times, Breitbart, New York Post, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Jewish Insider, NBC News, Bloomberg, Fox News and National Politics
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Michigan's Whitmer endorses in key Senate race
Michigan's Whitmer endorses in key Senate race
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Townhall, twitchy.com, Decision Desk HQ, Washington Times, Associated Press, Bridge Michigan, Fox News, Michigan News Source and The Daily Wire
NBC News:
Democrats poised to nominate Troy Jackson in must-win Maine Senate race — Jackson is expected to be selected as the party's nominee at Saturday's state party convention after all of his major opponents dropped out of the race. — BANGOR, Maine — Former state Senate President Troy Jackson …
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Associated Press, Slate and WBUR
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New York Times:
After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine — Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, the likely Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Putting South Carolina First Could Mean Less Power for Black Voters … The history of the Democratic National Committee reshaping its primary calendar is the story of unintended consequences. And history, to paraphrase the old line, may not be repeating itself — but it sure does seem to be rhyming.
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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 …
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The Times of Israel, NewsMax.com and CBS News
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 …
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Politico, The Hill, Daily Mail, CBS News and FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Wall Street Journal:
Bahrain, Kuwait Warplanes Struck Iran in Rare Gulf Retaliation — The strikes earlier this month reflect Arab reckoning with a lengthy war that threatens to draw them in even more deeply — Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent jets to attack sites inside Iran, their first such direct retaliation …
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New York Post, The American Conservative, CBS News, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, Middle East Monitor and NBC News
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 …
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Newsweek, The Times of Israel, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and RedState
NBC News:
With plans to renovate a D.C. golf course, Trump tees off another fight with residents — Opponents are suing to prevent the Trump administration from taking over a municipal golf course that has offered inexpensive recreation and green space for a century.
Associated Press:
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years — What's for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack's house, it's whatever is on sale. — Jack scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Comer: 1 NDA produced by Leon Black to House Oversight ‘unacceptable’ — The House Oversight Committee on Friday received one non-disclosure agreement involving billionaire founder of Apollo Global Management Leon Black, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
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Raw Story

