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9:20 AM ET, July 25, 2026

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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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Forbes
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
White House correspondents' dinner, redux: What will Trump have to say?  —  President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a rambling, hour-long speech that praised some journalists, took potshots at others …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner — and proved its point  —  President Donald Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Friday night.  He knew he was bombing, too, and he even tried to meta-joke his way out of it.  —  But no. Even the president's jokes …
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Trump hijacks White House Correspondents' Dinner redo with antigay jabs, anti-trans mockery & lies
Julie Yoon / New York Times:
Trump Speaks at Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner
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
Discussion: The Independent and The Guardian
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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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 …
Courtenay Brown / Axios:   Tariff revenue's $825B gap
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's new tariffs hit with lawsuit
The Guardian:
Donald Trump hits Australian exports to US with new higher trade tariff over claims of ‘forced labour’
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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New York Times:
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One  —  A New York Times investigation found that President Trump's push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.  —  TIMES INVESTIGATION  —  A New York Times investigation found …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
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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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Dead End to Trump's ‘Perfect’ War  —  “We won,” President Trump announced on March 11, less than two weeks into his Iran war.  “In the first hour, it was over.”  —  On March 24, in the Oval Office, he reiterated, “This war has been won.”  —  On April 6, he asserted, “They are militarily defeated.”
Discussion: Israpundit and Washington Examiner
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Bridges and infrastructure hit as US struck deeper inside Iran
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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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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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, Slate and WBUR
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New York Times:   After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine
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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Anne Bryson / CBS News:
South Carolina on cusp of being first 2028 Democratic presidential primary state
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 …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Daily Mail and CBS News
Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:
Judges accused of denying Sikh student points in national civics contest  —  His parents and a congressional caucus questioned the results after the teen's answers were rejected.  —  Summary  —  The Education Department hosted a televised civics game show for students last month to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Gender-affirming care for insecure men
Luke Russert / MS NOW:
Stephen Miller laid bare the White House's religious hypocrisy
Thomas Shull / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Hardcore Populist Base Has Declined By a Third, ISMA's Survey Finds
Associated Press:
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years
NBC News:
With plans to renovate a D.C. golf course, Trump tees off another fight with residents
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
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The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein's Trafficking Operation
Anastasia Obis / Federal News Network:
Congress ramps up scrutiny of Pentagon AI data center plans
Discussion: Rashida Tlaib and NewsMax.com
Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
Republicans Fret Trump Could Sink Mike Collins' Georgia Senate Run
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt $100,000 H-1B visa fee ruling
Discussion: Reuters and Newsweek
Politico:
Docs shed light on DOJ spending for Trump banners
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months
 

 
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