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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 …
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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.
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 …
Julie Yoon / New York Times:
Trump Speaks at Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Trump hijacks White House Correspondents' Dinner redo with antigay jabs, anti-trans mockery & lies
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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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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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Maine, Democrats Pick Troy Jackson to Replace Platner in Senate Race  —  Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.  —  Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson, a progressive former state legislator …
New York Times:   After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine
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: UPI, Israpundit and Washington Examiner
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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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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian
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
Discussion: The Hill
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Tariff revenue's $825B gap
Discussion: UPI, New York Times and Bloomberg
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.
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Video and Transcript: President Donald Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech  —  President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, months after the annual gathering was cut short by an assassination attempt against the president.
Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
The MAGA ‘Anchor Baby’ Myth Doesn't Hold Water  —  America should welcome birth tourists because they generate taxpaying citizens without the US having to invest in them  —  Folarin Balogun was the breakout star of the U.S. men's soccer team in this year's World Cup, scoring three goals, the most by an American since 2010.
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.
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Families of 9/11 victims want to ban Mamdani from sacred 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero: ‘unwelcome guest’  —  Families of 9/11 victims are demanding NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani be banned from the 25th anniversary of the attacks at Ground Zero, branding him an apologist …
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.
Discussion: Reuters, CBS News and Bloomberg
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 and Daily Mail
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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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Michigan's Whitmer endorses in key Senate race
 
 
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
How Trump's presidential pardons became booming business for law firms: ‘You have to pay $2 million, $3 million’
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Fear of Black Greeks
Brynn Tannehill / Public Notice:
Gender-affirming care for insecure men
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
Bloomberg:
The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein's Trafficking Operation
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Comer: 1 NDA produced by Leon Black to House Oversight ‘unacceptable’
Discussion: Raw Story
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
New York Times:
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months