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2:35 PM ET, July 25, 2026

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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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump ordered military not to conduct strikes in Iran Friday  —  President Trump directed the U.S. military not to conduct new strikes in Iran on Friday, breaking a nearly two-week streak of daily attacks, two sources with knowledge of the decision said.
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
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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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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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:
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 …
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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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: New York Times, UPI and Bloomberg
Bloomberg:
Brazil Blocks Visas of US Envoys Over Election Interference  —  Brazil has denied visas to two senior US State Department officials whom the Trump administration planned to send to scrutinize the fairness and integrity of the country's electoral system before the October 4 presidential vote.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Washington Post:
Brazil denies visas to U.S. delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials say
Discussion: Reuters
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian  —  The order comes after the White House released a scathing report against the Smithsonian Institution's leadership on July 4.
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New York Times:
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
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.
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.
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 …
Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
The MAGA ‘Anchor Baby’ Myth Doesn't Hold Water  —  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.  But he was able to join the Yank squad only by an accident of birth.
Discussion: Just Security
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
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
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
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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