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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban — The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump's war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. — Journalists from CNN and MS NOW were denied access …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House after Trump ‘ban’ — CNN reporter Betsy Klein was denied access at the White House on Saturday morning and her press pass was seized, one day after President Donald Trump announced that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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MS NOW, Politico, Associated Press, KTLA, CBS News, Joe.My.God., WTOP News, RedState, JURISTnews, CNBC, PoliticusUSA, twitchy.com, The Post Millennial, The Maine Wire, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, The Federalist, The Gateway Pundit, The A.V. Club, The Hill, Newsbusters, Newsweek, American Greatness, Middle East Monitor, Bloomberg, New York Times, The Washington Sun, TheGrio, Townhall, New York Post, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Barrett Media, Al Jazeera and Wall Street Journal
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. — The president's ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies. — President Trump's grabs for power kept falling short …
Politico:
Inside the White House media ban — Donald Trump reupped his battle with the “FAKE NEWS” media on Truth Social Friday, banning CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO for reporting “LIES when they're covering the President of the United States,” with “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”
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The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, Washington Post, ABC News, KEYT-TV, The Independent, CBS News, Fox News, HotAir, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, One America News Network, Legal Insurrection, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Blaze Media, Deadline, Straight Arrow, Scripps News, New Republic, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Wrap, NewsMax.com, Trump's Truth, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, FOX 7 Austin, RedState and The A.V. Club, more at Mediagazer »
Mack Liederman / New York Times:
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters — Some Democrats said President Trump's ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters as Republicans face deep challenges in the midterm elections. — Many major media outlets and some high-profile Democrats …
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MS NOW and The Parnas Perspective
The Bulwark:
Trump Says He's Banning the ‘Free Press’ From His White House — Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and this time, he followed through. — Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and this time, he followed through.
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Associated Press, France 24, PBS NewsHour and Mediaite
Ben Johansen / Politico:
POLITICO, MS NOW and CNN journalists denied access to White House after Trump media ban
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, KTLA, Breitbart, Straight Arrow, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Hollywood Reporter, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, Mediaite, PoliticusUSA and CNN
NBC News:
MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to White House after Trump announced ban
MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to White House after Trump announced ban
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Deadline, Status, Mediaite, Forbes, The Wrap, New York Times, Associated Press, The Daily Wire and NewsMax.com
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Speak at Your Own Risk
Speak at Your Own Risk
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New York Times, Mediaite, RedState, Associated Press, America, America, Daily Mail, Daily Kos, Newsweek, The Hill, Rolling Stone and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
Marissa Martinez / The Washington Sun:
White House Turns Away Journalists After Trump Declares Ban
White House Turns Away Journalists After Trump Declares Ban
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New York Times, France 24, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump to form ‘AI Force,’ name AI czar but rejects calls for constraints — Lawmakers and industry leaders have called for moving more slowly on the technology. — Summary — President Donald Trump said he will name an official responsible for artificial intelligence and form an unspecified …
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Politico, Forbes, The Guardian, NewsMax.com and CBS News, more at Techmeme »
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Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology
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NBC News, Fox News, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Joe.My.God., The Hill, Straight Arrow and Mediaite
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump wants a new AI czar and an “AI Force” modeled on Space Force
Trump wants a new AI czar and an “AI Force” modeled on Space Force
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New York Times, ABC News, CNN, Politico, The Hill, New York Post, Daily Mail, Quartz, RedState, The Information, TMZ.com, Al Jazeera, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington Examiner and The Independent
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Hispanic voters' support for Trump wanes over economy and immigration — Polls show voters who helped elect president unhappy - and may be willing to vote Democrat in midterms — Hispanic voters who helped re-elect Donald Trump in 2024 are discontent with his second-term economic and immigration policies …
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Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Axios and Washington Post
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her — South Dakota's Republican secretary of state urged voters to cast their ballots for a Democrat in the November election, arguing she could not back the GOP nominee — and drawing the ire of party leadership.
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South Dakota War College
Washington Post:
Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’ — The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut. — Summary — Thousands of supporters of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts gathered Friday …
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The Hill, Wonkette, Associated Press, The Contrarian and New York Times
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Washington Post:
Behind Trump's public confidence, his private view of midterms is sobering — In private, the president has been hearing blunt news from advisers about the GOP's poor chances in the midterms and has accepted that some of the problem is of his making. — Summary
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NewsMax.com and No More Mister Nice Blog
Governor of California:
Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference … Governor Gavin Newsom
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The Hill, New York Times, RedState, Democracy Docket, Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Straight Arrow and Los Angeles Times
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Trump's Greenland deal follows US firm's purchase of rare-earth metals mine there — President Trump's new Greenland security deal comes just 17 days after a US-based company quietly closed a deal to purchase a Greenland mining company that would produce more than a third of the world's rare earth magnet supply outside of China.
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CNBC, The Independent, Atlantic Council, Joe.My.God., BBC, Stars & Stripes, CBS News, Axios, abc7NY, Trump has a deal …, Bloomberg, Fox News and New York Times
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New York Times:
Trump's Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know
Trump's Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know
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Reuters, CBS News, Canadian Press, NewsMax.com, Mother Jones, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Salon, The Independent, KRDO, American Greatness, The Atlantic, Politico, Daily Mail, Legal Insurrection, MS NOW, The American Conservative, Straight Arrow, France 24, KTVZ-TV, Washington Examiner, The Washington Sun, PBS NewsHour, Washington Post and The Guardian
Erik Maulbetsch / Colorado Times Recorder:
Complaint Filed With House Ethics Committee Alleges Boebert Slept With Three of Her Congressional Staffers — A sworn ethics complaint filed yesterday with the U.S. House Committee on Ethics alleges that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees under …
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The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
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Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
Lauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush payment
Lauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush payment
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Crooks and Liars and TMZ.com
Alexandra Villarreal / The Guardian:
Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children — Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist — Stephen Miller is leading an unprecedented and intense White House drive across …
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The Parnas Perspective
Variety:
Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit — The two sides have discussed Paramount potentially agreeing to run Warner Bros. studio separately for some period of time, per the Wall Street Journal — David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is in …
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New York Times, twitchy.com, Politico, The A.V. Club, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, CNBC, Deadline and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Mike Waltz Has Quietly Signaled He's Looking Past the UN … Failure doesn't have to kill ambition. Mike Waltz ought to know. — After the infamous Signal chat debacle, which contributed to President Donald Trump's decision to oust him as national security adviser, Waltz was sent to serve …
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Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump's drug-pricing deals — Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses. — Summary — The Trump administration's confidential deals with pharmaceutical companies …
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Forbes, One America News Network, NewsMax.com, The Hill, The White House, RedState and Axios
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Diverse Texas campus bonds in anger after candidate's racist post — At the University of Texas, Republican Bo French drew widespread, bipartisan condemnation for his attack on South Asian students celebrating their football team's win. — Summary — AUSTIN — Two emotions dominated …
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The Texas Tribune and Washington Examiner

