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Politico:
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties — The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News Washington …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump inaudible during TV blackout: What the press pool does — President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks. … - The pool serves hundreds of journalists …
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MeidasTouch, more at Mediagazer »
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans — President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.” — CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing the government after President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“National security” becomes Trump's executive sledgehammer … - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. … - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must …
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Mother Jones
Politico:
Judge appointed by Trump will oversee news outlets' lawsuit over White House ban — The emergency lawsuit by three media organizations seeking to lift President Donald Trump's ban on White House access has landed in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.
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New York Times:
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN — The move was an escalation of President Trump's showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. — Major television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
White House TV pool won't cover Trump after press ban: CNN … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — CNBC Councils — Join the CNBC Panel — News Tips — Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.
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CNN:
Major TV networks stand with CNN, decline to replace its White House pool crew
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump cuts ribbon on latest White House construction project — but major TV networks refuse to show it
Trump cuts ribbon on latest White House construction project — but major TV networks refuse to show it
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Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and One America News Network
New York Times:
Live Updates: Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred
Live Updates: Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred
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Fox News, Associated Press, twitchy.com, The Hill, TheGrio, WTOP News, NewsMax.com, Variety, Newsweek, New York Post and France 24
Deadline:
Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery … Specifics are still scant but will come when the deal is formally announced later this morning. There will be concessions. … The WGA's lawsuit is included in the settlement, Deadline hears.
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New York Times:
Paramount to Resolve States' Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition — The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN. — Paramount reached an agreement …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
DOJ pushes back against state antitrust enforcement
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Settles States' Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal
Paramount Settles States' Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal
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Bloomberg:
Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros.
Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Hinson calls for end to Iran war amid soaring diesel costs — Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) on Monday expressed frustration over the ongoing war in Iran and its impact on Iowans' pocketbooks, publicly distancing herself from President Donald Trump ahead of November's rapidly approaching midterm elections.
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NBC News:
Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson calls for Iran war to end despite voting to let Trump continue it
Kate Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Vance Says ‘More Work to Do,’ Playing Defense in Senate Fight
Vance Says ‘More Work to Do,’ Playing Defense in Senate Fight
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and Associated Press
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Worried Republicans Float Ideas to Lower Diesel, Gas Prices Before Midterms
Worried Republicans Float Ideas to Lower Diesel, Gas Prices Before Midterms
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Financial Times, Washington Examiner, Politico and Washington Post
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval falls to career low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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The Independent
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Record share of voters motivated to oppose Trump in midterms, poll finds
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The Message Box, Newsweek, The Hill and Breitbart
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Trump thumbs his nose at the American voter
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Senior GOP appropriator pours cold water on funding Trump's arch — Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump's triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes.
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Washington Examiner, New Republic, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in Austin — ONCE AGAIN, AN IMMIGRANT HAS BEEN SHOT BY ICE in Texas—this time he survived. But the circumstances again point to out-of-control, trigger-happy agents shooting to kill, just six weeks before Election Day.
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Los Angeles Times, New York Times, CBS News and NPR
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The Independent:
ICE agent shoots DoorDash driver during delivery in Austin sparking new protests
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Joe Kottke / NBC News:
ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say
ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds — Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024. — Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Collins slams Trump plan to ‘politicize’ grants as defying Congress — Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins warned Monday that President Donald Trump would be defying Congress if he moves forward with empowering top political appointees to decide who gets grant funding for health research.
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Washington Post, Forbes, Associated Press and New Republic
Elleiana Green / Politico:
Jared Golden crosses party lines again, endorsing Mike Lawler for reelection — Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden wrote in an opinion article published Monday. Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign …
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto super PAC to spend $30 million in bid to take down Sherrod Brown — A super PAC funded by the cryptocurrency industry is preparing to spend at least $30 million in the Ohio Senate race to try to block Democrat Sherrod Brown from returning to Washington, the group's most aggressive move of the 2026 midterm cycle to date.
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
The Crypto Industry Aims to Crush One of Democrats' Top Senate Candidates
The Crypto Industry Aims to Crush One of Democrats' Top Senate Candidates
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
What Trump doesn't seem to realize about Xi Jinping — His mysterious friendship with China's president appears one-sided. — President Donald Trump's second term has been notable for some head-spinning changes in U.S. foreign policy. Who could have predicted that Trump would launch …
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Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump's Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk's influence
Trump's Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk's influence
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New York Times, Bloomberg, News Talk 105.9, Reuters and Semafor
Matthew Eadie / Evanston Now:
Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — Federal agents briefly detained and released a U.S. citizen on Sunday morning in Evanston on Howard Street east of Dodge Avenue, Evanston police chief Schenita Stewart confirmed Sunday.
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Talking Points Memo
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
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New Republic and Evanston Now
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives — Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles. — Republicans are sharply divided …
Sarah Posner / Talking Points Memo:
Homan Stumps for Georgia GOPers by Promoting ICE Brutality in Speech to Evangelicals — In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. This column is part of Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis.
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger's ‘defamatory’ ad — Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action to block a television ad created by his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that includes allegations of domestic abuse. A lawyer for Miller is demanding Cleveland …
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Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides — Germany's ruling center-right party, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union, was shut out of a state parliament for the first time Sunday as the far-right Alternative for Germany scored its second victory this month.
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