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New York Times:
Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN — The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. — The major networks are set to resume …
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Deadline, The Guardian and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
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Breitbart, Townhall, twitchy.com, Salon, The Washington Sun, Mediaite, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, The Guardian and Bloomberg
Casey Wooten / NBC News:
White House blocks CNN from covering Trump's Tennessee trip
White House blocks CNN from covering Trump's Tennessee trip
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twitchy.com, France 24, RedState, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal and CNN
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says he rejected the latest Iranian proposal — President Trump said on Saturday that he rejected the latest Iranian proposal that was conveyed to the U.S. during indirect negotiations in New York this week. … - While Iran wants to focus any talks on the Strait of Hormuz …
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RedState, The American Conservative and NewsMax.com
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Rejects Iranian Proposal for Cease-Fire and Opening of Strait
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Mediaite, CNN, NewsMax.com, Human Events, New York Post, Washington Examiner, [your]NEWS, Al Jazeera, The Hill and Breitbart
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Iran's Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump
Iran's Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Wall Street Journal
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: “Delusional” Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat … “The mood is not good,” said another. — “I think most attendees down here are politically astute and realistic about the headwinds Republicans face,” said a third. — A fourth attendee described conversations …
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Wall Street Journal:
America's Farmers Are Rethinking Their Loyalty to the GOP — Tariffs, imported beef and rising gas, diesel and fertilizer costs fuel bitter feelings among rural voters — BOONE, Iowa—With just over a month to go until midterm elections, Republicans are facing the worst political environment in farm country in decades.
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Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller's wife demoted — Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller …
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TMZ.com and The Parnas Perspective
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller's Family — FBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller's wife, said three people familiar with the matter.
Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
Trump says he approved new fuel economy standards, rolling back Biden-era rules … President Donald Trump on Saturday said he approved new fuel economy standards, reversing former President Joe Biden's stricter policies meant to fuel electric vehicle adoption.
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Electrek, Associated Press and Trump's Truth
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules — New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. — The Trump administration will move on Monday to sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission — The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. — For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Mother Jones and NewsMax.com
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Carmen Paun / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s future aides say they disagree with his vaccine views
RFK Jr.'s future aides say they disagree with his vaccine views
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The Independent
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Lawmakers slam Trump's move to cancel $810M in funding approved by Congress — The White House announced plans to cancel funding for refugee services and other domestic programs. Lawmakers say it infringes on their spending authority. — SummaryLoading...
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New York Times:
ICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices — Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations. — Federal immigration raids in beef-producing regions …
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Straight Arrow, KCUR, Washington Examiner, KTLA, JURISTnews, Blaze Media, NewsMax.com, The Texas Tribune, The Washington Sun and Senator Roger Marshall
Politico:
Trump turns on Salazar after Florida Republican challenges his immigration crackdown — President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his criticism of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), amplifying a series of social media posts attacking the Florida Republican and, in multiple instances …
Wall Street Journal:
The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe — Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece — Kimberly Guilfoyle was a long way from Mar-a-Lago. — The U.S. ambassador to Greece …
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TMZ.com
Marie J. French / Politico:
An unlikely power player in the fight over solar on farmland … ALBANY, New York — In early July, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sat down in the White House Mess with an unlikely guest: a New York influencer who has attracted a national following attacking solar energy projects on farmland.
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact — The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progress yet toward a potential treaty.
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NewsMax.com and The Parnas Perspective, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
‘The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters’ — This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what's next for conservatives. — The midterm elections are still six weeks away, but Republicans are already looking ahead to 2028. In this episode, the Opinion contributor Robert Siegel …

