• Sam Cabral / BBC: Trump's youngest son Barron ‘declines’ to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says   —  Barron Trump is declining to serve as a delegate on behalf of his father …

• Emily Goodin / Daily Mail: Melania Trump reveals son Barron, 18, has pulled out of being a delegate nominating his father for president because he has ‘prior commitments’

• David Jackson / USA Today: Change of plan: Barron Trump will no longer be a delegate at the Republican convention   —  WASHINGTON - Barron Trump won't be an at-large convention delegate for his father after all.

• Politico: Barron Trump will not be a Florida delegate at the GOP convention   —  A statement from former first lady Melania Trump's office said Barron “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.”

• Alex Thompson / Axios: Scoop: Trump quietly moves Haley off his blacklist … - Trump is scrambling to make up a fundraising disadvantage against President Biden and pay legal fees.

• Nicholas Fandos / New York Times: Giuliani Is Suspended by WABC, and His Radio Show Is Canceled   —  The radio station disciplined Rudolph W. Giuliani after he violated company policy by trying …

• Greg Sargent / New Republic: Trump's Sleazy $1 Billion Shakedown of Oil Execs Gives Dems an Opening … Ever since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator in 2015, a central tenet of his bond …

• Associated Press: Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’   —  The Supreme Court justice said that “reckless” people in Washington, D.C., will “bomb your reputation.”

• Washington Post: Biden's isolation grows as Gaza report both criticizes and clears Israel   —  Like much of the president's, at times, halting approach toward the war …

• New York Times: Will You Accept the Election Results?  Republicans Dodge the Question.   —  Leading Republicans have refused to say flatly that they will accept the outcome of the presidential election if Donald Trump loses.

• Ashley Parker / Washington Post: Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance   —  It's unclear if Donald Trump has actually been sleeping, and he vehemently denies it.

• CBS News: Blinken sends Congress report on Israeli military's operations in Gaza   —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to Congress on Friday a highly anticipated report …

• Associated Press: Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreement, AP sources say   —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A soon-to-be-released Biden administration review …

• David Jackson / USA Today: A guilty verdict?  Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst   —  WASHINGTON - When former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims …

• The Daily Beast: Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says   —  UNDERCOVER  —  A former Trump 2016 aide claims to have “information and reason to believe” …

• Ron Charles / Washington Post: Kristi Noem's dog killing is pure Southern gothic   —  A literary critic's take on the South Dakota governor's memoir, “No Going Back.”

• Josh Dawsey / Washington Post: GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters   —  Senior GOP representatives have been arguing for weeks with Secret Service officials, but the agency has not budged.

• Associated Press: Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan   —  Virginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise …

• Michael Martz / Richmond Times-Dispatch: General Assembly budget leaders, Youngkin reach compromise   —  City's payment plan for stadium approved; Outdoor concert season starts; Speight set to play in PGA Championship

• Jason Leopold / Bloomberg: Trump Hush-Money Payment Revealed in Bank Records   —  Evidence at the center of Trump's criminal trial was just released by the FBI in response to an ongoing FOIA lawsuit.

• New York Times: People leaving Rafah describe yet another fearful flight from Israeli assaults.   —  U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood

• Campbell Robertson / New York Times: Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names   —  The school board voted on Friday to reverse a decision made four years ago …

• 35 minutes ago Washington Post: Biden's isolation grows as Gaza report both criticizes and clears Israel   —  Like much of the president's, at times, halting approach toward the war …

• 45 minutes ago Greg Sargent / New Republic: Trump's Sleazy $1 Billion Shakedown of Oil Execs Gives Dems an Opening … Ever since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator in 2015, a central tenet of his bond …

• 2 hours ago Ron Charles / Washington Post: Kristi Noem's dog killing is pure Southern gothic   —  A literary critic's take on the South Dakota governor's memoir, “No Going Back.”

• 2½ hours ago Alex Thompson / Axios: Scoop: Trump quietly moves Haley off his blacklist … - Trump is scrambling to make up a fundraising disadvantage against President Biden and pay legal fees.

• 3½ hours ago Ashley Parker / Washington Post: Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance   —  It's unclear if Donald Trump has actually been sleeping, and he vehemently denies it.

• 3½ hours ago David Jackson / USA Today: A guilty verdict?  Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst   —  WASHINGTON - When former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims …

• 3½ hours ago New York Times: Will You Accept the Election Results?  Republicans Dodge the Question.   —  Leading Republicans have refused to say flatly that they will accept the outcome of the presidential election if Donald Trump loses.

• 6 hours ago Josh Dawsey / Washington Post: GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters   —  Senior GOP representatives have been arguing for weeks with Secret Service officials, but the agency has not budged.

• 11 hours ago Associated Press: Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’   —  The Supreme Court justice said that “reckless” people in Washington, D.C., will “bomb your reputation.”

• 11 hours ago Sam Cabral / BBC: Trump's youngest son Barron ‘declines’ to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says   —  Barron Trump is declining to serve as a delegate on behalf of his father …

• 12 hours ago Ed Pilkington / The Guardian: Police disband pro-Palestinian student encampments across the US   —  Authorities moved in overnight to clear campuses from Arizona to Massachusetts of students demanding schools cut ties to Israel

• 13 hours ago The Daily Beast: Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says   —  UNDERCOVER  —  A former Trump 2016 aide claims to have “information and reason to believe” …

• 14 hours ago Emily Goodin / Daily Mail: Melania Trump reveals son Barron, 18, has pulled out of being a delegate nominating his father for president because he has ‘prior commitments’

• 14 hours ago Seth Stern / The Intercept: Criticizing Israel?  Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process   —  It doesn't take much to be accused of supporting terrorism these days.

• 14 hours ago Jonathan Martin / Politico: The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City's Mayor   —  As Democrats plan their convention, they'll have to address the elephant in the room …

• 15 hours ago Associated Press: Ethics review finds probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls misused campaign funds   —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent office that reviews allegations …

• 15 hours ago Jeff Mason / Reuters: Biden jokes Trump should have injected himself with bleach   —  U.S. President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself …

• 15 hours ago Politico: Barron Trump will not be a Florida delegate at the GOP convention   —  A statement from former first lady Melania Trump's office said Barron “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.”