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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
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 …
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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 …
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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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Tariff revenue's $825B gap
Discussion: UPI, Bloomberg and New York Times
Politico:
Trump tariff fine print reveal raft of exemptions
Discussion: The Hill
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
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.
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:NEW!
McConnell faces growing questions about absence nearly six weeks after fall  —  Scant details have not quieted rumors and online speculation about the former Senate Republican leader's condition.  —  Summary  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is facing growing calls to be more transparent …
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.
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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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over history
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 …
NBC News:
With plans to renovate a D.C. golf course, Trump tees off another fight with residents  —  Opponents are suing to prevent the Trump administration from taking over a municipal golf course that has offered inexpensive recreation and green space for a century.
Luke Russert / MS NOW:
Stephen Miller laid bare the White House's religious hypocrisy  —  The State Department recently convened a high-level diplomatic meeting with representatives from 66 nations to discuss the resurgence of what they term political terrorism.  But some Trump administration officials who spoke …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
 
 
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
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Thomas Shull / The UnPopulist:
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Comer: 1 NDA produced by Leon Black to House Oversight ‘unacceptable’
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump says he supports subpoenaing reporters in leak probes and that reporters should be forced to reveal the source of the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe

 
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