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Edition No. 34 ยท Sun 26 Jul 2026 ยท 19 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 34
Sunday 26 July 2026
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01 ยท C-SPAN
Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association DinnerAt the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Wall Street Journal reporters won the Katharine Graham Award before Trump spoke for more than an hour.
02 ยท Status
"CBS' Eleventh-Hour Call"Further reading from the day's section on the White House Correspondents' dinner and the press.
03 ยท Status
"Clarissa Ward's CNN Crossroads"Further reading from the day's section on the White House Correspondents' dinner and the press.
04 ยท Status
"Vega Breaks Her Silence"Further reading from the day's section on the White House Correspondents' dinner and the press.
05 ยท Puck
"Laura Loomer's Stunning Reversal on Ukraine"Further reading from the day's section on the administration governing by grudge.
06 ยท Puck
"Inside Jon Ossoff's Quiet Senate Reinvention"Why it matters
Jon Ossoff's quiet Senate reinvention is a look at what kind of Democrat survives this environment in a state that isn't reliably his.
Story page โ07 ยท Status
"Loomer's Kyiv Curveball"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the administration governing by grudge.
Story page โ08 ยท Puck
"The D.N.C.'s High-Stakes Vote on the 2028 Primaries"09 ยท Puck
"Inside the Democrats' New Creator Media Machine"Why it matters
Peter Hamby and Dylan Byers describe the Democrats' new creator media machine, an attempted answer to a distribution problem.
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"Brian Tyler Cohen Brings New Media to Democrats"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on Maine's Senate race and the Democrats' longer game.
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"SpaceX IPO Underwriters All Think You Should Buy SpaceX"Why it matters
Bill Cohan notes that every underwriter on the SpaceX IPO has issued a buy rating on SpaceX.
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"A Particularly Timely Chat With Dan Yergin"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on tariffs, Treasury yields and the Iran shock.
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"ESPN's Layoffs Expose a Deeper Cost Problem"Why it matters
John Ourand argues ESPN's layoffs expose a cost base that doesn't work at current revenue.
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"Casey Wasserman's Agency Has Found a Buyer"Why it matters
Matt Belloni had the scoop of the week: a $3.4 billion private-equity takeover of Casey Wasserman's agency.
Story page โ15 ยท Puck
"Three Lessons From Netflix's Last Semiannual Engagement Report"Why it matters
Julia Alexander analyzed Netflix's final semiannual engagement report, a sign the most transparent streamer just got less so.
Story page โ16 ยท Puck
"The First A.I.-Built Movie Is Coming to Theaters"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on streaming, sports media and the attention business.
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"ESPN's Messy Roster Shakeup"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on streaming, sports media and the attention business.
Story page โ18 ยท Puck
"How Gruden's NFL Lawsuit Turned Into a Free Speech Fight"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on LeBron James's move to Philadelphia and the week in sports.
Story page โ19 ยท Puck
"Art Market Recovery: What the 1H26 Data Shows"Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on public health, habits and community.
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