01 · The Washington Post
"The 5-Minute Fix: Republicans' midterm problems"
Amber Phillips finds the top three voter issues, the economy, the Iran war and immigration, are all ones where Trump's handling polls badly.
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United States
Politics and government
Immigration
02 · The Washington Post
"Early Brief: For the DNC, no money, more problems"
The DNC closed June with $16.3M in cash against $18.5M in debt, while the RNC held $128.5M with none.
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United States
Politics and government
03 · Puck
"Tim Scott's Hunger Games"
Further reading from the day's section on the midterms, party money and mail ballots.
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AdTech and media
04 · Status
"Bari's New '60' Slate"
Ross Douthat is leaving the NYT opinion page to become a 60 Minutes correspondent, and Norah O'Donnell was made a full correspondent.
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AdTech and media
05 · Puck
"WarnerMount Enters Its 'One Way or Another' Phase"
Kim Masters reports the Ellisons paused the Paramount-Warner deal, possibly to June 2027, after months of projecting invincibility.
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AdTech and media

06 · Digiday
"OpenAI is already building the org chart of a mature ad business"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on media and advertising in motion.
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07 · Digiday
"Google is morphing from media to tech"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on media deals, the Paramount-Warner pause and the industry buying distribution.
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08 · Puck
"Inside Mark Cuban's Maverick War Against the Adelsons"
Why it matters
Mark Cuban alleges he was frozen out of the real estate development around the Mavericks after selling majority control in 2023.
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09 · Front Office Sports
"Mark Cuban, Rashaun Williams Firm Buys Stake in A's"
Why it matters
Cuban's new PE firm Harbinger took a minority stake in the Athletics as its debut investment, ahead of the team's 2028 move to Las Vegas.
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10 · Awful Announcing
"MLS eyes $400 million TV deal"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on who owns the upside in sports business.
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11 · The Athletic
"The MLB trade deadline picture is as muddy as ever"
Why it matters
A decade of trade deadline behavior, analyzed for what bubble teams should actually do.
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12 · The Athletic
"Jackson Koivun is the PGA Tour's Next Big Thing"
Why it matters
The 21-year-old won the 3M Open, and the verdict is that the hype is deserved.
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13 · The Stadium Business
"Malaysia steps in to host F1's Bahrain Grand Prix"
Why it matters
Sepang returns for the first time since 2017, backfilling races postponed by the Gulf conflict.
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14 · Puck
"Does Arnault Have a Tom Wambsgans Problem?"
Why it matters
Lauren Sherman on why the two most damaging Arnault investigations ran in outlets tied to his son-in-law.
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