HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Charles Barkley Dunks On His Former Network's Political Programs: ‘I Hate CNN’
“They scream at each other for an hour, and I’m like, that’s just an hour of my life I can’t get back,” the NBA great said.
NYTIMES (Patricia Mazzei) - Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From South Carolina’s Senate Runoff
President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Katie Pavlich) - Data centers should offer cash, financial incentives to locals: Ted Cruz
Data centers have become a flashpoint across the U.S. and a major topic in the tight Senate race in Texas.
NEWSNATIONNOW - Rep. McCormick: Data centers central to global information race
Georgia Rep. Richard McCormick believes tax breaks aren't needed to attract data centers to communities.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump endorsed Mike Mazzei secures Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor: AP
Mazzei and Drummond advanced to a runoff in June and are seeking to replace Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is restricted by term limits and cannot seek reelection. Mazzei will face Democrat Cyndi Munson in November.
STRIPES (Rose Thayer) - Lawsuit over sexual assault aboard Navy transport ship dismissed as a worker’s comp issue | Stars and Stripes
The order handed down this month closed an attempt by a civilian engineer to get justice for an assault she said threw her life into shambles.
NYTIMES (J. David Goodman) - Mike Mazzei, Backed by Trump, Wins Oklahoma Primary for Governor
Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Evacuations ordered as wind-whipped Ross Fire in Texas explodes to 50,000 acres
Firefighters are battling numerous wildfires threatening homes in the West.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - California Gov Newsom promotes CalKIDS, which can be used alongside Trump accounts for children
At a press conference last week, Newsom said the California program can be used alongside Trump Accounts. Referring to President Donald Trump, Newsom said the federal program is “one of the best things he’s done.”
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - NY Gov Hochul pledges to enforce anti-ICE rules for local law enforcement
New York law enforcement agencies face limits on cooperating with federal immigration crackdowns under a state law that went into effect Tuesday, even as dueling lawsuits over the new rules play out in court.