Saturday, July 25th

President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria on July 24, three months after an assassination attempt canceled the April gala. The original event at the Washington Hilton was halted after a gunman rushed a security checkpoint and Secret Service agents opened fire. Organizers moved the dinner to a smaller venue, tightened security and reduced attendance from about 2,600 guests. WHCA President Weijia Jiang said the association “will not be intimidated,” while Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s speech would be “unifying yet vicious.”

Two U.S. small businesses, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, sued the Trump administration Friday to block new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners. The duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, range from 10% to 12.5%, and were issued under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The administration says the targeted economies failed to prohibit or enforce bans on imports made with forced labor. The complaint argues the policy exceeds Section 301 and follows the Supreme Court’s February ruling striking down Trump’s earlier “Liberation Day” tariffs.

The CDC expanded its cyclosporiasis outbreak investigation to Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, bringing the outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce to nine states. The newly linked states join Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, with Michigan identified as a major hotspot. Federal data cited in the reports show 4,173 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases under investigation and more than 11,500 suspected or reported illnesses this season. Officials are investigating lettuce from central Mexico, including products served at Taco Bell, as the likely vehicle.