Mediagazer: The WHCA reschedules its annual dinner to July 24 with “significantly enhanced safety measures”; Trump says he'll attend the event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

10:20 PM ET, June 2, 2026

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:

The WHCA reschedules its annual dinner to July 24 with “significantly enhanced safety measures”; Trump says he'll attend the event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel — WHCA President Weijia Jiang wrote in an email to members, “Rescheduling was not automatic.

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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:

Condé Nast shifts Glamour's business model to prioritize affiliate-link commerce over journalism, a stark example of how women's magazines have declined — Job cuts at Glamour and a greater focus on posts with shopping tips offer one of the clearest examples of the waning reign of women's magazines.

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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:

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Scott Nover / Washington Post:

The DOD designates its press office a classified space and bans journalists from accessing it, saying speechwriters in the facility handle classified material — The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters …

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