COVER STORY

Apologies for getting dark on what should be an
uplifting celebration of America's 250th birthday. But as someone who has been covering its media for nearly a fifth of that time, it has gotten increasingly darker, especially recently. Consider some
of the stories I covered in the days leading up to Independence Day: A Supreme … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

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In a 6-to-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the limits that political parties and the entities that fund them can spend on coordinated ad spend with candidates. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

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Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the FTC said Havas marks the last of the Big 6 holdcos to capitulate. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

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"Subordinates who exercise the President's power are subject to removal by him," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

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Six in 10 participants in a recent survey say they feel a strong sense of pride in being American, and only 16% feel little or none. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

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With 24.4 million viewers, the Fox Television Network telecast was the most-watched English-language airing for a soccer match, according to preliminary Nielsen data. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Commentary
Stagwell's The Harris Poll did a recent survey that found sharply growing enthusiasm among Americans for the sport. Read the full story by Richard Whitman

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To date, it has cut the flow of ad dollars to 1,376 sites illegally appropriating FIFA World Cup content, the Trustworthy Accountability Group announced. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Commentary
Funnyman Ferrell is well-known for the many movies and "SNL" sketches in which he unabashedly cavorted comedically wearing only a pair of white briefs. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

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Advertisers running campaigns on Reddit now have the option to directly compare the success of multiple ad variants ahead of launching their final promotion. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

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By cutting $3 billion and investing in innovation and marketing, the company looks for a way back to sales growth. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

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Meta is quietly rolling out "Pocket," an app that invites users to create, share and discover playable AI-generated experiences called "gizmos." It's likely the fruit of Meta's acquisition of startup … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

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The move comes less than a year after splitting NBCU into two public companies - NBCUniversal and Versant - although they continue to operate with a joint ad-sales agreement. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

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"Consumer headwinds are already flowing through to advertising budgets," the analysts at Madison and Wall note - something that has also manifested in U.S. Ad Market Tracker data. Read the full story by Joe Mandese