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Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here's Friday's news:

•	Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the GOP nomination for Tennessee governor.
•	Perez Hilton's family gave an update on his condition.
•	The first mRNA flu vaccine will be available at pharmacies.

Nicole Fallert and Jane Onyanga-Omara here.

Trump targets birthright citizenship again

President Donald Trump is making another bid to curtail birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled his earlier effort was unconstitutional , announcing executive orders limiting who qualifies for automatic citizenship and cracking down on so-called "birth tourism." Trump's new push to deny citizenship to some children born in the United States is more narrowly tailored and would impact fewer people.

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•	Post your "analog" bag: Tote bags filled with portable offline items like leather-bound journals, paperback books and mini watercolor palettes, are taking over social media.

Little League World Series

See the purple bracket game action

North Carolina softball players celebrate during the 2026 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, NC Courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball

The 2026 Little League World Series continues Friday after as North Carolina (3-0) beat Florida (2-1) 5-2 Thursday, setting the stage for this weekend's championship. See photos from yesterday's games .

Things to talk about

Hot take: Too much SEC love?

USA TODAY's Sports journalists are still thinking about the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll , which shows the Big Ten getting tons of love at the top of the rankings. But Indiana got hosed and Notre Dame ( whom Gen Z might now hate) could be a national champ contender in hiding. The SEC got a lot of love, but was it too much? Read more hot takes on the poll here.

Before you go

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