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5:15 PM ET, August 9, 2025

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Washington Post:
IRS, White House clashed over immigrants' data before tax chief was ousted  —  The Trump administration's move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn't release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump is letting Putin manipulate him, again  —  The president's desperation to end the Ukraine war might lead to another Munich moment with Russia.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump's unhealthy obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize has driven him to make a series of rash decisions …
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Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap  —  The Ukrainian leader's blunt comments risk angering President Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals.  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine …
Helen Catt / BBC:
Vance and Lammy to host meeting on Ukraine, as Zelensky says Kyiv will not give up land to Russia
Associated Press:
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week
New York Times:
Suspect and Officer Are Dead After Shooting Outside C.D.C. in Atlanta  —  The gunman fired at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because he blamed the Covid vaccine for his maladies, an official said.  —  A gunman who believed the coronavirus vaccine was to blame …
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Shooter who attacked the CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta  —  Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a police officer and spreading panic through …
New York Times:
Gunman in Deadly C.D.C. Shooting Fixated on Covid Vaccine, Officials Say  —  The shooting in Atlanta, which killed a police officer, followed the spread of false information around Covid vaccines and animosity directed at the agency, public health workers say.
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Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Gerrymandering by Both Parties Is Deepening America's Political Divide
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CNN
Lizzy Lawrence / STAT:
STAT+: Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster  —  WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy, and blood product regulation.  —  “At the FDA's request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership …
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David Lim / Politico:
Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing … The return of Prasad marks a personnel victory for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Makary, who opposed his dismissal.  In the days after Prasad's ouster, Makary told reporters he encouraged Prasad to reconsider his exit from government.
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
FDA reinstates ousted top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad
Washington Post:
Trump expands use of tariffs to reach national security goals  —  Officials wanted to press countries near China for closer defense ties, documents show.  —  President Donald Trump's freewheeling use of tariffs as a tool of American power may have been more extensive than was publicly known …
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:   Layoffs? Price Increases? Companies Make Hard Choices as Trump's Tariffs Set In.
Politico:
Foreign governments bet big to lobby Trump on tariffs. Most came up empty.
Discussion: Raw Story
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Gold plaque, Olympic medals and a jet: Here are the gifts Trump has accepted  —  Donald Trump received a glass disc with a 24-karat gold base from Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday, as the tech titan announced a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing facilities.
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
ICE Is Holding Migrants in Crowded and Unsanitary Cells, Suit Claims  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in New York have been used to detain migrants for days.  U.S. officials have denied that the conditions are poor.  —  A recently detained immigrant filed …
Discussion: Gothamist, Mission Local and Truthout
Lauren Floyd / Axios:
Lawmakers urge Meta to shut down Instagram Map: “abysmal” at protecting children  —  Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to shut down Instagram's new map feature, calling it a risk to child safety. … - The content appears for 24 hours.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote  —  The man who oversees the nation's military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Sin City tourism slump signals wider economic slowdown  —  Tourism is down by roughly 11% in Las Vegas this year, with visitor numbers, convention attendance and hotel occupancy all lower than usual, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, NPR and NextDraft
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Threatens to Take Over Harvard's Patents  —  Move is latest escalation in White House's battle with Ivy League school  —  The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents, worth hundreds of millions of dollars …
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Bloomberg:   Trump Administration Threatens to Seize Valuable Harvard Patents
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
The Permanent Stain  —  Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America.  And it will last.
Axios:
“Watts Rebellion” 60th anniversary renews call for Kerner Report plan
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump spins up a no-bad-news presidency
Discussion: Grabien
Claire Rush / Associated Press:
Some Democrats want new leadership. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he has what it takes to resist Trump
Discussion: Democrats
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DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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Yahoo launches Game Breakdowns in beta, offering AI-generated game summaries, stats, and play recaps, all updated live, to Yahoo Fantasy Plus subscribers
 
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