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6:55 PM ET, August 9, 2025

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NBC News:
White House is considering inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska  —  Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska …
Discussion: Fox News, Lev Remembers, IJR and NewsNation
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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 …
New York Times:   Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics
Associated Press:
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
Helen Catt / BBC:
Vance and Lammy to host meeting on Ukraine, as Zelensky says Kyiv will not give up land to Russia
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.
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
After a deadly shooting at the CDC, shaken scientists demand answers from RFK Jr.  —  CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy's rhetoric specifically.  —  A shooting outside the Centers …
Discussion: New York Times and STAT
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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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: Mediaite
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Ousted F.D.A. Vaccine Chief Returns to Agency
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
FDA reinstates ousted top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad
Discussion: STAT and American Thinker
Washington Post:
What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight?  Not much, experts say.  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said the FBI had pledged its assistance in bringing Democratic lawmakers back to the state.  But so far, the bureau appears to have taken few concrete steps to help.
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Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats
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
Ward Clark / RedState:
Former AOC Organizer Busted After Calling for Attack on ‘Israel-Loving Zionists’ at Public School  —  Antisemitism has to be one of humanity's oldest and most irrational hatreds, but that doesn't mean it doesn't keep popping up.  The latest example comes to us from Brooklyn …
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Half of GOP Would Still Vote for Trump If Implicated in Epstein Crimes  —  SAFE FROM SCANDAL  —  A new survey has found that 47 percent of Republican voters wouldn't be swayed if the president were found complicit in the disgraced financier's crimes.  —  Half of Republican voters …
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.
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.
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 and NPR
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
 
 
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