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2:55 AM ET, August 10, 2025

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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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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, STAT and Politico
Keren Landman / The Atlantic:
'I'm Actually Surprised It Didn't Happen Sooner'  —  “I'm actually surprised it didn't happen sooner.”  —  When gunfire pelted the Atlanta-based headquarters of the CDC yesterday, hundreds of employees were inside the campus's buildings.  The experience was terrifying.
Discussion: STAT
Associated Press:
CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police
CNN:
Gunman in CDC shooting identified as staffers reel from attack on heavily scrutinized agency
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin's Cease-Fire Proposal  —  European powers and Kyiv presented their own blueprint to end the war in Ukraine, after Putin demanded territorial concessions and Trump said he'd meet with the Russian leader next week  —  BERLIN—European powers and Ukraine responded …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump is letting Putin manipulate him, again
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Graham ‘confident’ Trump will walk away from summit if Putin ‘insists on bad deal’
Giovanna Bellotti Azevedo / Bloomberg:
Lula, Putin Discuss Stronger Brazil-Russia Ties in Phone Call
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Ousted F.D.A. Vaccine Chief Returns to Agency
Discussion: Mercury News
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
FDA reinstates ousted top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad
Discussion: NewsNation
Politico:
Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress' authority … “No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment.  No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces,” Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in support of the decision …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Texas Complaint Asks California to Arrest Democrats Blocking GOP Congressional Map  —  It's been nearly one week since a group of Democrats left Texas to stop Republicans from passing a high-stakes redistricting map that could hand the GOP five more seats in Congress.
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Lauren Floyd / Axios:
California governor threatens “trigger” redistricting plan based on what Texas GOP decides
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Vile Take on Teenager's Rape Goes Viral as Epstein Woes Deepen  —  VICTIM BLAMING  —  Old footage of the president defending convicted rapist Mike Tyson has resurfaced as speculation mounts that the president may pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.  —  President Donald Trump's shocking defense …
Discussion: Mediaite
Noble Brigham / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
‘Disgraceful moment’: FBI fires official who was head of Las Vegas field office, attorney says  —  Cardboard cruising: Kids race in homemade boats at Clark County pool  —  Attorneys have only few days before Review-Journal judicial performance survey closes
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army  —  The unofficial adviser to President Donald Trump chastised Army Secretary Dan Driscoll over a social media post recognizing Florent Groberg, a decorated soldier who backed Hillary Clinton in 2016.  —  Just now
Discussion: Task & Purpose
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 …
New York Times:
There Is a Specter Haunting Trump's Economy: Stagflation  —  Since President Trump took office, economists have been waiting for his policies to work their way through the U.S. economy and reveal their consequences.  The soft data, mostly surveys of consumers and businesses that track …
Discussion: CBS News
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame.  States feel pressure to act  —  Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers.
New York Times:
How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried To Halt the War in Gaza  —  Images of starving children and Israel's planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.  —  On the morning of July 23 …
Mathew Schumer / Baltimore Sun:
6 people, including a young girl, injured in mass shooting near Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore Police say  —  Baltimore Police say six victims, including one young girl, were shot Saturday night in the Central Park Heights neighborhood near Pimlico Race Course.
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Trump Wants Admissions Data on Grades and Race, but Who Will Collect It?  —  The Trump administration has fired nearly everyone who worked at the federal statistics agency that would collect the data the government is seeking.  —  President Trump's new requirement mandating that colleges share …
Discussion: Fox Business and The Federalist
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: HuffPost
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
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New York Times:
Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics
Discussion: Reuters and NewsNation
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
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Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
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Axios:
“Watts Rebellion” 60th anniversary renews call for Kerner Report plan
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump spins up a no-bad-news presidency
Discussion: HuffPost
Washington Post:
Trump expands use of tariffs to reach national security goals
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and Politico
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