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10:20 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 …
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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  —  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
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap
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: STAT and New York Times
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Shooter who attacked the CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta
CNN:
Gunman in CDC shooting identified as staffers reel from attack on heavily scrutinized agency
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
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
FDA reinstates ousted top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad
Discussion: STAT and American Thinker
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Washington Post:
What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Independent and Reason
Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats
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 …
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
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 …
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
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.
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, Politico and NewsMax.com
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.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Who Is the Heir to the MAGA Movement?  Trump Keeps His Options Open  —  JD Vance is widely seen as Trump's successor, but the president has also talked up Secretary of State Marco Rubio  —  WASHINGTON—At least twice in recent months, President Trump has declined to formally crown Vice President JD Vance …
Discussion: HuffPost
 
 
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
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Washington Post:
Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army
Discussion: Task & Purpose
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Discussion: Reason
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
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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.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Sin City tourism slump signals wider economic slowdown
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
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