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9:05 PM ET, August 27, 2025

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Washington Post:
CDC director being ousted weeks into job  —  Susan Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was confirmed by the Senate in late July to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  Susan Monarez, the newly installed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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NBC News:
CDC director pushed out, flood of top resignations follow  —  The ouster comes at a tumultuous time for the embattled health agency.  Other top officials also submitted their resignations Wednesday.  —  The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several top officials …
New York Times:
New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is said to have demanded that the director, Susan Monarez, either quit or be fired.  Her lawyers say she won't resign.  —  The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions  —  The agency's fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid vaccines …
STAT:
CDC Director Susan Monarez is ousted as her lawyer says ‘she will not resign’
Discussion: WSVN-TV
NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter contained after incident at Minneapolis church and school  —  The city of Minneapolis said that there is no active threat at this time after a Wednesday morning shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. … Minneapolis Police had already been investigating three deadly shootings in 12 hours
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Associated Press:
Shooting occurs at Minneapolis Catholic school and authorities say shooter has been ‘contained’  —  A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Live: Two children and gunman dead after shooting at Minneapolis church, law enforcement source says  —  (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)  —  First responders said at least 20 victims were shot during a school Mass in south Minneapolis.  A sea of police cars and ambulances surrounded the church …
New York Post:
Minneapolis Catholic school gunman ID'd as Robin Westman— while possible manifesto shows psychotic obsession with mass shooters  —  The deranged gunman who slaughtered two children and injured at least 17 others who were attending morning mass at a Catholic school in Minneapolis has been identified …
New York Times:
Witnesses describe harrowing scenes at the hospital and school.  —  At an afternoon news conference on the shooting, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said, “There shouldn't be words for these kinds of incidents because they should not happen.”  —  Aimee Ortiz  —  The F.B.I. is investigating …
Josh Skluzacek / KSTP-TV:
Sources ID shooter who killed 2 children, hurt 17 others in mass shooting at Minneapolis church
Samantha Fischer / KARE-TV:
Minneapolis Catholic school shooter: What we know
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
What we know about the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis
New York Times:
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent  —  It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump's move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.  —  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday …
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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties  —  Service members say they're glad to help the National Park Service.  But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.  —  Just now  —  The August air was crisp Tuesday …
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New York Times:   Trump's D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge
HuffPost:
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Praises Donald Trump's Police Takeover  —  The city's Democratic mayor has maintained an unusual friendship with the Republican president.  —  WASHINGTON - Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's surge of federal police into the city, saying it had significantly reduced carjackings.
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Marjorie Connelly / AP-NORC:
Most say crime is a major problem in America's cities, but few support a federal takeover of police departments
Katie Glueck / New York Times:   Democratic Mayors Convene After Trump's Takeover Threats, Seeking United Front
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants  —  Disaster-aid groups said the new contracts would make it harder for nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a disaster.  —  The Department of Homeland Security is now barring states …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland  —  Denmark's foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections …
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New York Times:
Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations
Discussion: The Guardian, Associated Press and UPI
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Majority Of Voters Oppose Deploying National Guard To D.C., Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% Think Israel Is Committing Genocide In Gaza  — mail_outline  —  In the wake of President Donald Trump's decision …
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García again  —  Federal judge says man wrongfully deported to El Salvador cannot be expelled until October as asylum case proceeds  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kilmar Ábrego García …
Discussion: BBC and The Gateway Pundit
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Rachel Dobkin / The Independent:
Sean Hannity says he left New York City because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants  —  ‘They had daggers in their eyes,’ Hannity said of New Yorkers who saw the Fox News host out in public  —  The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.'s Restaurants  —  BY DONALD TRUMP'S TELLING, WASHINGTON, D.C.'s restaurants are doing great.  And, naturally, it's all because of him.  —  “Friends of mine are going out to dinner,” Trump told reporters Monday, claiming that his deployment …
WRAL-TV:
NC county elections chair accused of putting cocaine, MDMA in granddaughters' ice cream  —  The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections was charged after Wilmington police said they found evidence he placed illegal narcotics in his granddaughters' ice cream.
NBC News:
FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter  —  The letter was signed by nearly 200 FEMA employees, about three dozen of whom used their names.  —  WASHINGTON — At least 21 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees have been put …
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Thomas Frank / Politico:
Trump's former FEMA chief opens up — and says administration is ‘delaying’ aid
Discussion: Fox News
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak  —  President Donald Trump's administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation's capital.
Washington Post:
Trump, Gabbard purged top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit  —  The CIA officer was due to take up a prestigious assignment in Europe approved by CIA Director John Ratcliffe.  Instead, her security clearance was summarily revoked.  —  In the days leading up to President Donald …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
All the President's ‘Butt Snorkelers’  —  Our long national nightmare is over: Cracker Barrel announced last night they will abandon their woke new logo and go back to the old one after all.  For good measure, representatives of the company called Donald Trump and—in the words …
New York Times:
John Bolton Inquiry Eyes Emails Obtained by Foreign Government  —  It is not clear what country intercepted Mr. Bolton's private emails, but the investigation into President Trump's former national security adviser picked up momentum under the Biden administration.
Discussion: Newsweek
Axios:
Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to brief Trump on Gaza post-war plans  —  Tony Blair and Jared Kushner will participate in a meeting on Gaza at the White House on Wednesday and present President Trump with ideas for a post-war plan, two sources with knowledge tell Axios.
Max Moran / Revolving Door Project Newsletter:
This is Who the Tech Wonder Boys Always Were  —  The start of 2025 saw the three wealthiest men on Earth—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—finance and attend the inauguration of a fascist American president.  In the months since, these men have explicitly and implicitly supported …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump threatens to prosecute George Soros for backing protests  —  President Trump called for billionaire George Soros and his son to face charges under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act for supporting nationwide protests in a post on Truth Social Wednesday.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by the authority vested in me as President …
 
 
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Ilya Somin / The Hill:
Abolish ICE — and give the money to real cops
Discussion: Newsweek and OtherWords
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and UPI
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Trump's War on America
Paul Krugman:
The Crazy Comes for Clean Energy
Discussion: Ember
Politico:
Top Trump State Department official Michael Anton to depart in the fall
Discussion: The Hill
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Louisiana Will No Longer Defend Map in Supreme Court Case on Future of VRA
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
David Gilbert / Wired:
This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Fast Times at the End Times
Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults
Pien Huang / NPR:
Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC
GasBuddy:
GasBuddy: Labor Day National Average Gas Price To Be Lowest Since 2020
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim Marchman / Wired:
The Magic Phrase Behind Donald Trump's Power Grab
Taylor Lorenz / Wired:
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
 

 
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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, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

 
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