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7:25 AM ET, August 28, 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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New York Times:
New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says  —  Susan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on vaccination policy.  —  The White House said late Wednesday that it had fired Susan Monarez, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control …
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 …
Discussion: UPI, WSVN-TV, Politico and Raw Story
STAT:
CDC Director Susan Monarez is ousted as her lawyers say ‘she will not resign’  —  At least three other senior officials quit, citing ‘weaponization of public health’  —  WASHINGTON — Susan Monarez, the first Senate-confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
“Unable to serve”: CDC vaccine chief slams Kennedy in resignation post  —  A top CDC official who resigned following the announcement that Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez had abruptly left her post shared a scathing post on X Wednesday on why he's stepping down.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Health Secretary Tries to Oust C.D.C. Director, but She Refuses to Leave  —  Where Things Stand  — C.D.C. director: The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, is refusing to leave her post, despite demands …
Discussion: Brownstone Institute
CNN:
CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is being ousted just weeks into her tenure
Discussion: Raw Story and Newsweek
The Hill:
4 CDC leaders resign over ‘weaponizing of public health’
Rolling Stone:
RFK Jr. Sends CDC Spiraling, Leading to Wave of Resignations
Discussion: Reuters, WXIA-TV and Forbes
Tina Reed / Axios:
Susan Monarez out weeks after confirmation as CDC director
Discussion: WTTG-TV and NewsMax.com
Samantha Fischer / KARE-TV:
Minneapolis Catholic school shooter: What we know  —  Sources told KARE 11 that the shooter was 23-year-old Robin Westman. … MINNEAPOLIS — The person who opened fire on a Catholic school on Wednesday morning in Minneapolis has been identified.  —  KARE 11 investigative reporter …
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New York Post:
Minneapolis Catholic school gunman ID'd as Robin Westman— while possible manifesto shows psychotic obsession with mass shooters
Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey Uses Catholic Church Shooting To Slander Christians For ‘Thoughts And Prayers’
New York Times:
Witnesses describe harrowing scenes at the hospital and school.
Associated Press:
Live updates: All 14 injured children expected to survive after gunman at Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
The Seattle Times:
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire  —  Two people fighting the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were arrested by federal law enforcement Wednesday, in a confrontation described by firefighters and depicted in photos and video.  —  Why the two firefighters were arrested is unclear.
Discussion: Mediaite
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines only for ‘high risk’ people  —  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the updated version of Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for this upcoming respiratory viral season, but limited the approval to seniors and people at a high risk …
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April Rubin / Axios:
RFK Jr. limits who is eligible for COVID shots
Reuters:
US FDA narrows under-65 COVID vaccine eligibility; maintains full access for older Americans
Discussion: NPR and Associated Press
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: Compact
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Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:   Tulsi Gabbard Blindsided CIA Over Revoking Clearance of Undercover Officer
Wall Street Journal:
In Trump's Second Term, a Bolder President Charges Ahead Unchecked  —  Trump is frequently riffing on authoritarianism and ignoring caution from advisers  —  Some aides to Donald Trump warned the president that building a ballroom at the White House would force them to tear down part …
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Politico:
Top Trump State Department official Michael Anton to depart in the fall
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
New York Times:
Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least 15 in Kyiv … Emergency responders at a residential building that was hit by a Russian strike in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Thursday.  —  Visuals by Finbarr O'Reilly  —  An hourslong barrage of Russian missiles and drones killed …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Air Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt  —  The U.S. Air Force will provide Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt with military funeral honors, reversing a Biden-era decision that denied her family's request, according to a legal group that has represented her family.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Times
Oliver Darcy / Status:
YouTube's Deal With the Devil … In late 2020, YouTube took a decisive step: The company suspended the right-wing conspiracy factory One America News, demonetized its channel, and declared that it was not an “authoritative” source.  It was the correct call: OAN has a lengthy record …
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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.
Discussion: WXIA-TV and Raw Story
NPR:
The road to famine: How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza  —  In late February of 2024, Jordanian cargo planes flew over northern Gaza, dropping large pallets of food attached to giant parachutes down to crowds of scrambling Palestinians.  —  The area had been without consistent aid for weeks.
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 …
Paul Krugman:
Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out?  —  For those of us who follow economic policy in general and the Federal Reserve in particular, the past week has been shocking and terrifying.  Donald Trump's ongoing attempts to bully the Fed into large interest rate cuts have escalated into an attempt to fire Lisa Cook …
Constance Grady / Vox:
The weird lie animating the right-wing womanosphere  —  Former Trump official Katie Miller says there's no podcast for women like her.  What? … Earlier this month, Katie Miller launched her new podcast with a specific origin myth.  Miller, a former Trump administration official …
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.
Associated Press:
Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows  —  A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration …
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
 
 
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