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12:00 AM ET, August 29, 2025

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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director  —  The selection of Jim O'Neill reflects Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence as he seeks to remake federal vaccine policy.  —  Just now  —  The White House on Thursday selected a top deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Bill Cassidy Breaks With RFK Jr. After CDC Leadership Exodus  —  Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and leading voice on public health in the chamber, called for a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting after the stunning exodus of top leaders Wednesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Washington Post:
CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives  —  As the CDC reels from the firing of its director, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News the agency is “in trouble and we need to fix it.”  —  As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reeled …
Jeremy Faust / Inside Medicine:
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.  —  The end of an era. … UPDATE: I've added a second, longer letter from Dr. Daskalakis, posted on X/Twitter. … Moments ago, Inside Medicine broke news that three top career CDC officials have resigned from the agency …
New York Times:
Kennedy Sought to Fire C.D.C. Director Over Vaccine Policy  —  The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events.  — 1.1k
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy called for “oversight” at the chaotic agency and for an upcoming vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed.  —  Hundreds of employees and supporters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lined …
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
‘People will die because of this’: How RFK Jr. drove out the CDC's senior leaders  —  On the same day Susan Monarez was fired, four of the agency's top leaders quit.  —  On Wednesday, the nation's premier health agency lost some of its most senior and respected leaders …
Elizabeth Cooney / STAT:   Crisis within CDC is spilling into real world, experts say
Associated Press:
CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling
Jordain Carney / Politico:
RFK Jr. will testify before Senate panel next week
Axios:
Massive CDC walkout erupts amid internal chaos
Discussion: CNN and New Republic
Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
ICE Eyes Naval Base Outside Chicago as Operations Center  —  Border czar Tom Homan says to expect a ramp up of enforcement in sanctuary cities  —  The Trump administration is weighing the use of a naval base north of Chicago as an ICE operations center, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Plans Chicago Immigration Crackdown Launched From Naval Base
Rep. Delia Ramirez / MSNBC:   I represent part of Chicago in Congress. Trump wants us scared and silent.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
FBI investigating Minnesota school shooting as hate crime against Catholics  —  The FBI is investigating Wednesday's shooting in Minnesota as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics, Director Kash Patel said.  —  Patel confirmed the suspected shooter was identified …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The CDC. The Fed. The FBI. The National Guard. Do you get it now?
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and CBS News
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 Rioter Killed As She Stormed Capitol Will Receive Military Funeral Honors
New York Post:
Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed he was ‘tired of being trans’: ‘I wish I never brain-washed myself’  —  Transgender mass shooter Robin Westman confessed that he “was tired of being trans” and wished he “never brain-washed” himself in a manifesto posted online before he slaughtered …
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New York Times:
Minneapolis Suspect Knew Her Target, but Motive Is a Mystery
New York Times:
CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States  —  The country's largest pharmacy chain said it needed a C.D.C. panel to recommend the shots before it could offer them nationwide.  —  CVS, the country's largest pharmacy chain, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states …
J. Scott Trubey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31 … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday said it plans to end its printed edition at the end of this year, accelerating its digital transformation amid a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Discussion: UPI, NewsMax.com, Fox Business and WXIA-TV
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Nina Agrawal / New York Times:
Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out  —  A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding.  —  A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials …
Associated Press:
DOJ drops charges against another client of AG Pam Bondi's brother Brad  —  A DOJ spokesperson says AG Pam Bondi “had no role” in the decision.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
Wall Street Journal:
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues to Stop Trump From Firing Her  —  The lawsuit tees up a high-stakes court battle over the president's authority to remove members of the central bank's board  —  Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sued President Trump on Thursday, seeking to block his move to fire …
NBC News:
GOP Rep. Barry Moore exits through back door after he is heckled at Alabama town hall  —  Moore did not offer concluding remarks or bid good night to the rowdy crowd, as they chanted “Shame!” during his exit.  —  Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, exited a town hall in his home district through …
Discussion: Yellowhammer News
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Army Parade ‘Disappointed’ Trump, So Navy Will Do One Too  —  Donald Trump fulfilled his yearslong dream of holding a military parade in Washington, D.C., this past June.  Miraculously, both the president and his opponents mostly got what they wanted out of the event.
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library  —  The Pentagon is putting back up a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee at the military academy, as the Trump administration seeks to restore honors for American figures who fought to preserve slavery.
Discussion: NewsNation
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Sycophancy Must Be Televised  —  Notes from the longest, cringiest Trump Cabinet meeting yet.  —  When Donald Trump began to speak on Tuesday, during what would become the longest televised Cabinet meeting ever, he did not exactly advertise his plans to make history.
Reuters:
End of US low-value package tariff exemption is permanent, Trump officials say  —  The U.S. tariff exemption for package shipments valued under $800 ends permanently on Friday, with a six-month transition period under which postal service shippers can opt to pay a flat duty of $80 …
Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
Jen Psaki Tells Christians She's Had ‘Enough’ With Their Prayers After Catholic School Shooting  —  Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki shamed Christians on Wednesday who were praying for those afflicted in the Annunciation Catholic School shooting.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield  —  The Trump administration is throwing various hobbies enjoyed by Americans into chaos and is harming small businesses domestically and abroad with its ever-changing tariff structure that is turning the United States into a hermit kingdom.
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Ron DeSantis Wasted $250 Million on Alligator Alcatraz as It Faces Closure  —  The state of Florida is committed to $245 million toward the construction of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Everglades immigration detention facility which is due to close in days.  —  An email obtained …
Politico:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks for gag order against Bondi, Noem … Abrego contends that the criminal case against him is a concoction aimed at punishing him for becoming a political headache for Trump and his advisers.  Earlier this year, the administration illegally deported Abrego to El Salvador …
 
 
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials
Discussion: CBS News
MSNBC:
‘We need to ban assault weapons’: Minnesota Lt. Gov. says we need action at federal level
Celina Tebor / CNN:
Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington's biggest wildfire
Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
Trump targets brutalist buildings in push to make federal architecture ‘beautiful again’
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
It's Tasteless to Speculate That Trump Might Soon Be Buried on Red Square Like Lenin
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Discussion: New York Daily News
Arthur B. Laffer / Wall Street Journal:
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Mother Jones:
The “Mini-Trump” Attacking Lisa Cook Had Paperwork Problems of His Own
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and NPR
Daniel Ziblatt / Foreign Affairs:
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Discussion: New Republic
 

 
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