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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 …
The Guardian:
Who is Jim O'Neill?  CDC chief set to bolster RFK Jr plan to remake vaccine policy  —  Ally of health secretary worked as speechwriter in George W Bush administration and has no training in medicine  —  The White House has chosen a top aide to health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr …
Elizabeth Cooney / STAT:
Crisis within CDC is spilling into real world, experts say
Discussion: The Independent
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
‘People will die because of this’: How RFK Jr. drove out the CDC's senior leaders
Associated Press:
CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
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: Mediaite and NewsNation
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Trump cancels Kamala Harris' Secret Service detail that was extended by undisclosed Biden order  —  President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN.  —  Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life.
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris, AP sources say  —  President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a senior White House official on Friday.  Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection …
Discussion: New York Times and Reuters
Shane Galvin / New York Post:
Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman's mother Mary Grace not cooperating with cops, hires criminal defense attorney  —  The mother of transgender Minneapolis mass shooter Robin Westman is not cooperating with police in the investigation — and has hired a criminal defense attorney in the wake …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
FBI investigating Minnesota school shooting as hate crime against Catholics
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students  —  Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization.  —  SaveComment  —  The Trump administration has proposed a new rule to limit international students to fixed periods of entry, making enrolling at U.S. universities more precarious.
NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  —  Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by Capitol police while protesting Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election.  —  The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors …
Wall Street Journal:
Higher Prices Are Coming for Household Staples  —  Companies from Hormel to Ace Hardware forecast prices rising as the costs of Trump's tariffs are passed on to consumers  —  U.S. companies have an unwelcome message for inflation-weary consumers: Prices are going up.
Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
Steve Witkoff's go-it-alone diplomacy is frustrating US and European officials  —  President Donald Trump's surprise Anchorage summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin could have been a signature achievement for Steve Witkoff, the developer-turned-diplomat who facilitated the meet up.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
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 …
Tom Hals / Reuters:
Exclusive: Military feared mistakes in LA deployment could have ‘far-reaching’ implications, records show  —  As President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to U.S. cities, military leaders privately questioned whether the troops had received proper training and warned of the …
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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Rep. Delia Ramirez / MSNBC:   I represent part of Chicago in Congress. Trump wants us scared and silent.
Politico:
White House declares $4.9B in foreign aid unilaterally canceled in end-run around Congress' funding power … The White House budget office said Friday morning that President Donald Trump has canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid by using a so-called pocket rescission — furthering …
Discussion: New York Post
Katie Tarrant / Washington Post:
A GOP lawmaker aims to define Trump's Big Beautiful Bill before Democrats  —  The fight over the bill comes with enormous stakes for the party as Republicans race to describe the legislation as spurring the economy and benefiting “working-class” Americans.  —  Just now
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.
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 …
Matthew Lapierre / CBC News:
Quebec plans to table bill banning prayer in public  —  ‘The proliferation of street prayer is a serious and sensitive issue,’ minister says  —  The Quebec government intends to present a bill banning prayer in public.  —  Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said in a statement Thursday …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Targets Agencies Long Seen as Above Politics.  Critics See Big Risks.  —  Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long been the place Americans turned to for data-driven information to help make health decisions.
 
 
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Chris Williams / Above the Law:
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials
Discussion: CBS News
MSNBC:
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Celina Tebor / CNN:
Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington's biggest wildfire
 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
Jen Psaki Tells Christians She's Had ‘Enough’ With Their Prayers After Catholic School Shooting
Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
Trump targets brutalist buildings in push to make federal architecture ‘beautiful again’
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
Wall Street Journal:
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues to Stop Trump From Firing Her
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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