Trump Said Covid Vaccine Was His Accomplishment
“As President Trump sat with top donors at his New Jersey golf club this month, he made a private admission: He believed the coronavirus vaccine was one of the biggest accomplishments of his presidency, but he couldn’t bask in it,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Trump told donors—who were paying $1 million to be there—that he wished he could talk more about Operation Warp Speed, the government program he initiated that helped expedite the development of the vaccine…”
“Trump’s private comments illuminate the fraught politics around vaccines that the White House is confronting, which reached a boiling point Wednesday after the administration fired the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top officials quit their jobs in the midst of disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.”
Trump and Democrats Float Unusual Midterm Conventions
New York Times: “Both parties appear to be weighing gatherings that would gin up excitement for candidates in 2026 — and give a major platform for ambitious politicians hoping to lead the parties in 2028.”
Chaos Engulfs CDC Headquarters
“The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling and leaderless as the White House works to expel its handpicked director from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and three senior officials were escorted from its headquarters on Thursday,” the AP reports.
“The turmoil triggered rare bipartisan alarm as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tries to advance anti-vaccine policies that are contradicted by decades of scientific research.”
“The chaos comes weeks before a key advisory committee, which Kennedy has reshaped with vaccine skeptics, is expected to meet to issue new recommendations on immunizations.”
The Guardian: CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to “get politics out of public health.”
Axios: How RFK Jr. could exploit the CDC’s power vacuum.
GOP Candidate Said Gay People Were ‘Immoral’
Virginia gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears (R) expressed strong opposition to a series of LGBTQ+ rights in a candidate questionnaire completed when she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2004, the Virginia Mercury reports.
She responded “yes” to questions about whether she would vote to block same-sex couples from adopting children and oppose workplace protections for gay people, and she indicated that she believed homosexuality is an “immoral lifestyle choice.”
Utah Lawmakers Will Obey Order to Redraw Map
Republican legislative leaders say they’ll redraw Utah’s congressional maps, as a judge ordered earlier this week, while maintaining they will challenge the “misguided” ruling that they say “unconstitutionally” ties their hands, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
RFK Jr.’s Deputy Tapped to Head CDC
“The White House on Thursday selected a top deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a clash over vaccine policy ended in the departure of several agency leaders,” the Washington Post reports.
Republicans Prepare to Go Nuclear for Trump Picks
“President Donald Trump’s frustration with his long list of stalled nominees is about to land back in the lap of the Senate,” Semafor reports.
“And Republicans are still prepared to change the chamber’s rules unilaterally to quicken the pace of confirming Trump’s picks.”
Said Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): “We need a change in behavior with the Democrats or we’re going to need to change the rules, one way or the other. There was a lot of agreement that we need to do something. Because this can’t continue.”
Much of Europe Is Losing the Ability to Govern
Bloomberg: “Given the prevailing headwinds, who could have predicted that Italy under Giorgia Meloni would emerge as a relative bastion of stability?”
“Hers is an exception, though. The truth is that much of Europe looks close to ungovernable.”
Trump’s Reach for Power Is Growing
“President Donald Trump has activated the military on U.S. streets, attempted to oust a Federal Reserve board governor and threatened to prosecute his political opponents — all in the past few weeks,” NOTUS reports.
“Trump is testing the limits of presidential authority at a steady clip. And some of his opponents fear that with a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, not even the courts will stop the president from overreach.”
Democrats Spotlight Inflation in New Ads
House Democrats are launching the five-figure ad buy in 35 congressional districts it says are “in play,” CBS News reports.
“The ads will run on Instagram and You Tube and are aimed at young men between the ages of 18 and 44 – a demographic that proved pivotal in the 2024 presidential contest.”
“The ads direct voters to a website dubbed HouseRepublicanPriceHike.com. The interactive tool enables them to click on popular food items like cheese, hamburger meat and ice cream to view the latest price data before checking out with an estimated receipt. For instance, a bottle of beer costs $1.82, up 9 percent since 2022.”
An Alternate History If Trump Got What He Wanted
Alexandra Petri: “What would’ve happened if long ago, the president got the cultural accolades he’s always wanted?”
Foreign Tourists Are Avoiding America
The Economist: “America has rarely been out of the headlines this year. The world has watched as the Trump administration has slashed government departments, shaken alliances, increased deportations and sent the National Guard onto city streets.”
“For the tourism industry, not all publicity is good publicity: our analysis of available data suggests that the number of international visitors in 2025 is sharply lower than in the same period in 2024.”
Rural Hospitals to Lose Funds Despite Promises
“Rural hospitals are preparing to lose billions of dollars from President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending cut bill signed into law this summer,” the AP reports.
“Dozens, already on the brink, have warned they face the prospect of closure or reduced services because of the bill’s cuts to Medicaid, which is funded by federal and state governments and provides health care coverage for the poorest Americans.”
The Markets Won’t Save the Fed From Trump
Annie Lowrey: “The markets are not going to end the White House’s assault on this vaunted American institution. The courts, Congress, and voters are going to need to do it.”
U.S. Sends First Deportees to Rwanda
“Rwanda received its first group of migrants deported from the US, making good on a controversial deal it struck with President Donald Trump’s administration to accept them,” Bloomberg reports.
GOP Voters Favor Third Trump Term
A majority of Republican voters would support President Trump seeking a constitutionally-prohibited third term, according to a new Data for Progress poll.
RFK Jr. Says CDC Needs to Align With Trump’s Agenda
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn’t sufficiently aligned with President Donald Trump’s agenda and it needs an overhaul, a day after the White House fired the director following an intense clash over vaccines,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Kennedy: “Some people should not be working there.”
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