“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.
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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.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to End Print Edition
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop publishing a print newspaper at the end of the year and divert all of its resources into the digital news operation, the New York Times reports.
The company has published in print since 1868.
Quote of the Day
“I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
— Former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis, announcing his resignation.
Fed Governor Sues to Stop Trump From Firing Her
“Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sued President Trump on Thursday, seeking to block his move to fire her from the central bank,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., federal district court alleges Trump violated the law by attempting to remove Cook from her post without a valid reason.”
“The case sets up an unprecedented legal battle testing Trump’s power over the independent central bank’s seven-member board.”
Politico: Fired Fed board member sues Trump to try to keep her job.
Argentina’s President Pelted by Rocks
Argentina president Javier Milei was whisked away from a rally by security when protesters started lobbing rocks and bottles at him, the Daily Beast reports.
Bolton Probe Eyes Emails Obtained by Foreign Government
“The investigation into President Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, began to pick up momentum during the Biden administration, when U.S. intelligence officials collected information that appeared to show that he had mishandled classified information,” the New York Times reports.
“The United States gathered data from an adversarial country’s spy service, including emails with sensitive information that Mr. Bolton, while still working in the first Trump administration, appeared to have sent to people close to him on an unclassified system.”
Europe Triggers ‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran
“France, Germany, and the U.K. sent a letter Thursday morning to members of the UN Security Council announcing they are triggering the ‘snapback’ mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, which had been suspended under the 2015 nuclear deal,” Axios reports.
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