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Rubio hands off USAID closeout to OMB Director Vought  Politico Rubio Hands Over USAID Closure to Trump Budget Director Vought  Bloomberg.com ‘Debilitating consequences’ in Uganda after USAID cuts – photo essay  The Guardian American soft power doesn’t need reform — it needs a complete redesign  The Hill Marco Rubio hands off one of his four jobs in Trump administration  Miami Herald Source link

The Trump administration is facing rare bipartisan pushback for firing the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid turmoil at the US’ top infectious disease agency that prompted dozens of staff to walk out of its headquarters in protest on Thursday. The White House has said Susan Monarez, who was confirmed as director of the Centers …

Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid  The New York Times Schumer and Collins rage over Trump’s “pocket rescissions”  Axios Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms  The Washington Post Top Senate Republican sounds alarm over latest Trump attempt to cancel funding  The Hill Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last …

Moment feds descend on Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman mom’s Florida home before she hires criminal defense attorney  New York Post Minneapolis church shooter’s mother refuses to talk to police, obtains criminal defense attorney  Fox News Does Minneapolis Catholic school mass shooter’s mom have Naples, Florida tie? What we know  Naples Daily News Minneapolis Catholic school shooter’s mother hires criminal defense attorney  NBC News FBI …

Voters split on President Trump deploying National Guard to US cities; redistricting efforts in California and Texas A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds President Donald Trump with a 45% job approval rating, and 47% disapproval. Since last month, the President’s approval slipped one point, while his disapproval held at 47%. 2028 Presidential Election California Governor Gavin Newsom leads …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term, two people familiar with the decision say, and is poised to make an announcement next week. Ernst has been wrestling with the decision for months, but began telling friends in recent days. Her retirement creates an open Senate seat in Iowa. …

Now on Sale: Trumpworld Trolling, With a Familiar-Looking Hat  The New York Times Newsom’s support surges among Democrats ahead of 2028: Poll  The Hill Gavin Newsom on His Trump Trolling Campaign  New York Magazine Unhinged tweets and absurd self-promotion? Two can play at that game | Margaret Sullivan  The Guardian Vance accuses Newsom of being a ‘cheap imitation’ of Trump  Fox News Source link

20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point’  The New York Times ‘Saints’ and uplift at New Orleans Katrina memorial as city marks 20 years since storm  NOLA.com The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, ‘ground zero’ for Hurricane Katrina  NPR Katrina20: The Storm That Changed Everything  WLOX Hurricane Katrina survivors share stories of perseverance 20 years after deadly storm  Fox …

Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The arrests prompted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington State, to call U.S. immigration policy “sick.” The …

A controversial portrait of General Robert E Lee, which shows an enslaved man holding the Confederate leader’s horse, is being returned to the library at West Point, according to Pentagon officials who spoke with the New York Times. The nearly 20ft canvas, which had hung in the US military academy since 1952, was removed following a 2020 law that ordered …