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Kennedy says CDC must deliver on Trump’s agenda after White House fires director  Reuters C.D.C. Standoff: Kennedy’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos  The New York Times White House says new CDC director nominee to be announced ‘very soon’ – US politics live  The Guardian Monarez would not cross ‘red lines’ before she was fired, confidant says  Politico The ouster of CDC’s director, …

WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday that it has fired a member of the Surface Transportation Board, a move that comes as the independent federal regulatory agency is considering the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroad companies. “Earlier this evening, I received an email from the White House purporting to terminate my position at the Surface …

A stand-off over the firing of the Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deepened, with Monarez’s lawyers claiming she will not depart unless the president himself removes her. Monarez, an infectious disease specialist who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, was fired on Wednesday, according to a statement from …

Palestinians, including children, receive hot meals, distributed by charity organizations, as people struggle to access food due to Israeli food blockade in Gaza City, Gaza on Aug. Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images In late February of 2024, Jordanian cargo planes flew over northern Gaza, dropping large pallets of food attached to …

Nvidia Waiting for White House to Codify 15% Commission Plan  Bloomberg.com Nvidia is caught in Trump’s China trade war, and it could impact the stock market  Axios Wednesday’s Nvidia Earnings: Why China Needs the Chip Maker  The Wall Street Journal Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US tech stack should be global standard companies are built on — including China  Yahoo Finance Nvidia Orders Halt …

Veteran burns American flag outside White House hours after executive order banning it  WUSA9 PROSECUTING BURNING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG  The White House (.gov) Flag burning has a long history in the U.S. — and legal protections from the Supreme Court  NPR Army veteran who burned American flag continues to protest Trump’s order: “Bring up charges”  FOX 5 DC Man arrested over flag burning …

White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett prepares to give a live television interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook should go on leave from the central bank even as she plans to …

The police report from the car crash that Nip/Tuck actor Dylan Walsh and his family survived in New Jersey this month says “empty and open White Claw hard seltzer” was found in the vehicle, Entertainment Weekly has learned. In the police report from Sunday, August 17, obtained by EW, the responding officer wrote: “As the investigation continued, I located the …

Today, President Donald J. Trump held the seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term — gathering members of the Trump Administration together ahead of Labor Day to celebrate the victories American workers have experienced over the past eight months. President Trump opened the meeting by lauding the rising blue-collar wages, unprecedented private sector job growth, increased domestic steel production, historic …

White House takes credit for Cracker Barrel logo reversal  Politico After right-wing backlash, Cracker Barrel says it will get rid of its new logo  CNN Cracker Barrel says it will go back to old logo amid redesign controversy  ABC News Cracker Barrel will ditch new ‘woke’ logo after backlash from Trump and others  yahoo.com Cracker Barrel unveils a new logo as part of wider …