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Axios

RFK Jr. deputy Jim O'Neill chosen as acting CDC director [20d]
Chaos inside CDC prompts massive staff walkout [20d]
How RFK Jr. could exploit the CDC's power vacuum [20d]
Democratic leaders push to reverse Trump cuts in government shutdown fight [20d]
Scoop: Inside Trump's Gaza meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner [20d]
Former MLB player Mark Teixeira running for Congress [20d]
Exclusive: Senate Dems launch "budget-buster" site targeting GOP costs [20d]
Emmett Till family re-creates train ride from Chicago to Mississippi to mark 70th anniversary [20d]
What's at stake in the battle for reserve bank power [20d]
Fed governor Cook sues Trump administration in fight over firing [20d]
Exclusive: Texas Senate hopeful Colin Allred unveils anti-corruption plan [21d]
Majority of Americans approve of Trump's approach on crime: AP-NORC poll [21d]
RFK Jr. shakes up COVID vaccine policy with new rules [21d]
Nvidia is caught in Trump's China trade war, and it could impact the stock market [21d]
Exclusive: Electromagnetic weapon zaps drone swarm in seconds [21d]
Republican support for unions plunged this year [21d]
India's PM fueling Putin's "war machine" by buying Russian oil, Trump adviser says [21d]
Trump attacks Utah's anti-gerrymandering ruling [21d]
European ministers tell Rubio they'll trigger "snapback" sanctions against Iran Thursday [21d]
"Unable to serve": CDC vaccine chief slams Kennedy in scathing resignation post [21d]

Salon

“Stop peddling bulls**t”: Smith rails at RFK Jr for linking SSRIs to mass shooting [20d]
Federal Reserve’s Cook sues Trump for trying to fire her [20d]
Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA with post-Putin meeting purge: report [20d]
Republican drugged granddaughters’ ice cream with cocaine and MDMA: police [20d]
Minneapolis mayor condemns Republicans blaming trans issues for Annunciation School shooting [20d]
Don’t buy the Cracker Barrel fallacy [20d]
The heroic queerness of “Peacemaker” [20d]
The White House says CDC director is fired. She refuses to leave [20d]
Why Donald Trump keeps talking about heaven [21d]
Taylor Swift is not the tradwife you’re looking for [21d]
Republicans thought they could escape the Big Beautiful Bill. It’s not working [21d]
Trump’s pick to help run the FBI has a history of prosecuting influential Democrats [21d]
CDC Director Monarez out after less than a month on the job [21d]

The Drudge Report

116 rounds fired into sanctuary... [20d]
For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film 'BUGONIA' isn't dystopia. It's real... [20d]
NFL SHAKEUP: COWBOYS megastar traded to PACKERS... [20d]
Can You Be Aware Of Nothing? The Rare Sleep Experience Scientists Are Trying To Understand... [20d]
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build detention camp in Texas desert... [20d]
DeSantis Wasted $250 Million on Alligator Alcatraz as It Faces Closure... [20d]
'Impostor nurses' a growing problem... [20d]
NC election official accused of spiking granddaughters' ice cream with drugs... [20d]
Anti-Netanyahu protests sweep Israel... [20d]
Interstellar object emitting mysterious metal that suggests 'technological origin'... [20d]
DOJ drops charges against another client of AG Bondi's brother... [20d]
Minneapolis Catholic schoolchildren listened to prayer, then ducked for cover... [20d]
Gunman's 'ode to death' emerges revealing twisted 'regret'... [20d]
MEDICARE TO RATION HEALTH CARE [20d]
Alarm in Vegas as tourism numbers continue slump... [20d]
NOT AGAIN! Air Traffic Control communications problem disrupts holiday travel at Newark... [20d]
Fears over surge in 'zombie' foreclosures across Midwest, South... [20d]
CDC Implosion Continues as Staff Stage Unprecedented Walk Out... [20d]
Vance worried about NFL 'Super Bowl wedding' after Swift-Kelce engagement... [20d]
President dangling govt checks to get people to donate to campaign... [20d]
Unprecedented plan for new convention before midterms... [20d]
States clamping down on tech companies digitally scanning faces... [20d]
Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral... [20d]
Life-saving weather forecast data about to disappear... [20d]
RUSSIA THREATENS MARCH TO PARIS [20d]
Newsom Sends State Cops to LA, San Fran After Threats... [20d]
Obama fury at White House eyeing Chicago clampdown: 'All Americans at risk'... [20d]
MAGA Puts WIKIPEDIA in Its Crosshairs... [20d]
TURMOIL AT CDC... [20d]
Xi shows who holds the cards... [20d]
Another Dem publicly rebukes Schumer in dire signs for liberal leadership... [20d]
There Goes the American Muscle Car... [20d]
CDC Standoff: Kennedy Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos... [20d]
Sports Gambling Backlash Here... [20d]
Electromagnetic weapon zaps drone swarm in seconds... [20d]
Belichick and Girlfriend Filed Trademark for 'Gold Digger'... [20d]
NOT AGAIN! Air Traffic Control communications problem disrupts holiday travel at Newark... Developing... [20d]
Gabbard outed CIA agent on X... [20d]
I played naked Trump in infamous 'SOUTH PARK' episode -- now I want the credit! [20d]
Vance worried about NFL 'Super Bowl wedding' after Swift-Kelce engagement... [20d]
FUENTES: This is best Republicans can come up with? [20d]
Unprecedented plan for new convention before midterms... [20d]
SECOND BIGGEST BOMBING OF WAR [20d]
RUSSIA THREATENS MARCH TO PARIS [20d]
DON'S NOBEL DREAM IMPLODING [20d]
Alarm in Vegas as tourism numbers continue slump... [20d]
Anti-Netanyahu protests sweep Israel... [20d]
50% of Americans now think commiting genocide in Gaza... [20d]
Saudi Arabia launches chatbot with strict Islamic moral code... [20d]
All the art Trump wants banned... [20d]
JD Vance says he's ready to be president! [20d]
MAG: What is really going on with Trump Health? [20d]
Drama has associates jockeying for leadership... [20d]
For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film 'BUGONIA' isn't dystopia. It's real... [20d]
'Tired of being trans'... [20d]
'Demonic' shooter praised Hitler as child... [20d]
The $100 Caviar Chicken Nugget Ushers In New Era at US Open... [20d]
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION to Quit Print Cold Turkey... [20d]
China Building a Brain-Computer Interface Industry... [20d]
Fed Gov Lisa Cook sues Trump after he moves to fire her... [21d]
LANDMARK LEGAL BATTLE... [21d]
Case Could Decide Central Bank Independence... [21d]
Scientist Warns New Synthetic Lifeform Could Spell Doom for Humans... [21d]
Minneapolis Catholic schoolchildren listened to prayer, then ducked for cover... [21d]
Gunman's 'ode to death' emerges revealing twisted 'regret'... [21d]
How Musk's DOGE lieutenant took over biggest MDMA company... [21d]
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build detention camp in Texas desert... [21d]
Italian women fight against sites sharing unauthorized photos with obscene language... [21d]
'Cortisol Cocktails' Latest Wellness Trend... [21d]
PUTIN POUNDS KYIV [21d]
Belichick Needed Crash Course in College Football. He Got it By Studying 6-Win Team... [21d]
Inside Hegseth's Civilian Purge at West Point... [21d]
Interstellar object emitting mysterious metal that suggests 'technological origin'... [21d]
DeSantis Wasted $250 Million on Alligator Alcatraz as It Faces Closure... [21d]
'Impostor nurses' a growing problem... [21d]
Beverly Hills joins White House list of crime-ridden cities... [21d]
The Comedian as Master Troll... [21d]
Are AI Tools Making Doctors Worse at Their Jobs? [21d]
Israel's Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Assault... [21d]
Relics From Ancient Egyptian 'Party Town' Pulled Out of Sea... [21d]
Russian Drones Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany... [21d]
Moscow Launches Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Since Trump-Putin Summit... [21d]
Kim and Putin to Join Xi in Show of Unity at Beijing Military Parade... [21d]

The New Republic

Republican Official Accused of Drugging Granddaughters’ Ice Cream [20d]
White House’s Argument on Ousted CDC Director Gets More Unbelievable [20d]
MAGA Rep. Slams Trump’s Shady Takeover of Businesses [20d]
Trump Pulls In Navy for His Next Takeover of Blue City [20d]
Trump Fires Top Transportation Official Overseeing Key Merger [20d]
GOP Lawmaker Flees His Own Town Hall Rather Than Face Furious Voters [20d]
Bondi and Patel Will Soon Testify in Congress on Jeffrey Epstein Case [20d]
Now We Know Why RFK Jr. Wanted to Fire This CDC Director [20d]
Lindsey Graham Calls for Sanctions on Norway After Major BDS Move [20d]
Hundreds Swarm GOP Town Hall and Break Out in Chants of “Tax the Rich” [20d]
JD Vance Melts Down Over MSNBC Host’s Minneapolis Shooting Comments [20d]
RFK Jr Makes Extremely Weird Comments About How Children Look [20d]
Scholars Say America Under Trump Is Authoritarian, Not Democratic [20d]
RFK Jr. Finds Twisted Reason to Take Away Your Anti-Depression Meds [20d]
Jewish Host Rips Ritchie Torres in Damning Interview on Israel [20d]
“Unprecedented and Illegal”: Lisa Cook Sues Trump—and Jerome Powell [20d]
“Stop Lying”: Voters Erupt at GOP Lawmaker’s Shocking Claim on Economy [20d]
Sean Hannity Offers Dumbest Solution After Minneapolis School Shooting [20d]
In Major Flub, Tulsi Gabbard Reveals Identity of Undercover Officer [20d]
Top CDC Officials Quit With Dire Warning on “Eugenics” Under RFK Jr. [21d]
Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters in Middle of Battling Wildfire [21d]
Transcript: Trump Erupts in Rage as Dem Gov’s Harsh Takedown Hits Home [21d]
AI Doesn’t Spout MAGA Propaganda. No Wonder Donald Trump Hates It. [21d]
Patricia Lockwood’s Completely Singular Covid Novel [21d]
Like It or Not, We Are All D.C. Now [21d]
Trump’s War on Wind Power Is a War on His Working-Class Voters [21d]
Trump Explodes in Rage as Dem Governor’s Harsh Takedown Draws Blood [21d]
Transcript: “We Can Prevail” over Trump By Building a Broad Coalition [21d]

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