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RFK Jr. will face ‘hard questions’ over CDC shakeup, Thune says  PoliticoOpinion | I resigned from the CDC. Here are three questions for RFK Jr.  The Washington PostHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Testify Before Senate Finance Committee on COVID-19 Vaccine Strategies  geneonline.comRFK Jr Faces Senate Finance Committee. Here’s What They Should Ask  Forbes’Most Republicans’ privately would say RFK Jr. ‘is a disaster’: Fmr. Rep. Dent  yahoo.com

Democrat and brewery owner joins race for Sen. Collins’ seat  PoliticoDan Kleban Joins Maine Democratic Primary, Seeking to Unseat Senator Susan Collins  The New York TimesMaine brewery owner joins race to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins  NBC NewsMaine Beer Company owner announces run for U.S. Senate  WPFOMaine brewery owner Dan Kleban joins crowded Senate Dem primary  Axios

Hegseth Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels  The New York Times5 things to know for Sept. 3: China, War on drugs, Epstein files, RFK Jr., Google  CNNVenezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know  The New York TimesTrump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11  AP NewsHegseth issues stark warning to drug traffickers following US military strike on Venezuelan vessel  Fox News

Wildfire burns into historic California Gold Rush town amid hundreds of lightning strikes  Los Angeles TimesTCU September Lightning Complex: Lightning-sparked fires force evacuations, destroy structures  KCRAChinese Camp: Historic California gold mining town overrun by fast-moving wildfire  CNNFast-moving wildfire burns homes in historic California Gold Rush town  The GuardianFire consumes over 6,400 acres, impacting historic Chinese Camp town. See map.  USA Today

Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines  The New York TimesOregon, Washington, California form health care alliance to protect vaccine access  Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPBThese 3 states are teaming up to counter the CDC’s vaccine recommendations  AxiosOregon, California and Washington announce formation of new health alliance  KOIN.comCalifornia pushes back on Trump’s CDC with West Coast Health Alliance  Los Angeles Times

Trump aides push a megabill rebrand as some House Republicans bristle  PoliticoTeam Trump Tries to Rebrand His Law Slashing Medicaid as a ‘Working Families Tax Plan’  Rolling StoneDonald Trump says he wants to rebrand his ‘big, beautiful bill’  NBC NewsA GOP lawmaker aims to define Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill before Democrats  The Washington PostWho benefits most from Trump’s budget bill? U.S. Reps say ‘working class.’  The State

More than 1,000 HHS workers demand RFK Jr.’s resignation in new letter  AxiosHHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’  CNNOver 1,000 HHS staffers demand RFK Jr resign as civil war looms over agency  The IndependentOpinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: We’re Restoring Public Trust in the CDC  The Wall Street JournalMore than 1,000 health workers urge Kennedy to quit over anti-vax policies  The Guardian

Hurricane center says Atlantic system has high chance to develop  Orlando SentinelTropical Storm Gabrielle May Form. Here’s Where It May Track  The Weather ChannelWhy hurricane season is about to get busier  The Washington PostNational Hurricane Center: Disturbance in Atlantic likely to become depression, Tropical Storm Gabrielle  FOX 35 OrlandoStatus of the 2025 hurricane season as we approach the climatological peak  ABC13 Houston

Rep. Buddy Carter plasters Trump all over a new seven-figure ad buy  PoliticoBuddy Carter pours more money into Senate race  AJC.comInside Congress Live  PoliticoBuddy Carter courts crucial Trump endorsement in new statewide TV ad  AJC.com

If Trump loses his tariff lawsuit, America may have to refund businesses more than $200 billion  CNNThe Supreme Court faces a critical test related to Trump’s tariffs  MSNBC NewsWhat Trump’s tariff loss in court means for shippers and the billions in trade duties collected by U.S. government  CNBCTariff Chaos Reigns and America’s Economy Suffers  Bloomberg.comCompanies could be owed billions of dollars if tariff ruling sticks  Axios

Federal appellate panel rejects Trump’s deportations under wartime law  The Washington PostCourt blocks Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act  wbur.orgTrump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules  AP NewsCourt strikes down Trump’s use of wartime law against Venezuelan migrants  Miami HeraldAppeals court blocks Trump from deporting members of Tren de Aragua gang  Fox News

Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue US government alleging negligence  CNN100 Maine mass shooting survivors, victims families sue the government  ABC NewsMaine mass shooting survivors to file negligence lawsuit against the U.S. government  NBC NewsSurvivors, relatives of victims in Lewiston mass shooting file lawsuit against US government, military  The Boston GlobeSurvivors and family of victims in Lewiston mass shooting sue U.S. government  WABI

Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965  WBEZ Chicago’I would feel more worried’ – Chicagoans on Trump’s plan to deploy troops  BBCChicago’s criminals are learning more lucrative tricks  The EconomistFlash! Crime terror doesn’t grip Chicago  Chicago Sun-TimesChicago alderman: Let troops in so CPD can work in neighborhoods  WGN-TV

Plane crashes in Wyoming mountains, killing girl and injuring 3 family members  CBS News1 killed, 3 injured in Wyoming mountains plane crash  ABC NewsPlane crash kills Boise teen who was ‘pure sunshine.’ Rest of family in hospital  Idaho StatesmanPlane Crash Kills Teen Pageant Queen Described as ‘Pure Sunshine,’ Leaves 3 Other Family Members Injured  People.comLongtime pilot: Plane age, elevation likely factors in fatal Wyoming crash  KTVQ

Trump says China conspiring against US with Putin, Kim meeting at military parade  ABC NewsTrump is furious at China, but he’s making US foes great again  CNNAmerica’s biggest adversaries “conspire” in Beijing  AxiosXi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade  The GuardianChina’s Xi says the world faces ‘peace or war’ as Trump claims Beijing conspiring against U.S.  CNBC

NATO scrambles jets as Russia launches more than 500 drones, missiles at Ukraine  ABC NewsSweeping Russian air attack hits Ukraine as Putin attends China parade  NBC NewsRussian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message  The New York TimesRussia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support  AP NewsPoland Scrambles Fighter Jets As Russia Launches Long-Range Strikes  Newsweek

Bowser to provide indefinite coordination with federal law enforcement  The Washington PostDC mayor Bowser signs order aligning city with Trump’s military occupation  The GuardianCrime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns  The New York TimesTrump’s Labor Day crime crackdown in DC nets 70 arrests, including illegal immigrants  Fox NewsSignaling collaboration, DC mayor orders emergency operations center kept open to work with feds  AP News

September 2, 2025  Letters from an American | Heather Cox RichardsonTrump administration effort to remove unaccompanied children raises alarms in Pittsburgh  90.5 WESAJudge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac  The New York TimesJudge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala  PoliticoVOTE: Should a photo ID be required to vote?  KATU

‘Exmo’ Influencers Mount a TikTok War Against the Mormon Church  MSN

‘A new level of idiocracy’: Trump cuts $427M from California offshore wind project  San Francisco ChronicleWhite House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind  The New York TimesTrump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports  NPRUS Wind says Baltimore steel facility will move ahead, despite feds pulling back $47.4 million  Maryland MattersTrump administration axes $679M in offshore wind infrastructure funding  Utility Dive

Oregon Democrats delay key vote on transportation package for 2 weeks due to Gresham senator’s health  OregonLive.comOregon transportation tax vote and layoffs delayed because of senator’s health  Oregon Capital ChronicleGov. Tina Kotek’s transportation funding package clears Oregon House, moves to Senate  Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPBSpecial session of the Oregon Legislature, ODOT layoffs delayed  Statesman JournalOregon committee passes bill to fund ODOT, heads to the house floor  KATU

US judge blocks Trump from using troops to fight crime in California  ReutersTrump appeals ruling that National Guard deployment to L.A. broke the law  CNBCRichard Luscombe  The GuardianWhat a judge’s rebuke could mean for Trump’s efforts to put troops in blue cities  CNNNewsom Takes Further Legal Action After Trump’s New Threat, Says He Won’t Submit to ‘Small Men in White House’  Time Magazine

How Trump’s quiet holiday weekend fueled a viral death hoax  AxiosTrump Responds to Rumors About His Health During Oval Office Press Conference  The New York TimesPresident Donald Trump addresses health rumors after days without public events  6abc PhiladelphiaFive reasons why people thought Trump was dead  The TelegraphTrump responds to critics with counterpunches across politics and ongoing culture wars  Fox News

Nadler’s handpicked successor drawing scrutiny over Mamdani endorsement  Jewish InsiderA Kennedy, a Protégé and a Progressive Star Eye Nadler’s N.Y. House Seat  The New York TimesCongressman’s Exit Sparks Possible Nepo Baby Succession Battle  The Daily BeastState Legislature in store for some major reshuffling  City & State New YorkComing soon: A primary in the media capital of the world  Politico

Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner  AxiosFederal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump  The New York TimesAppeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner in case testing president’s removal powers  Fox NewsUS appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump  The GuardianUS court reinstates antitrust commissioner Donald Trump tried to fire  Financial Times