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Donald Trump’s New Big Tech Partnerships
August 28, 2025
Happy Thursday! British politician Jeremy Corbyn—the socialist and former Labour Party leader who has repeatedly affiliated with the terror group Hamas and was ultimately suspended from the party over his handling of antisemitism—founded his own party last month, named “Your Party.” He’s now soliciting suggestions for the party name from the internet. Notable suggestions so far include Jezbollah, The People’s Front of Judea, and the classic Party McPartyface, among others.
Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories
- On Wednesday morning, a shooter fired on a group of schoolchildren attending morning mass at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two and injuring 17 others. The two children who died were 8 and 10 years old, and 14 of those injured were also children. The 23-year-old shooter—a former student at the school whose mother formerly worked in the school office—died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the church parking lot. Investigators have not named a motive, but federal officials have said they are treating it as a hate crime targeting Catholics and an act of domestic terrorism, and are reviewing scheduled social media posts and writings of the shooter.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez was fired on Wednesday, reportedly for conflicts with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Four other CDC leaders resigned Wednesday: Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director Dr. Demetre Daskalakis; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Daniel Jernigan; and Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology, Director Dr. Jennifer Layden. Monarez had been confirmed as director last month by a Senate vote.
- The Department of Transportation will take over management of Washington, D.C.,’s Union Station from Amtrak, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced Wednesday, framing the move as part of President Donald Trump’s vision for combating what he characterized as persistent disorder at the city’s main transit hub. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser endorsed the move at a separate press conference, claiming that the federal government could make investments in infrastructure and repairs that the city’s government could not afford to make.
- Russian troops have advanced into another region of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials Wednesday, as Russia seeks to expand its offensive while selectively engaging in U.S.-led peace efforts. Russian forces have reportedly moved into two villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which borders the Donetsk Oblast, a longstanding epicenter of combat. European allies are currently negotiating with the U.S. on possible security guarantees and peacekeeping forces for Ukraine, although a Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday that the presence of NATO troops in Russia would be unacceptable.
- The head of the U.S. Embassy in Denmark was summoned for a meeting with Danish officials on Wednesday. The diplomatic rebuke comes after the Danish state broadcaster published a story alleging that three U.S. citizens with ties to the White House were attempting to run cover for “influence operations” in Greenland. “We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland,” said Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister. It is the second such incident in recent months, after the U.S. ambassador was summoned in May following reports that U.S. intelligence was increasing its focus on the strategically important island.
- Reuters reported Wednesday that Britain, Germany, and France, known as the E3, are likely to begin the reimposition of U.N. sanctions of Iran on Thursday, due to Iran violating the 2015 nuclear deal that sought to curb its weapons programs. Representatives of all sides had met on Tuesday, but European diplomats reportedly did not receive sufficient commitments from Iran to hold off from imposing “snapback” sanctions. On Wednesday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Gross said that while IAEA inspectors had been allowed back into Iran, their access to nuclear facilities was a “work in progress.”
- The newest round of COVID-19 vaccinations were subjected to a limited approval by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, a shift from previous approvals that authorized the vaccines for large numbers of people. Shots will only be approved for those ages 65 and up and people with a condition that makes them more likely to suffer from severe disease. “The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded,” wrote Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on social media Wednesday. “These vaccines are available for all patients who choose them after consulting with their doctor,” he said, although it is unclear how the limited authorization will affect insurance reimbursement for the vaccines.
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