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NPR reports: After months weathering staffing cuts and disease outbreaks without an official leader, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally has a new director. The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez, a health scientist and longtime civil servant, to run the public health agency. She is the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate under a law passed …

NBC News reports: The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers to grant her immunity in exchange for testifying to Congress. Maxwell’s lawyers said in a letter Tuesday that Maxwell, an associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, would be willing to testify if she received formal immunity, alongside other requests. But a spokesperson for …

Politico reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not run for Georgia governor next year, she said Tuesday, after already ruling out a campaign for the Senate earlier this year. But that’s not to say she doesn’t think she’d win. “If I was running for governor the entire world would know it because I would be all over the state of …

Fox Business reports: Procter & Gamble on Tuesday said it will raise prices on some products sold in the U.S. as it deals with uncertainty over tariffs. Economic volatility and “consumer anxiety” related to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and immigration crackdown have led consumers to rein in their spending to provide a buffer in their budget, the company’s executives …

Government Executive reports: Several members of billionaire Elon Musk’s government efficiency team at the Interior Department are leaving the agency, joining other Musk associates and early President Trump appointees exiting agencies elsewhere in government. Stephanie Holmes, who had been acting as the Interior’s chief human capital officer, and Katrine Trampe, an advisor to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, are both leaving …

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump railed against a particular Fox News host he has a problem with on Tuesday, taking to his Truth Social platform to vent his frustration. “I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov of THE FIVE. A real loser!!!” wrote Trump. Just before Trump posted his online rant against her, Tarlov weighed in on the mass shooting in …

The New York Times reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has begun requiring that nominees for four-star-general positions meet with President Trump before their nominations are finalized, in a departure from past practice, said three current and former U.S. officials. The president has long had a fixation with the military. During his first term, Mr. Trump chose three military generals for …

The Washington Post reports: The agency shared an image of Thomas Kinkade’s “Morning Pledge,” a painting depicting children walking to a schoolhouse where an American flag towers in the yard. “Protect the Homeland,” DHS wrote. The American artist died in 2012, but when his family saw how his work was being used by the Trump administration, they were aghast. Much …

Axios reports: A group of congressional Democrats wants to ban for-profit corporations from forming and using political action committees, Axios has learned. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) — two potential presidential hopefuls — will introduce the Ban Corporate PACs Act on Tuesday, we’re told. The legislation would ban corporations from establishing and managing a PAC or soliciting …

Knoxville’s Fox affiliate reports: Representative Tim Burchett (R-Knoxville) is on the road to recovery after being kicked by a horse. Burchett was accidentally kicked by a horse over the weekend while working on his farm, according to Will Garrett, Burchett’s press secretary. While Burchett suffered a broken rib and some bruising, his office said he hasn’t missed a beat. This is …