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 …

NBC News reports: Trump said that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago club, a stunning admission that could increase scrutiny of his relationship with the late financier — even as his administration seeks to change the subject from Epstein. “He took people that worked for me. And I told him, ‘Don’t do it anymore.’ And …

Bloomberg News reports: The controversy over Alina Habba’s appointment as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor grew this week as judges paused criminal cases amid a challenge by defendants who say she doesn’t legally hold the job. Defendants facing narcotics charges are arguing that prosecutors can’t proceed with their case without a “validly appointed” US attorney in charge. The dispute could …

Gizmodo reports: Somehow, Elon Musk keeps convincing cities to allow him to dig under them. The latest locale to give The Boring Company the rights to displace dirt directly under their feet is Nashville, Tennessee, which announced an agreement this week to allow Musk’s firm to build a 10-mile “loop” that will connect the city’s airport and convention center—an arrangement …

“It’s very early on, but I know that the process is supposed to be the pain, that they wanna drag this out. I can’t see them wanting to make it to discovery. I just don’t see that happening. I think they’ll fake kill Brigitte first. Like they’ll be like, ‘Oh, Brigitte passed away from stress because of what Candace did. …

ABC News reports: President Trump was asked on Tuesday when he expected to be flying on the “new Air Force One” as a luxury jet gifted from Qatar is being retrofitted for the president’s use. “They say February, maybe. Much sooner than the others. The others are being built,” Trump responded. Asked how much it will cost to retrofit the …

CBS News reports: The “missing minute” from the surveillance video at the Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019 may not be missing after all, CBS News has learned. When the Justice Department and FBI released nearly 11 hours of footage earlier this month, the time code on the screen jumped forward one minute just before midnight, …

“So the top music right now is Christian music. Young men are going back to church. Young ladies, we need a little bit of help with. But young ladies, they have to shed themselves of the Jezebel spirit. They have to. The Jezebel spirit has just infected an entire generation of young ladies, and they need to — this is …

The New York Times reports: Lee Zeldin said on Tuesday the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change. Speaking on a conservative podcast called “Ruthless,” Mr. Zeldin said the E.P.A. planned to rescind the 2009 declaration, known as the “endangerment finding,” which concluded that planet-warming greenhouse gases pose a threat …

Politico reports: Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted co-conspirator of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is asking to postpone her scheduled congressional deposition — and making a series of other demands as conditions of her cooperation with Hill investigators. It comes following a recent vote by a House subcommittee to subpoena Maxwell amid mounting pressure from House Republicans to release materials …

The Washington Post reports: A third whistleblower has come forward to challenge the federal judicial nomination of Emil Bove, sharing evidence with lawmakers suggesting the controversial former attorney for Donald Trump and current top Justice Department official misled lawmakers about his handling of the dismissal of public corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The whistleblower — whose existence …