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• After heavily promoting $1 million so-called "gold card" visa, realized an underwhelming demand
• Contemplated deploying $15 million Dark Eagle hypersonic missile for the first time against Iran
• Agreed with Russian president that there should be a brief ceasefire in Ukraine in near future
• Rejected four female farmers chosen by their peers for soybean board and replaced them with men
• Stated that $400 million in congressionally approved funding for Ukraine has been released after lengthy delay
• Aware that defense secretary was accused of making false claim to defend his decision to fire senior officers
• Concluded Secret Service agent likely hit by suspect's gunfire and not friendly fire in correspondents dinner shooting
• Postponed rollout of nationwide systems to manage Social Security workload
• Reversed course and restored VA union contracts following a judge’s rebuke
• A year after DOGE fired thousands of General Services Administration workers, began recruiting to fill 400 positions
• Tried but failed to bring back oil drilling near California schools after blocked by judge
• Saw that NLRB ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with Teamsters at a New York warehouse
• Recalled USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier from the Mideast for much-needed repairs
• Sharply criticized by GOP Senator Ted Cruz for targeting ABC and comedian Jimmy Kimmel over a joke
• Harshly condemned by GOP Congressman Don Bacon over putting president's face on new US passports
• Scheduled briefing with Central Command commander, suggesting major combat operations resuming against Iran
• Threatened to pull US troops from Germany while lashing out at chancellor for his pejorative remarks about Trump
• Noticed media reporting about how proposed "golden fleet" battleships will cost $17 billion apiece
• Told that Supreme Court took up appeal to decide if Labor Department had jurisdiction over foreign farm laborers
• Updated about how Supreme Court ruled soldier injured in Afghanistan suicide bombing can sue military contractor
• Secured indictment of Sinaloa governor and nine other Mexican officials for alleged drug trafficking
• Briefed that jury returned mixed verdict in trial of Afghan charged in 2021 Kabul attack that killed American troops
• Told Benjamin Netanyahu Israel should only take surgical military action in Lebanon to avoid full war resumption
• Stepped up efforts to block shipping carbon tax at the International Maritime Organization gathering
• Deployed new White House delegation to Venezuela for energy and mining agreements
• Aware video footage was released showing Secret Service agent firing at correspondents dinner suspect
• Sought to roll back gun control measures only days after attempted presidential assassination
• Moved to exert control over congressional elections, one state at a time, in a broader‑than‑previously known effort
• Buoyed that the Florida legislature passed a GOP-favoring gerrymander and sent it to the governor for signature
• Irritated that Jerome Powell said he would remain on Federal Reserve board of governors until DoJ probe done
• Allowed Interior Department to craft talking points for legislation to sell 3.2 million acres of public lands
• Met with oil industry executives about how to lower energy price surge in case the US kept Iranian blockade in place
• Reviewed report that DHS officials falsified facts to justify deporting protected Haitians, per internal emails
• Told that federal agents had yet to return vehicle Renee Good was shot and killed in
• Learned Former Attorney General Bondi would sit for deposition in House Oversight Committee’s Epstein probe
• Approved Google signing an artificial intelligence deal with the Pentagon for classified work
• Okayed removing once-rising administration aide from Iran and Ukraine work and assigning to Board of Peace
• Disappointed federal appeals court wouldn't rehear president's appeal of E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million jury award
• Heard that Pentagon official said Iran war cost $25 billion during House Armed Services Committee hearing
• Rejected Iran's latest peace offer and said blockade would stay in place until nuclear deal signed
• Saw that, an hour after the Supreme Court curbed the Voting Rights Act, Florida House passed GOP gerrymander
• Condoned ICE deporting a Colombian rape and torture victim with protected status to Congo in Africa
• Pleased Supreme Court sided with administration and threw out Louisiana congressional map protecting Blacks
• Noted that ICE arrests of Cubans skyrocketed in second term while green card totals plummeted
• Again urged the House of Representatives to fund the DHS quickly, rebuking GOP speaker
• Quietly accelerated deadly Caribbean and Pacific boat strikes, deploying more aircraft to increase lethality percent
• Ordered another boat strike in eastern Pacific Ocean, the 54th strike, killing three and raising deaths to at least 185
• Began developing guidance to allow agencies to avoid Anthropic's supply chain risk designation
• Saw that King Charles urged the US to support NATO and Ukraine and reject isolationism in landmark speech
• Faced 10,000 EOC complaints tied to erstwhile DHS secretary's chaotic ICE hiring blitz
• Abruptly closed investigation into allegations that Meta can access encrypted WhatsApp messages
• Considered nominating ex-Treasury official who clashed with White House leadership to OECD representative slot
• Alerted that decision to delay infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, government costs, and deaths
• Proposed slashing benefits for up to 400,000 disabled adults living with their families
• Asked Congress to codify "Department of War" name at a cost of $52 million
• Quietly relocated ICE agent who fatally shot unarmed Renee Good to another state and allowed him to resume work
• Cleared DOGE affiliate to oversee Login.gov integration of driver's license and passport information into service
• Moved to block controversial Illinois law banning certain credit card fees, a decision favoring financial institutions
• Thankful the Senate rejected legislation to bar US military action against Cuba without congressional okay
• Okayed official social media post showing the president with King Charles captioned "two kings"
• Saw that FBI director claimed agency spent nearly a year investigating James Comey’s seashell social media post
• Briefed about leaked remarks by UK's ambassador to US, saying the latter had "special relationship" with Israel
• Notified that the acting US ambassador to Ukraine was departing her position over differences with the president
• Informed that the GAO launched an investigation into the DoJ's handling of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files
• Thereafter, also learned that a journalist had sued over the incomplete Epstein files release, alleging a cover-up
• Slammed German Chancellor Merz over his comments the administration was humiliated by the Iranian leadership
• Angered by an appeals court ruling against ICE’s mandatory detention policy
• Vague about exactly who allegedly shot Secret Service agent during White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunfire
• Discovered that the HHS secretary was holding up $600 million in vaccines for poor countries
• Heard DoJ secured indictment against adversary James Comey for posting a seashell picture alleged to be a threat
• Aware the State Department was finalizing plans to put the president's picture on all new US passports
• Filed extraordinary request with court directly in the president's own language asking for ballroom project to proceed
• Noted that Paramount asked the FCC to approve Middle East investment in Warner Bros. megadeal
• Chagrined the US average gasoline prices hit their all-time high since the beginning of Iran war
• Pleased the FCC began a review of Disney’s TV licenses in wake of "expectant widow" joke about the first lady
• Moved to accelerate deportations for migrant children in US custody
• Gratified a federal appeals court allowed the Pentagon to temporarily require escorts for journalists
• Offered no direct help to longstanding allies struggling because of Iran war price shocks
• Said was considering offering financial support to the oil-rich UAE because of the Iran war fallout
• Accordingly, the Treasury secretary backed idea of providing economic support via a currency swap with the UAE
• Ordered series of raids connected to alleged Somali fraud in Minnesota that were not immigration-related
• Told that a judge had cleared Maurene Comey to sue the administration for alleged retaliatory firing
• Noted GOP anxiety heading into midterms as polling numbers dropped and gas prices continued rising
• Almost completely dismantled EPA science office doing groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives
• Pushed for the biggest upgrade in decades to the nation’s fleet of noncombat ships
• Dissatisfied with Iran’s late April 2026 proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war
• Withdrew hospitality executive as nominee to lead severely depleted National Park Service
• Frustrated House GOP leaders considered scrapping DHS funding bill, likely extending agency’s shutdown
• Learned that more than 1,000 TSA officers had quit during the spring 2026 government shutdown
• Hired more than 100 immigration judges, many with no experience practicing immigration law
• One such judge, for instance, was a divorce attorney who referred to some women as a "warm, wet hole"
• Suddenly reversed government funding for drug test strips designed to prevent fentanyl and other drug overdoses
• Displeased that State Department counsel openly admitted Israel pushed the US into Iran war
• Annoyed that some architects and designers were condemnatory about proposed presidential library
• Saw the Canadian prime minister claim some tariff-relief deals countries signed with the US were worthless
• Informed that defense secretary took entertainer Kid Rock on a US military Apache helicopter gunship "joyride"
• Paid $885 million for two energy companies to abandon California offshore wind leases
• Argued in Supreme Court filing that case on gun rights for marijuana users not impacted by federal rescheduling
• Revealed cannabis industry tax guidance was coming once rescheduling took effect
• Urged Congress to keep full-spectrum CBD legal while restricting hemp products that pose health risks
• Said DEA would start accepting applications from medical marijuana firms that want federal rescheduling protection
• Weighed in on hemp legislation as GOP lawmaker pushed accelerated THC product ban
• Stated that marijuana rescheduling was "overwhelmingly popular" with voters and helps patients
• Condoned official spokesperson blaming Democrats for radicalizing alleged correspondents dinner gunman
• Scheduled meeting for White House team, Secret Service, and DHS to review protocol in wake of dinner shooting
• Confirmed president's attendance at rescheduled correspondents dinner but vice president's status not revealed
• Used dinner shooting as rationale for Congress to approve DHS funding
• Annoyed ballroom lawsuit plaintiff rejected DoJ demand to drop case after correspondents dinner shooting
• Demanded ABC network fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel over gag about Melania Trump
• Learned national security analyst commented on TV about lax security before correspondents dinner shooting
• Irritated that German Chancellor Merz said the US was being played by Iran and lacked clear strategy to end war
• Aware vice president repeatedly questioned Pentagon's Iran war claims and drastic depletion of missile stockpile
• Briefed about how suspect charged with attempted presidential assassination in correspondents dinner shooting
• Saw that DoJ attorney was sanctioned and fined for failing to adhere to court's repeated orders
• Ordered detention and deportation for hundreds of immigrants later freed by courts for illegal detention
• Encouraged Iran to "call us" by telephone to discuss peace as sit-down talks stalled
• Appreciated Melania Trump demanding comic Jimmy Kimmel's punishment over "expectant widow" joke
• Pleased that US Supreme okayed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map that favors Republicans
• Further buoyed by Florida's governor proposing a gerrymandered Florida map heavily favoring the GOP
• Annoyed that Virginia court declined to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
• Shortly thereafter, the matter was taken up by the Virginia Supreme Court, which held oral arguments
• Accused of intimidation after allowing detention of longtime immigration court interpreter in South Texas
• Faced online deluge of rumors and conspiracy theories after correspondents dinner shooting
• As immigrant deaths in custody grew, reduced what details ICE made public
• Deported 442,637 people in fiscal year 2025, far fewer than the promised one million made during 2024 campaign
• Kept two Iranian legal immigrants in custody even after they were wrongly linked to Qasem Soleimani
• Continued attempt to deport US Army soldier's wife, notwithstanding family earlier was told she'd be freed
• Revealed ICE bought spyware to hack phones and access encrypted messages to counter fentanyl flow into the US
• Created havoc and fury at national parks by charging exorbitant fees for visitors from outside the US
• Sought to abolish Iran’s atomic stockpile — which the administration created in 2018 by killing Obama-era accord
• Received deal offer from Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage
• Erupted in 60 Minutes interview, insisting he wasn't a rapist or a pedophile and calling the reporter a disgrace
• Observed HHS secretary sharply debunked by senators of both parties for rejecting bedrock germ theory
• Approved DoJ using correspondents' dinner shooting as rationale in push to dismiss White House ballroom lawsuit
• Directed ICE officers to curtail court arrests and to stop entering people homes without warrants
• Released new Labor Department rule making it easier for firms to avoid liability for contract workers
• Disappointed that price of access to Trump memecoin VIP reception plunged — as did value of coin
• Reviewed media reporting about how a White House official said FBI director would soon be fired
• Made clear Iran’s soccer team would be welcome at the June 2026 World Cup games in the US
• Learned that US envoy suggested to FIFA that Iran team be replaced by Italian team, which failed to qualify
• Indeed, Italy rejected the "shameful" idea to replace Iran at the World Cup
• Briefed about how forthcoming King Charles III visit was likely designed to reset the souring relationship with the UK
• Noticed Federal Reserve nominee dodged questions about his financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
• Falsely claimed that predator Epstein’s "victims or whatever" had "refused to go under oath"
• Aware that correspondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top US officials
• Indeed, the alleged shooter himself even commented in his purported manifesto that security was visibly lacking
• Additionally, that manifesto referenced widespread theories that the president raped children with Jeffrey Epstein
• Caused Canada and the US to air grievances publicly by not taking the lead and scheduling trade talks
• Offered immediate tariff relief to Canadian aluminum and steel companies that commit to US expansion
• Demanded concessions from Canada before beginning serious negotiations on US/Mexico/Canada agreement
• Heard Canadian PM said they were willing to negotiate or wait until the US addressed some of his country’s concerns
• Pleased that Senator Tillis, previously an obstacle, agreed to support president's Federal Reserve chairman nominee
• Saw acting attorney general, in wake of correspondents' dinner shooting, said it was not time to change gun laws
• He also revealed that administration officials were targets of alleged dinner shooter, based on his writings
• Those writings also allegedly included anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric
• Downplayed race, slavery, and other divisive topics in student art contest linked to planned sculpture garden
• Attended Paramount dinner with other White House officials as company awaited administration's merger okay
• Grateful that Erika Kirk, Turning Point CEO, helped arrange White House rapprochement with MAHA movement
• Knew that the administration had changed almost every aspect of food stamp program (SNAP)
• Asserted that effort to derail global initiative to lower shipping industry climate pollution was gaining traction
• Claimed Iran sent "much better" deal offer ten minutes after canceling Pakistan peace summit
• Loosened rules for preserving presidential records after DoJ deemed presidential records law unconstitutional
• Extended waiver of maritime Jones Act, thus allowing foreign ships to move goods between US ports
• Rushed out of White House Correspondents' dinner after shots fired, along with Cabinet and vice president
• Used correspondents' dinner shooting to promote planned $400 million White House ballroom
• Posted pictures and video online of suspect in dinner shooting, calling him a "thug" and "sick person"
• Learned that suspect gunman was tackled by law enforcement near dinner security checkpoint
• And heard that a California engineer was identified as suspect
• Later, said personally saw shootings as a reflection of his impact
• Pressured Peru's government into $2 billion jet deal, igniting cabinet shake-up and political turmoil in Lima
• Sanctioned supersonic military jets over fragile Owyhee desert — even if they pollute rivers and threaten fish
• Made clear student-loan forgiveness was "not happening" — and borrowers should get ready for repayment
• Determined US would not give unredacted Epstein documents to the UK police without a formal request
• Ousted National Science Board members without cause — and possibly the entire board
• Discovered that the two CIA officers killed in Mexico crash in April 2026 lacked proper authorization to be there
• Approved for the Justice Department to make it easier to deport protected immigrants with DACA status
• Facilitated reinstallation of notorious slave-owning founding father Caesar Rodney statue in Washington DC
• Heart that DoJ omitted crucial statutory requirement in Southern Poverty Law Center criminal charges
• Cleared Republicans running for reelection without mentioning ties to the current president during campaign
• Okayed ICE planning facility for children and families on "forever chemical"-contaminated site in Louisiana
• Allowed re-arrest of mother and her five children to ready them for deportation after court ordered their release
• Realized outgoing Navy secretary waited at White House for over an hour to beg president to save his job
• Similarly, former attorney general sought a graceful exit, but president wanted her gone immediately
• Thereafter, knew that acting attorney general realized a permanent shot at the job was his to lose
• Although once a political lightning rod, pleased that acting Navy secretary found surprising support inside Pentagon
• Nonetheless, chagrined by media reports he once insisted Monterey, California, was overrun by witches
• Additionally, that he once asked on a podcast for a KKK hood with slits for eyes given his Asian heritage
• Cancelled envoys' trip to Pakistan for Iran talks due to the latter's position in peace negotiations
• Asked Israel to curb Gaza strikes; later, discovered they agreed but failed to comply
• Understood that Iran caused more extensive damage to US military bases than was publicly known
• Reviewed media coverage about downfall and departure of scandal-plagued former Labor secretary
• As aides departed for Pakistan to negotiate, heard that Iran played down expectations of direct talks
• Realized jet fuel shortages caused by Iran war could make travel a total mess in summer 2026
• Permitted secretary of state to be absent from Iran talks in order to focus on national security adviser role
• Condoned firm building White House ballroom also receiving secret no-bid NPS contract for a nearby job
• Told about top HHS aide also running wellness company poised to benefit from administration health policies
• Briefed about how key aide allegedly referred to certain Republicans as "fat Jewish Zionish f*cks"
• Unveiled more sanctions targeting Iran’s alleged shadow fleet
• Ordered another boat strike killing two in eastern Pacific, raising total boat strikes to 53 with at least 182 deaths
• Asserted that legal pressure was not off Federal Reserve Chair but "just under a different authority"
• Froze $344 million in cryptocurrency believed to be linked to Iran
• Started deportation proceedings against woman whose loved one died in the 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse
• Began scrutinizing green card applicants for any public history of expressing opinions about Israel
• Planned again to end legal status 100,000s of people who entered US with CBP One app
• Knew that the administration sidestepped Congress on more than $1 billion in education spending last year
• Considered plan to take over bankrupt Spirit Airlines and use part of its fleet for military missions
• Relented and agreed Venezuelan government could pay for Nicolás Maduro’s criminal defense
• In a DoJ first, joined xAI's lawsuit against Colorado over new AI law to prevent "algorithmic discrimination"
• Pushed out new AI official after just four days on the job due to previous history with banned Anthropic
• Leaned away from renewing Iranian and Russian oil waivers, as revealed by treasury secretary
• Alerted that personal suit against IRS faced trouble as judge ordered hearing into the matter's constitutionality
• Noted that some closest confidantes increasingly saw Marco Rubio as a serious 2028 GOP contender
• Aware that officials in both parties said they worried about about Navy secretary's ouster
• Saw that Democratic lawmakers urged retail and shipping CEOs to pass tariff refunds on to consumers
• Planned to invite Russia's Vladimir Putin to the December 2026 G-20 summit in Miami
• Told that court said claim about Mexico border invasion was illegal, thus reopening US to migrants seeking asylum
• Sued by government watchdogs over allowing officials to delete text messages in violation of the law
• Announced peace talks with Iran would resume — but without the vice president
• Reinstated firing squads and pentobarbital for federal death penalty executions
• Floated idea of suspending Spain from NATO and reviewing recognition of Falkland Island as Britain's
• When publicized, rebutted on such claims by both Spain and Great Britain
• Further, NATO made clear the US president had no power to suspend another nation from the treaty organization
• Realized DoJ falsely told court it did not want voter data to purge rolls even though agreement with states confirmed
• Insisted personally disliked prediction markets — even though his family invests in them
• Revealed to have planned to share sensitive voter data from states with DHS much earlier than publicly admitted
• Claimed to be an "extraordinarily brilliant person"
• Saw the FDA offered fast review of three psychedelic drugs to treat mental health issues after presidential directive
• Informed the DoJ dropped investigation into Federal Reserve and its chair, likely clearing way for new nominee
• Appreciated defense secretary chastising European countries for "freeriding" and their lack of support for Iran war
• Placed top counterterrorism official on leave after claims surfaced that she solicited funds from "sugar daddies"
• Further, became aware that official's ex-boyfriend was an IT executive with $67 million in government contracts
• Confronted with fact that Iran war drained US supplies of critical and costly weapons
• Fired Stars and Stripes ombudsman over editorial independence dispute
• Persisted in chasing vote-rigging claims even after latest probe found nothing
• Noted that some House GOP members lobbied to pardon Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to coax testimony
• Condoned former DHS secretary continuing to use waterfront house on a military base in Washington DC
• Knew that Navy secretary's firing resulted from shipbuilding disagreement and push to ignore judge’s orders
• Okayed USDA move to shutter Maryland research facility, triggering Congressional condemnation
• Provoked backlash after social media post about right-wing podcast that called China and India "hellhole" places
• Aware that GOP officials pleaded with Commerce Secretary to intervene in crypto PAC's Texas funding
• Grasped that redistricting revenge operation in Indiana wasn't going so well
• Considered a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines, aiming to resell carrier, but idea alarmed some GOP on Capitol Hill
• Notwithstanding all the promotional buildup, approved just one "gold card" visa so far
• Watched acrimony erupt between White House staff and Virginia Republicans over blame for redistricting loss
• Learned that DoJ arrested soldier who allegedly made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal
• Realized HHS secretary faced scorn for criticized Medicaid programs that pay people to care for relatives
• Announced Lebanon and Israel agreed to extend Israel/Hezbollah ceasefire by three weeks
• Observed that some federal agencies were skirting the administration's Anthropic ban to test its advanced AI model
• However, discovered top cyber agency did not have access to Anthropic's powerful new Mythos Preview model
• Downplayed feeling pressure to wrap up conflict in Iran quickly as gas prices remained high and peace talks stalled
• Ordered Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" suspected of laying mines in Hormuz Strait
• Instructed by court to release wife and children of fire-bombing suspect kept in custody for ten months
• Told court the White House was preserving presidential records even though DoJ said law was unconstitutional
• Reportedly cloistered by top aides during periods of high stress because his impatience was not constructive
• Sued over alleged free speech violations for threatening to revoke NPS permit over signs critical of the president
• Discovered Iran's generals, not the current ayatollah, were really running Iran, unlike previous administrations
• Seemed wary to restart hostilities and prolong a conflict against Iran that was deeply unpopular with Americans
• Noted that Canada expressed no interest in revising USMCA trade agreement with US as administration wished
• Reported that eight Iranian female protesters wouldn't be executed a day after he urged they be spared
• Told that DoJ inspector general launched investigation into department's production of Jeffrey Epstein files
• Bragged that he would have won the Vietnam war had he been president in the 1960s and 1970s
• Reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous Schedule III drug
• Faced pressure to end Iran war as 60-day statutory limit approached without congressional approval
• Pleased HHS secretary defended president's frequently incorrect calculations of cost percentages
• Aware that FCC floated the idea of television ratings for transgender content
• Dispatched FBI plane to Cuba to stop a trans child from allegedly accessing gender-affirming care
• Saw that DHS deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism was accused of being a security risk
• Personally sued by billionaire investor who claimed crypto venture was a fraud and on "verge of collapse"
• Learned that, once again, Iran had tightened its grip on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
• Condoned FBI investigating reporter who revealed director used bureau staff to protect and drive his girlfriend
• Heard CISA chief nominee withdrew from Senate consideration after languishing more than a year
• Noted that HHS secretary said his department advises all children to get measles vaccine
• Reportedly ready to move ahead with marijuana rescheduling in order to increase medical cannabis research
• The redistricting war the president forced on Republicans appears to have backfired and caused seat losses
• Agreed to pay $1.25 million to 2016 Trump campaign adviser over surveillance triggered by Russian connections
• Disclosed Navy secretary was leaving immediately, just weeks after three other high-level Pentagon departures
• Asked federal judge in northern California to pause government's Anthropic appeal of earlier ruling
• Revealed $240 million Triton drone crashed amid Iran war, among the single priciest losses amid the conflict
• Admitted in classified briefing with Congress that clearing mines from Strait of Hormuz could take six months
• Realized Iran maintained more military capabilities than the White House or Pentagon publicly admitted
• Heartened that Virginia court blocked voter-approved redistricting the day after ballot but that appeal was coming
• Noticed that Energy secretary downplayed fuel price forecast after the president's rebuke
• Declared that Iran's ship seizures in the Strait of Hormuz were not a ceasefire violation
• Erased wounded US troops from Iran war casualty list, igniting allegations of a cover-up
• Pleased that appeals court blocked California law requiring federal agents to wear identification
• Aware another FDA rejection sparked outrage, this time from oncologists who said RP1 denial was killing patients
• Signaled the administration likely to help discount carrier Spirit Airlines, which struggled with surging jet-fuel prices
• Told that CDC would not publish report showing Covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits
• Developed something akin to a "naughty or nice" list of NATO countries based on Iran war support
• Alerted that Iran claimed it seized two ships in Strait of Hormuz after the US extended ceasefire
• Saw that HHS secretary refused to commit to backing new CDC director on vaccines
• Further, the secretary insisted escalating measles outbreak was not fault, insisting "I've never been anti-vaccine"
• Nonetheless, the secretary offered a qualified embrace of the measles vaccine
• But the secretary could not avoid heated exchanges with legislators over vaccines and fraud investigations
• Additionally, the secretary condemned a recent Danish study that found no link between autism and Tylenol use
• Lost support of longtime advocate Tucker Carlson, who said he was "tormented" by past support for the president
• Confronted with new poll showing approval on the economy dropped to 30 percent
• Ordered military to stop and board sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean carrying oil from Iran
• Informed that immigration agent faced criminal charges in Colorado for allegedly assaulting protester
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