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Last Updated: August 31, 2025, 2:39 PM EDT

President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the Secret Service detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris that was previously extended by former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, fallout continues from the White House's attempt to remove Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill has been tapped as the interim director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

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Aug 27, 2025, 11:02 AM EDT

Trump briefed on shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school

President Donald Trump said he's been briefed on a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

"I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!" Trump wrote on his social media platform.

There are multiple victims from the shooting, which unfolded during morning drop-off at Annunciation Catholic School, sources told ABC News.

Police respond to a reported shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Aug. 27, 2025.
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Aug 27, 2025, 10:58 AM EDT

Trump says George Soros should be charged with RICO

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said billionaire George Soros and his son should be charged under the RICO Act.

"George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

"Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country! That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we’re watching you!" Trump added.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, August 26, 2025.
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Soros' Open Society Foundations said Trump's accusations are "outrageous and false."

"The Open Society Foundations do not support or fund violent protests. Our mission is to advance human rights, justice, and democratic principles at home and around the world," the statement read. "We stand for fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, including the rights to free speech and peaceful protest that are hallmarks of any vibrant democracy."

Aug 27, 2025, 10:44 AM EDT

Hassett defends Trump's attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

The White House's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, defended President Donald Trump's firing of Lisa Cook, telling reporters Wednesday morning that the president has the authority to do so.

"The president absolutely has authority to fire a Fed governor for cause. And I think the accusations are serious, and I look forward to seeing the outcomes of the dispute. I think that you know, and if it were me and I had made the mistakes on the mortgage forms that are accused, and I would either deny it because it was not true, or I would go on leave until people resolved the matter," Hassett said.

"And the fact that she's not doing that now suggests that she's being partisan, trying to make a partisan stance, which is contrary to the independence of the Fed," he continued.

Director of the White House National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside the White House, Aug. 27, 2025, in Washington.
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Hassett said if he were in Cook's situation, he would take a leave of absence from the job.

Hassett was asked if there is an actual investigation into Cook and said that the case has been given to the Department of Justice. "My understanding is it's been handed off to the Justice Department for investigation," he responded.

Cook denies wrongdoing and said she will not resign. She also said Trump does not have the authority to fire her, and her attorney, Abbe Lowell, said they will be filing a lawsuit.

"His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action," Lowell said on Tuesday.

Aug 27, 2025, 9:32 AM EDT

DOT announces takeover of Union Station management

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it is "reclaiming the management" of Union Station in Washington, D.C. to restore it.

Though Union Station has previously been owned by the DOT, it's been under various agreements and leases.

Last week, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller visited Union Station to meet with the troops and contended the station had been overrun with homeless people and trash.

Amtrak Police officers patrol Union Station, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington.
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